Glenmorangie has introduced the third release in their Bond House No. 1 Collection, Grand Vintage Malt 1993, in select Travel Retail stores. Matured for a decade in bourbon casks, Grand Vintage Malt 1993 was then finished in Bual Madeira casks for 15 years, unprecedented for Glenmorangie. In fact, it’s highly unusual for secondary maturation to last either 15 years or ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Kilchoman is quite unlike the other distilleries of that famed Scottish isle of Islay. When it went operational in 2005, it was the first new distillery on the island in 120 years. For a time, it was also the most westerly distillery in Scotland. Moreover, Kilchoman is a small farm distillery, a throwback to the ...

Kavalan Single Malt Whisky and U.S. importer Hotaling & Co. have announced the arrival of Kavalan Distillery Select in the U.S. for $60 SRP, 43% ABV, beginning September 2018. “Kavalan Distillery Select is matured in select malt neutral casks to showcase the fruitiness and sub-tropical characteristic of Taiwan’s climate without too much influence from the wood,” says Master Blender, Ian ...

Westward, and American Single Malt made by Oregon’s House Spirits, has joined together with Distill Ventures, the independently operated and Diageo-backed accelerator for drinks entrepreneurs. House Spirits founder Christian Krogstad began distilling American single malt whiskey nearly 15 years ago. A promising North American whiskey category, American single malts grew 131% from 2014-2017, according to IWSR. In 2015, under the ...

The GlenDronach has announced the much anticipated return of its 15 year old expression, The GlenDronach Revival. The original 15 year old Sherry cask matured expression was introduced by The GlenDronach in the 1990s and bottled at 40% ABV. It ceased to be bottled until 2009, when The GlenDronach Revival Aged 15 Years was released at 46% ABV. Having built ...