The Macallan has unveiled a new and remarkably rare limited edition single malt whisky, The Macallan 50 Years Old 2018 release. The labeling of the bottle is clearly styled after a historic release made by the distillery for it’s 50th anniversary in 1983, back in the days when the world whisky crash was at its height and distilleries in America, ...
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Isle of Jura Seven Wood Scotch Review
By Kurt Maitland Rating: B- The island of Jura sits next-door to a much more famous member of the Hebrides, Islay. Like that island known for its peaty whisky, Jura is home to its own whisky distillery, and some might know it as the island where George Orwell wrote the novel, 1984. The fact that it has a larger population ...
Read More »Gordon & MacPhail Have Introduced An Ultra-Old, Ultra-Expensive Whisky
An exceptionally rare single cask from the 1950s has been unveiled as one of the oldest Linkwood single malt whiskies ever bottled. Leading single malt whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail announced yesterday the release of Private Collection from Linkwood Distillery 1956 by Gordon & MacPhail. This is the last 1950s cask from Linkwood Distillery in Gordon & MacPhail’s unrivaled inventory; ...
Read More »Highland Park 18 Year Old Scotch Review
Updated July 20, 2020 By Richard Thomas Averaged Rating: B+ Sitting atop last year’s revamped Highland Park core line is their 18 Year Old single malt. There are older expressions from this Orkney distillery, of course, but they weren’t included in the Viking-themed revamp. The 18 year old is, in some ways, an embodiment of what Highland Park does. The ...
Read More »Top 5 Irish Whiskeys For Under $90
By Richard Thomas One truism about Irish Whiskey is that the better stuff ain’t cheap. Although perhaps not as expensive as Scotch, many of the fan favorite expressions from Ireland are priced in the upper double digit range. Just to talk about good, but reasonably priced Irish Whiskey means placing the bar at $60 or less. To encapsulate the prime ...
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