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Every Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Edition – Part 2

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With around 300 special-edition Blue Label bottlings, the brand frequently collaborates with artists and designers to create unique, limited-edition releases. These designs, featuring striking artwork, range from limited runs of 100 bottles to larger collections, making Blue Label a coveted collector’s item. Read part one here.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ballantine’s

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Barclay and McKinlay continued to expand global exports – the iconic square bottle was allegedly introduced to enable the brand’s American salesmen to conceal bottles in their briefcases during prohibition from 1920. In 1993, Ballantine’s 21-Year-Old expression was launched – at the time the brand’s oldest whisky bottling.

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The 2024 Beer Growth Brands Award Winners

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It’s no surprise that Modelo Especial is a top sales driver: The brand was cited by our respondents for Best Advertising & Promotion. It returned in draft and package in 2009, in conjunction with Yuengling’s 180th Anniversary, and then was retired in 2014 until it came back as a limited release this year.

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8 Things You Should Know About Willett Distillery

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But when the barrels ran dry, the company began buying bourbon from other Kentucky producers and continued on as an independent bottling company. Some of those brands bottled by Willett include Rowan’s Creek, Noah’s Mill, and Johnny Drum. 2008 saw the launch of three Willett-brand whiskeys, though none were produced in-house.

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The 9 Most Iconic and Cringe-Inducing Booze Cameos in Film and TV

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Bud Light: ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ (2014) Aside from being known for having too many installments and excessive CGI, the “Transformers” saga is guilty of some pretty obvious product placements. Wahlberg then smashes one bottle’s top off on the car and chugs its contents. Verdict: Over-the-top cringe.

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Next Wave Awards Brewer of the Year: Derek Gallanosa

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Six months later, he got promoted to a brewing position. Two years in, Gallanosa made the move to the brewery’s marketing department to learn that side of the business before securing the head brewer position at nearby startup Abnormal Beer Company in 2014. “It was a tough start to my career, but well worth the effort.”

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Ron Swanson’s Favorite Scotch: Your Ultimate Guide To Lagavulin & Nick Offerman

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In an innovative collaboration, American actor Nick Offerman has partnered with Islay’s oldest distillery, Lagavulin , to release a series of limited Offerman Edition bottlings. A Lagavulin Offerman 2 nd Edition bottling followed in 2021, launched for the US market and distillery visitors.

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