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Cream Cocktails: Where the Cocktail Bar Meets the Dairy Aisle

Imbibe Magazine

Cream cocktails persisted through Prohibition—if anything, the ban helped promote them. Sadly, Purcell died in the summer of 2015. The Brandy Alexander —made with brandy, white crème de cacao, and cream, shaken to a silken frothiness—was soon knocking on the door of the classic cocktail canon.

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Every Johnnie Walker Blue Label Limited Edition – Part 2

The Whiskey Wash

The Johnnie Walker brand continues to emphasize travel and exploration, with Diageo promoting the brand by launching the Voyager, a 1920s 1920s-style yacht that sailed through Asia between September 2012 – March 2013, hosting a number of events at different destinations onboard.

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The Macallan & David Holmes An Introduction

The Whiskey Wash

Macallan’s continuing success is built upon the foundation of creative and distinctive advertising campaigns, promoting high quality luxury whisky through artistic and innovative design. The Macallan Archival Series Folio One was released in 2015, with a total of seven different bottlings currently released so far.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ballantine’s

The Whiskey Wash

Ensuring the brand’s future supplies, Pernod Ricard built and began operating the Dalmunach distillery in 2015 – which now supplies malt whisky for the brand. From 2014, Ballantine’s has partnered with online music broadcaster and nightclub promoter, Boiler Room, to create the True Music scheme.

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8 Things You Should Know About Willett Distillery

VinePair

However, since multi-year aging is required, the first Willet-distilled whiskeys didn’t hit the market until 2015. In 2015, the Kentucky Distillers Association awarded Willett Distillery a Proof-level membership. The current Willett house mash bill is 72 percent corn, 13 percent rye, and 15 percent barley.

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Catch of the Day: Talisker Skye for £25.50 (45% off RRP)

The Whiskey Wash

Talisker Skye boasts a collection of awards, including Silver at The Scotch Whisky Masters (2015), Gold at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (2017), as well as a Bronze Medal at the World Whiskies Awards (2018). But don’t worry, this does not affect anything we promote. What Awards Has Talisker Skye Won?

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At McDonald’s, the World’s Richest People Eat for Free

VinePair

Credit: ABC And in a 2015 interview with Jimmy Kimmel , actor Rob Lowe divulged that he has a McGold Card stashed away in his wallet. One of the only ways for the public to be eligible for a card is to enter one of the chain’s rare promotions, the last of which occurred in December 2022.