The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In this year’s competition, there were 787 Double Gold medal winners across all categories including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. The whiskey contains rye whiskeys aged up to 17 years old, with the youngest whiskey being 12 years old, hence the age statement.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Since its launch in Chicago, Illinois in 2019, Ritual has grown rapidly and is now the number one non-alc spirit brand in the United States. Diageo North America has acquired Ritual Zero Proof Non-Alcoholic Spirits (Ritual).

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

With such a rich tapestry of spirits at our fingertips, from regimented whiskeys to apéritifs crafted with ingredients that sound more at home in a botanist’s notebook than in a pre-dinner cocktail, selecting which one to purchase can be overwhelming. Best Rum: Ten to One Caribbean White Rum This exceptional rum from Ten To One has won L.A.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 20, 2024

In recent new releases, Weller pays homage to the Millennium with an “ultra-aged” whiskey, Pinhook releases a cask strength bourbon, and Wild Turkey expands the Master’s Keep Series. Mattingly 1845 Distillery honors US veterans, Little Book releases Chapter 8, and Kentucky Peerless finished whiskey in rum barrels.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 23, 2023

We’ve tempered our taste for four-figure spirits this time around, and while most of the whiskeys we picked for 2023 cost more than $100, only one lands in what we’d consider unicorn territory. As always, we’re revealing one whiskey each day over the next 10 days until we hit #1 on Christmas Eve. Want more selections?

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The conglomerate had already owned a minority stake in the non-alc label — which includes whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and an aperitif — though full ownership poses interesting questions. Could this be Diageo buying up any potential competition to Seedlip, a brand that’s been in the portfolio since 2019?

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VinePair

JULY 26, 2024

The world of American whiskey is one simultaneously dominated by both trends and tradition. From HAZMAT-level whiskey to single barrel and single rickhouse bourbons , there’s seemingly always something new for enthusiasts and collectors to pine over. The next major amburana-finished bottle was Starlight Distillery’s Carl T.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Ritual Zero Proof’s portfolio includes a non-alcoholic whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and aperitif. Since its founding in 2019, the Chicago-based brand has grown to be the No. 1 non-alcoholic spirits brand in the U.S.,

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Beam’s Booker’s brand is getting its first new innovation since 2019 with the launch of The Reserves, the first of a new, annually released series that elevate the Booker’s experience even further. ” (Somehow our sample of 2024-01 never made it.)

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Since its launch in Chicago in 2019, Ritual has grown rapidly and is now the number-one non-alcoholic spirit brand in the U.S., Today, the brand’s portfolio contains alternatives to whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and aperitif, which can all be substituted one-to-one with traditional spirits to create non-alc versions of well-known recipes.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Since 2019, Nick Offerman has actively collaborated with the distillery to create the limited Lagavulin Offerman releases, selecting samples and designing packaging. In 2019, the first Lagavulin Offerman limited edition was released, exclusively available to the US market and distillery visitors.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

That said, most Apple Pie shooters will be made with apple cider and either vodka or whiskey and topped off with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon. A boilermaker is simply a shot of liquor (usually whiskey) served alongside a pint of beer. Pickleback Just like a boilermaker, Picklebacks are a multi-step order.

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Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

SRP $199) Brugal Colleción Visionaria Edición 02: Coffee Colleción Visionaria is a collection of sipping rums which were inspired by Brugal’s homeland of the Dominican Republic. These casks are then filled with rum to finish its maturation. Each bottle will bear Villanueva Quintana’s signature and batch number.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 9, 2024

Surprisingly, Scotch whisky imports comprise only 2% of the Indian whisky market, as India is also amongst the world’s major whisky manufacturers, producing 189 million cases of whisky in 2019. 1960s Amrut Distilleries ventures into rum distillation. 1970s Amrut Distilleries ventures into brandy distillation.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 12, 2024

chapter came about in 2019, launching its own series of galas highlighting brands, individuals, and accomplishments across the Scotch category. Producers are experimenting more with cask aging techniques, like using different types of barrels or casks that previously held other spirits like wine or rum. Second, I’d say cask aging.

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Barina Craft

MAY 18, 2023

Beginning in 2019, the PGA is now the second leg of golf’s four major championships and celebrates the pros by reserving 20 places for club and teaching professionals who qualify with low scores in their national tournament. Gives a new meaning to the 19th hole.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 31, 2024

Their Sherry Cask, Rum Cask, Grand Cru Wine Cask (Paul Lanois), heavily peated single barrels, unpeated single barrels, exceptional ex-bourbon casks release – it has all been rather stunning and extremely transparent with their cask selections and vintages of their whiskies.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 31, 2024

The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask Whisky is transferred into ex-rum casks. The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. Sherry casks are the most common, but there are plenty of examples of other cask varieties being used.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 16, 2024

Surprisingly, Scotch whisky imports comprise only 2% of the Indian whisky market, as India is also amongst the world’s major whisky manufacturers, producing 189 million cases of whisky in 2019.

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Dry Atlas

MARCH 20, 2024

Then, it was just a given; we’re in Scotland, we’re proud Scots, we had to look at whiskey. Suddenly, it’s “oh, you’ve got to have rum,” and before we knew it, we were looking at a full portfolio. Our Glen Dochus non-alc whiskey brand is about to launch in Japan, in Saudi, and in North America.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

SRP $97.99) GEORGE DICKEL 18 YEAR BOURBON Dickel Bourbon was first introduced in 2021 as a permanent 8 year offering to the brand’s portfolio in order to showcase whiskeys made at the distillery that had more of a bourbon profile. SRP $49.99) TRAVERSE CITY WHISKEY CO. Only 400 cases were produced.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Once restricted to a handful of botanical waters, alcohol-free options have expanded to include ready-to-drink (RTD) mocktails in large and small formats, convincing base “spirits” that mimic the profiles of traditional whiskey, gin, and apéritivos, and party-friendly formulas that offer a different kind of buzz.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 31, 2024

The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask Whisky is transferred into ex-rum casks. The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. Sherry casks are the most common, but there are plenty of examples of other cask varieties being used.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 31, 2024

The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask Whisky is transferred into ex-rum casks. The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. Sherry casks are the most common, but there are plenty of examples of other cask varieties being used.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In addition to single malt whiskies, the SMWS also bottles grain whiskies, rums, and American whiskies, denoted by prefixes “G”, “R”, and “B” respectively. It is renowned for its smooth and honeyed Irish whiskey. B8 Woodinville Whiskey Co. Rum SMWS Codes SMWS Ref.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 23, 2024

Surprisingly, Scotch whisky imports comprise only 2% of the Indian whisky market, as India is also amongst the world’s major whisky manufacturers, producing 189 million cases of whisky in 2019. The Camikara cane juice rum brand was launched in 2022. 2022 Camikara cane juice rum is launched.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

. $16 Maple Old Fashioned Recipe Smoked Pork Stick A collab between Vermont Smoke & Cure and WhistlePig, this savory cocktail snack is made with real whiskey and maple syrup, and then smoked with wood chips from WhistlePig whiskey barrels. Guyana (Diamond Distillery), and Jamaica (National Rums of Jamaica). Bottled at 55.7

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The World Whiskies Awards unveiled their top picks in the American blended whiskey category in 2024, spotlighting a diverse array of masterfully crafted spirits. From historic Kentucky distillers to bold innovators across the United States, this years winners showcase the artistry and experimentation driving the evolution of American whiskey.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. As always, watch this space for our top whiskeys of the year list in mid-December, which will offer even more solid picks.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Expect to encounter all facets of American whiskey represented, as well as stellar offerings from Scotland and Japan. Most exciting of all: Every year since this roundup’s inception, a whiskey has clinched the No. All things told, each ranking takes into consideration more than a thousand bottles submitted and tasted.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2024

For the next few centuries, distilleries sprung up all over the world producing everything from Irish whiskey and Scotch to Dutch genever and baijiu. In the late 18th century, the monarchy targeted those distilling in Ireland by levying a tax on malted barley , a main component in Irish whiskey production. But not Bushmills.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2025

Price: $37 / 750 mL bottle Ritual Zero Proof Established in 2019, Chicago-based Ritual Zero Proof currently offers non-alcoholic whiskey , gin, tequila, rum , and aperitif alternatives. The palate is slightly watery, which is likely why the brand recommends a 50/50 split with your favorite cinnamon whiskey to lower the proof.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Ninos Peardidos is a fully batched and carbonated cocktail with aged rum , pasilla chili liqueur, rooibos tea, and clarified pear and citrus juices. The In the Pines, Under the Palms is a spin on a Martinez , with coconut-fat-washed rye whiskey and gin married with vermouth, Maraschino, and arak.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

bottling (SMWS’ first Brora cask release) sold for over £6000 in June 2019, whisky collectors and investors have become increasingly aware of SMWS’ first distillery cask ‘.1’ The SMWS created a pop-up venue in Battersea, London in Autumn 2018 to celebrate the society’s 35 th anniversary – the venue remained open until July 2019.

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