Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 24, 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?

Whiskey 94

Whiskey Rum Wine Bottling 94

VinePair

JANUARY 31, 2024

For a spirit so dependent on extended aging periods, it’s remarkable how much the whiskey landscape can change over the course of just one year. But selecting one standout bottle from every sub-category of whiskey at the beginning of each year offers a unique snapshot into what wowed us over the last 12 months.

Whiskey 111

Whiskey Bottling Stout Wine 111

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 21, 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?

Whiskey 87

Whiskey Wine Bottling 87

Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

s latest Collaborative Series release returns to wine-finishing. In partnership with Napa’s Silver Oak Winery, this whiskey honors a more than 50-year tradition of aging Cabernet Sauvignon in American oak barrels. The nose is well-balanced with an impressive integration of the wine cask and bourbon. Bardstown Bourbon Co. ’s

Wine 96

Wine Whiskey Bar 96

VinePair

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the case of most whiskeys , his aphorism holds true: Japanese whisky is a local product that is beloved outside Japan. And Irish whiskey is growing so fast it might catch up to Scotch in the U.S. But American whiskey, and bourbon in particular? Scotch is considered the standard of quality around the globe. Well, not so much.

Whiskey 98

Whiskey Bottling Bartender Bartending 98

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 17, 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?

Whiskey 52

Whiskey Wine 52

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?

Whiskey 72

Whiskey Rum Wine Bottling 72

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 18, 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?

Whiskey 52

Whiskey Wine 52

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 20, 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?

Whiskey 52

Whiskey Wine Bottling 52

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 13, 2024

Two years ago, we reviewed Daylight Wine & Spirits ’ Ammunition Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels. Today, we swing back to try the new cask strength release of the same whiskey. Let’s see how that extra time influences the whiskey. Very promising!

Whiskey 81

Whiskey Wine Bottling 81

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finishes Collection – Toasted – The first thing I learned with this whiskey (four years old, by the by) is that you don’t get very far nosing small samples of dry wood. Imagining how one would impact a finished whiskey is hard enough. Let’s taste both. 100 proof. 101 proof.

Whiskey 103

Whiskey Wine Bottling 103

Spiritz

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

More recently, Indri-Trini, India’s first triple cask single malt, has bagged the Best ‘New World’ Whiskey title by the US-based alcobev platform, VinePair. Since its launch in 2021, Indri-Trini has garnered over 14 international awards.

Whiskey 108

Whiskey Wine 108

Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Proving to be a perfect pair, upstairs is Barretto; a tucked-away jazz club which regularly features GRAMMY-winning artists who play classy standards as patrons sip on martinis and wine. It also serves as the homebase of the Brooklyn Nets which most notably last made it to the semifinals in 2021.

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Club Beer Wine Liquor 194

The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 13, 2024

In celebration of the event, set to be hosted by American actress, Ariana DeBose ( Hamilton (2020), and West Side Story (2021)), the two companies will present curated cocktails at a Baccarat x Basil Hayden VIP speakeasy. Basil Hayden will be the official bourbon of the awards. Basil Hayden 75 “ Ingredients 1.5 Regan Clarke, U.S.

Simple Syrup 98

Simple Syrup Liqueur VIP Whiskey 98

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 29, 2024

Like Scotch, Irish whiskey has a long tradition of aging in ex-sherry casks that hail from this part of the world. The ex-bourbon, American oak backbone of so many Irish and Scotch whiskeys today really didn’t become the norm until the 1960s. Before that, it was often wine cask-aged, with sherry from Spain leading the way.

Whiskey 97

Whiskey Wine Scotch Whiskey Liqueur 97

VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The aging casks were also formerly used for sherry and wine maturation, adding a complex depth of fruit to the resulting bourbon. We‘ve been creating top-quality, rare and innovative expressions for 150 years, and this scotch whiskey captures our founder’s spirit in another rich and smooth liquid, which I recommend serving neat.”

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Scotch Whiskey Whiskey Bottling Wine 98

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 18, 2024

A multi-award-winning release, The Glendronach 12 Year Old’s accolades include gold medals from the International Wine & Spirit Competition (2017, 2019) and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2022). Where Is The Glendronach 12 Year Old Produced? Spiced mulled wine and pear. Palate: Rich, creamy silky-smooth.

Liquor 98

Liquor Wine Bottling Whiskey 98

Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In 2021 Nc’nean became the first whisky distillery in the UK to be verified as net zero carbon emissions for scopes 1 and 2. The cask mix is 66% STR ex-red wine, 31% ex-American whiskey and 3% Oloroso Sherry. So fruity, that the whisky is named after one of the team’s favorite fruit desserts.

Wine 76

Wine Bottling Whiskey Liqueur 76

The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Valentin awarded Johnnie Walker Blue Label 87 points out of 100 upon his last sampling in 2021. Nick Leghorn – Thirty One Whiskey Nick Leghorn at Thirty One Whiskey was incredibly impressed with Johnnie Walker Blue Label, calling it “the Disneyland version of a Scottish whisky – and I mean that in the best of ways.”

Whiskey 52

Whiskey Liqueur Bottling Wine 52

Chilled Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

My favorite recipe right now is Death at Midnight, a play on Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon, with Absinthe and sparkling wine. Absinthe grew in popularity until the time of day when the French would meet at cafes to end their day with a glass of wine became called L’heure Verte, the Green Hour, where wine was replaced by Absinthe.

Digestif 246

Digestif Gin Alcohol Wine 246

The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A host of new American whiskey is making its debut this week. Including an American single malt using a 100% malted barley mash bill, a white port cask finished whiskey, and a limited edition barrel proof expression. Read on to find out more about the exciting new American whiskeys coming to market.

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Whiskey Bottling Infusions Liqueur 105

The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 8, 2024

The bourbon and American whiskey industry has been busy in recent days, with a whole host of new releases hitting the shelves. Let’s take a look at some of the notable new releases in bourbon and American whiskey. Let’s take a look at some of the notable new releases in bourbon and American whiskey.

Whiskey 105

Whiskey Bottling Wine 105

The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 26, 2024

was released as part of a limited ‘Icons’ redesign of packing across the entire Johnnie Walker range in 2021. A seven-bottle series, Aquas de Vida (Water of Life) collection was released in Colombia between 2020-2021. A globally released limited-edition, Icons 2.0 Blue Label exclusives were released for China and Japan in 2020.

Bottling 98

Bottling Wine Scotch Whiskey Whiskey 98

The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

He opened a store Torii Shoten, in February 1899 selling wines like Akadama Port Wine, launched in 1907. Below are some of the major awards it’s won: Gold at the International Spirits Challenge – 2003, 2010, 2018, 2021, and 2022. Let’s look deeper into the story of Yamazaki 12 Year Old.

Bottling 98

Bottling Rum Wine Whiskey 98

Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

For more great picks, see also our top tens from 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , and 2019. Gran Centenario Gallardo Tequila – Just 679 bottles of this extra anejo monster were produced by Gran Centenario, which was aged in American and French oak barrels for more than 3 years, then finished in Bordeaux wine barrels.

Tequila 98

Tequila Brandy Bottling Wine 98

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 31, 2024

The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. This first step usually covers the majority of the whisky’s maturation. After the initial maturation, the whisky is moved to a different cask type.

Rum 98

Rum Wine Bartender Bartending 98

Good Spirits News

JULY 12, 2024

The single malt was aged for 10 years in a combination of ex-bourbon and European oak casks followed by 8 years in French wine casks from the Charentes region. SRP $99.99) CHATTANOOGA WHISKEY BOTTLED IN BOND (SPRING 2020 VINTAGE) This bottling marks the seventh release in Chattanooga Whiskey’s Bottled in Bond Vintage Series.

Aperitif 64

Aperitif Rum Whiskey Bottling 64

Good Spirits News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Angel’s Envy Triple Oak Triple Oak joins the brand’s Signature Series which also includes the Port Wine Barrel finished bourbon released in 2011 and Caribbean Rum Cask finished rye released in 2013. Casks featured in the blended malt are first-fill oloroso sherry butts as well as Spanish red wine casks among others.

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Whiskey Bottling Gin Wine 56

Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Check our top gin lists from 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , and 2022. You can also search multiple stores at wine-searcher to find the best prices on all these products and more. We sampled plenty of outstanding gins over the last year, and with this feature we profile the greatest hits of 2023. Need more picks? Citadelle Extremes No.

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Gin Bottling Alcohol Whiskey 124

Good Spirits News

MARCH 8, 2024

15 STARS 8 & 15 YEAR PRIVATE STOCK BOURBON Like the previous 7 & 15 Year expression, this is a blend of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys. Here, the bottling includes whiskeys that were aged 8 and 15 years. The brand name pays homage to Kentucky, the 15th state in the Union.

Vodka 52

Vodka Rum Whiskey Bottling 52

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 15, 2024

Promising a “spectacle of flavours”, the Spectacular was matured in port wine casks and bourbon barrels, a first for the distillery. Ardbeg fans look forward to this coveted event every year, with previous expressions including Planet Ardbeg in 2023, Ardcore in 2022, and Scorch in 2021.

Wine 98

Wine Scotch Whiskey Whiskey 98

A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Many people go dry on weekdays only during this period of time– so don’t think it’s all or nothing if you’re not quite ready to give up your glass of wine! Monday : With whiskey and gin alternatives, you can recreate many classic cocktails with Monday’s non-alcoholic spirits.

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Mocktails Zero-Proof Alcohol Muddling 202

VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For years the company has offered spirits in just about every major category, whether vodka , tequila , spiced rum , Canadian whisky (thought to be sourced from Crown Royal ), bourbon (always Barton 1792), Tennessee whiskey, or various Scotches from just about every major region (sometimes labeled as The Macallan , often undisclosed).

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Stout Beer Craft Beer Pilsner 122

VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In every instance, products were tasted non-blind following our belief that price plays a major role in drinkers’ purchasing decisions, and should therefore be taken into account when evaluating wine and spirits. While price is completely objective, we understand that “affordability” is not. percent ABV) cask-strength True Cask release.

Whiskey 122

Whiskey Bottling Wine 122

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 23, 2024

In 2021, Piccadily Distilleries launched Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky for the international market, with the Indri Trini expression. Piccadily’s first bottling, the Indri Trini expression is named for the triple cask maturation, using ex-bourbon, ex-wine, and PX sherry casks. Which Indri Whisky Is The Best?

Liquor 105

Liquor Alcohol Rum Bottling 105

Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Founders Albert Peters, Edwin Pooley, and Edgar McClain began making fruit wine and brandies from the abundance of fruit in the region, taking only a brief hiatus to make industrial alcohol for the war effort.

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Brandy Vodka Tequila Bartender 183

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 31, 2024

The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. This first step usually covers the majority of the whisky’s maturation. After the initial maturation, the whisky is moved to a different cask type.

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Rum Wine Bartender Bartending 84