The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Credit: Compass Box Compass Box , the enigmatic scotch whisky maker, has announced its latest limited edition release. Crafted from a blend of sherry, bourbon, and wine cask-matured whiskies, the sweetness of the wine shines through, whilst retaining the characteristic smokiness of peated malts.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 1, 2024

But our main aim with this, now monthly, article is to highlight our picks. Bottle 14 of 245, this single cask was filled on 27 October 1972 and bottled at cask strength (51.4%) in October 2004 for Danish whisky and wine retailer Juuls Vinhandel. Read the full article at 5 Rare Scotches To Buy This Month At Whisky.Auction

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This is the first release from Glenfiddich to be finished in red wine casks from Bordeaux, and constitutes “the unexpected marriage of two luxury worlds,” according to a brand press release. Red wines from the Bordeaux region are noted for their full-bodied structure and rich flavors of dark fruits and oak tannins.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Despite landing in hot water with the Scotch Whisky Association for said approach, Compass Box has remained steadfast in its belief that consumers deserve to know what they are drinking and should be able to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into each bottle of Compass Box whisky. A long finish, a long echo.”

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This year’s offerings are as follows: “ Mortlach ‘Midnight Dusk’ , finished in sweet Ramandolo white and Sangiovese red wine casks. RSSP: $105 “ The Singleton ‘Autumn Walk’ brings together a combination of casks – ex-bourbon, rejuvenated ex-wine, and refill casks. Read the full article at Diageo Launches 2024 Special Releases

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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.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The whisky’s interaction with both wine casks has encouraged a rich and complex expression bursting with fruit. Read the full article at The Dalmore Distillery Select Series Is Unveiled Only 918 bottles have been produced at 45.8% The 17 Year Old will retail for £1,000 (~$1,300).

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 29, 2024

Read the full article at Glenglassaugh Unveils 49 Year Old Travel Retail Exclusive We are incredibly proud to offer this exclusive expression to our discerning customers at select locations in travel retail worldwide alongside our core Glenglassaugh portfolio,” said Ffion FitzGerald, Interim Marketing Director GTR Brown-Forman.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Berry Bros & Rudd ‘A Sense of Place’ Coasts & Shores Collection: Berry Bros & Rudd Berry Bros & Rudd , Britain’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, has unveiled the second installment in its ‘A Sense of Place ‘ collection. A full list of bottlings and RRPs can be found further down this article.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 5, 2024

The average price for a 750ml bottle of Blue Label is currently $232 on Wine-Searcher. If you’re based in California, the best place to find Blue Label is Total Wine & More, Sacramento for $175.99. While in New York, the best place to purchase Blue Label is Prime Wine & Liquor for $179.94.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 9, 2024

Now, you might notice that the price for The Macallan 1962 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt is astronomically high on Wine-Searcher. Read the full article at Whisky Review: Macallan 1962 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt So, Mark Bostock was thrilled at the opportunity to sample the Macallan 1962. See above for what he had to say.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Along with the higher strength, the Bowmore 19 Year Old has a French oak influence, the barrels being first-fill and having previously held Chateau Lagrange red wine. Read the full article at Review: Bowmore 19 Year Old French Oak Barrique (Spoiler – It’s Amazing)

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

Following the expression’s revival, The Glendronach 15 Year Old has proven to be a multi-award-winning release, including a gold medal from the International Wine & Spirit Competition (2019), and the accolade of ‘Best in Show’ whisky category winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2020).

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In choosing the colors for The Portfolio Series packaging, Fraser wanted to pay tribute to the wine casks used in the maturation of the whisky. The colour palette for the Portfolio Series comes from the fact that the whisky is held in red wine casks. It’s basically red, expanded. You get these very subtle differences between each.”

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 21, 2024

However, there are more conflicting reports about where the variations on the Whiskey Sour came from. One such variation was the addition of a red wine float, for which an unnamed bartender in Chicago claimed credit in 1883. And, unless you are making your Whiskey Sour for a cocktail class, you are free to do as you wish.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 9, 2024

Small insects called grape phylloxera devastated the wine-producing regions of Europe. As a result, wine, brandy, and cognac were in extremely short supply. Whilst this was devastating for the industries mentioned above, it turned out to be a golden opportunity for scotch, which subsequently saw a growth in popularity.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 16, 2024

After spending 8 years maturing in ex-bourbon casks, this whisky was finished in Bordeaux wine casks from St. Shipping The Whiskey Wash Shop is now offering free shipping to almost every U.S. Read the full article at 5 20 Year Old Whiskies For Your Collection Julien for a further 12 years. Bottled at 52.5%

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“This blend is a testament to the rich histories of both Irish and Scottish whiskey-making,” says Ally Stevenson, Turntable co-founder and blender. Read the full article at Turntable Spirits Drops 2nd Collaborative Whisky With An Irish Twist

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 16, 2024

Each year in the spring, wine and spirits brands hold their breath, waiting for results from a variety of competitions, hosted by judges and panels across the globe. The Judges Judging panels consist of highly experienced tasters of the world of whiskey, wine, and beer alike. Check out some of last year’s winners here.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 15, 2024

Then banana flambéed, coconut… Then some high-end wine (great old Pomerol – no, not just any merlot)… Then chicory… Then lots of pineapple liqueur, Malibu, old Muscat wine. Read the full article at Scotch Whisky Legends: Springbank 12 Year Old 100 Proof Samaroli Bold, coating… Gets then quite smoky, with some mocha.

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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. Read the full article at Whisky Review: Ardbeg Spectacular However, it was revived in 1997 when it was purchased by Glenmorangie plc.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

As the CEO of Wine Country Network , I have extensive experience running professional beverage competitions. Our company started producing wine competitions in Colorado nineteen years ago. In 2014, we started the North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition. Planning, logistics, and patience are required. Find out more here.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 21, 2024

Credit: Berry Bros & Rudd Historic wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros. & See the list of bottles at the end of this article. The first part of the ‘A Sense of Place’ collection celebrates Scotland’s glens & valleys.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In a tall, chilled glass pour 1oz of Drambuie and then 4oz of sparkling wine. Read the full article at 5 Ways To Enjoy A Whisky Liqueur Cocktail This particular cocktail requires a lot less work than the one above, but is amazingly refreshing. Garnish with a long, skinny lemon peel.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Evening meals are three courses, complete with a wine selection. Also included are wine flights at each meal, an ‘exploration’ drinks package for the whisky library, and a bottle of Linn House Reserve whisky. Read the full article at Chivas Brothers To Open Luxury Guesthouse In Speyside

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Dream to Dram release is a combination of 90% ex-Heaven Hill bourbon cask maturation, with 10% ex-re-charred wine casks, just giving another level of depth to this fresh-faced, fresh-tasting single malt which is becoming a rather praised distillery in the lowlands of Scotland, rightly so, too.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In August, I began profiling the Platinum medal-winning single malt scotch whiskies from this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition. As so many incredible scotches were entered and subsequently won a Platinum medal, I couldn’t possibly talk about them all in one article. Read Scott Adamson’s article here.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

crucially uses a specific combination of second fill wine and second fill bourbon casks, with the spirit finished in first fill Cognac casks.” Read the full article at Bruichladdich Unveils Octomore Series Fifteen, With Majorly Powerful Peat Smoke PPM 57.9% ABV RRP: £155 ($245) “The crucial difference between.1

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 1, 2024

3 St James’s Street, London, the firm has been supplying fine wine and spirits to the public for centuries. If you are a scotch whisky fan, then chances are you know Berry Bros for bottlings such as the Berry Brothers & Rudd Glenrothes 1970 Single Cask and the astonishingly old and rare Highland Park 1902.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 18, 2024

In new scotch whisky releases : Springbank finally unveils the second Countdown Collection Release, Torabhaig updates The Legacy Series, and Aberfeldy experiments with wine casks. Read the full article at New Releases: Springbank, Torabhaig, & Aberfeldy

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 27, 2024

The exhibition involves showcasing a wide range of tax-free and travel retail products from luxury sectors such as whisky, wine, cosmetics, and fashion. Read the full article at William Grant & Sons Gives Sneak Preview Into 2024 TWFA Exhibition Space

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 13, 2024

Opening a second grocer’s shop in Edinburgh’s South Bridge area in 1836, George expanded to also operate as a wine and spirit merchant. In Glasgow, the business concentrated on the wine and spirit trade as George began to create his own blended whiskies in 1865. his, George Jr.,

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 1, 2024

This smoky Benriach offers maturation in bourbon, sherry, and Marsala wine casks – giving you this sticky toffee, smoky, Speyside option in your arsenal. The different types of peat are too difficult to explain in this short article. Read the full article at 5 Scotch Whiskies For A Smoky Rob Roy I am one of them.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

With this in mind, let’s explore the basics of sherry casks and their role in scotch whisky maturation. In its very simplest form, a sherry cask is an oak cask that has previously held sherry; a fortified wine produced in a small area in Andalusia, Spain, known as the sherry triangle. What Is A Sherry Cask?

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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. Read the full article at The Ultimate Guide To The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Whisky This first step usually covers the majority of the whisky’s maturation.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

You can see a clip from the episode at the bottom of this article. Lagavulin’s malt was matured in a mix of heavily charred ex-bourbon and ex-red wine casks, creating the perfect whisky to accompany any medium-rare steak.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 2, 2024

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Pommard Wine Cask Finish Travel Retail Exclusive The Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Pommard Wine Cask Finish. The whisky is a 25 year old single malt scotch. The use of Pommard red wine casks is a first for the distillery. Limited to just 1,000 bottles, the whisky was bottled at 51.6%

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