Jim Beam bourbon undergoes distillation at lower temperatures and is distilled to no more than 62.5%, the White label is aged for four years and has quite a high percentage of rye in the mashbill.
The Macallan’s seasonal release celebrates Hogmanay, Scotland’s New Year, featuring collaboration with illustrator Erica Dorn. Its artwork symbolizes global New Year flames, while the whisky blends traditional Macallan festive flavors from sherry and bourbon casks, offering rich dried fruit and a unique shortbread note for a quintessential Hogmanay experience.
“Jack Daniel’s have only gone and made their own cinnamon-flavoured whisky liqueur – Jack Daniel’s Fire! Released in the USA in 2014, it’s finally made its way to our shores. As the name suggests, it’s plenty hot with cinnamon, though manages to keep some of the classic Jack Daniel’s character…”
A terrific Tamnavulin, showing off the distillery’s skills at using interesting cask finishes for its fab single malt Scotch whisky. This time, it’s red wine! The whisky is initially aged in American oak barrels, but before it gets bottled, it enjoys a stay in French Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks, imparting a whole heap of warming…
Tamnavulin Double Cask, the distillery’s first release since the 1990s, marks a revival after ownership shifts and a hiatus. Initially matured in American oak and finished in sherry casks, this expression showcases the rare taste of Tamnavulin, primarily used in blends, now with its unique bottling.
Inspired by the whisky left behind by Antarctica by Sir Ernest Shackleton in the early 1900s and discovered frozen but intact over 100 years later, this blended malt continues in the footsteps of The Discovery and The Journey. It’s created once again by Master Blender Richard Patterson based on the flavour profile of Shackleton’s favourite…
Becoming Scotland’s northernmost mainland whisky producing distillery when it released its first single malt in March 2016, Wolfburn is built just 350m away from the ruins of the 19th century distillery from which it takes its name. With long fermentation, slow manual distillation and maturation taking place at least partly in quarter casks that previously…
Lindores Abbey, the site of the first recorded Scotch whisky distillation in 1494, has released its first commercial whisky. This Lowland single malt, aged in ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and STR ex-Burgundy red wine casks, boasts a light yet rich flavour, marking a historic full-circle moment.
You all know Jack Daniel’s and have no doubt seen its classic whiskey in bars and shops all over the world. But the Tennessee-based distillery is also home to lots of premium expressions, like the single barrel bottling you see before you. A premium version of Jack Daniel’s, each of these comes from a cask…
From the Westland distillery in Seattle, USA, comes an American single malt made with a proportion of very heavily peated whisky and unpeated, all aged in American oak and bottled at 46% ABV. American peated whiskey doesn’t happen all that often, so enjoy the rarity of this one.
Talisker Storm was released in early 2013 as a no age statement whisky, which was matured in specifically selected refill and toasted American oak casks. An intense and vibrant dram, the Storm offers up plenty of distillery character alongside some smokier depth and complexity.
A classic Island whisky from the Isle of Skye. Aged for a minimum of 10 years in American oak casks, this welcome member of Diageo’s Classic Malts series has been recognised numerous times for its excellence. Immensely satisfying stuff, with whiffs of warm peat blending with coastal air, balanced by orchard fruit and juicy barley….