The Glenlivet appears to be planning a successor (and stateside release) to Cipher, as a label submission for The Glenlivet Code was recently discovered on the TTB website. Like it’s predecessor, it will be bottled at 48% ABV and presumably non-chill filtered.
The limited-edition Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond series is to be released each spring and fall for the next five years, launching this spring with an 11 year old bottled in a 1950’s Old Fitzgerald inspired decanter.
Highland Park has released their latest limited edition bottling, The Dark 17 Year Old. Matured in sherry seasoned European oak casks and bottled at 52.9% ABV, this release is limited to 28,000 bottles and is the first of two whiskies created to celebrate the contrasting island seasons on Orkney.
Laphroaig Cairdeas Fino Cask Finish, a single malt whisky double maturated in first fill ex-bourbon casks and Fino Sherry casks, has been revealed as 2018’s bottling of the annual Laphroaig Cairdeas release.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare is a limited edition series crafted using whiskies from closed “ghost” distilleries and other rare malt and grain whiskies.
Diageo has announced that Lagavulin 8 Year Old, originally released as a limited edition to celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary, will be joining the Lagavulin family permanently.
It’s a great week to be a whisky enthusiast. Days after Diageo’s announcement to revive Port Ellen and Brora, comes news of Ian Macleod Distillers plans to resurrect Rosebank.
Diageo has announced plans to reopen two iconic Scotch whisky distilleries – Port Ellen and Brora. The distilleries, which were closed in 1983, will be brought back into production through a £35 million ($50 million) investment.
Michter’s has announced the first release of their US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye, releasing this month in limited quantities. Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Rye is made by taking their straight rye and aging it in a second, custom-made barrel that has been toasted “to enhance the spice character in the rye while adding hints of dark toast and smoke.”
Following in the footsteps of the Highland Park Valhalla Collection and Fire and Ice, The Light and The Dark appear to be Highland Park’s next series of limited edition bottles.