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.
Ardbeg has officially unveiled the first new whisky to be added to their core range in almost a decade: Ardbeg An Oa (pronounced “An Oh”). Ardbeg An Oa is a vatting of Ardbeg single malts that have spent time in Pedro Ximénez, virgin oak, ex-bourbon, and other unspecified casks.
Ardbeg Day 2017 and the release of Kelpie may have just passed, but that doesn’t mean Ardbeg isn’t already planning next years celebration and special release. For Ardbeg Day 2018, dig out your bell-bottoms and platform shoes, and bust a move for Ardbeg Grooves, revealed through a recent TTB listing.
It appears as though Lagavulin 8 Year Old, originally released as a limited edition to celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary, will be joining the core line-up. A new label for Lagavulin 8 Year Old was submitted to the TTB for approval earlier this month, and it’s missing the words “Limited Edition”, which were featured on the original label.