While vodka is, by definition, flavourless, a new breed of craft distilleries are exploring the intricacies of this spirit. While the term ‘craft’ is loosely defined, organisations like the American Distilling Institute define craft distilleries as those with an output of less than 52’000 cases each year. Owing to an upsurge in popularity, these smaller distilleries […]
Spirits
The Whiskey Barons Bourbon Collection
The Whiskey Barons Bourbon Collection is an ambitious undertaking by Wild Turkey Distillery to honour and recreate historically significant Bourbons that were lost after Prohibition. Our mission is to resurrect these remarkable spirits so current and future generations of whiskey lovers can taste history while giving back to the Kentucky community that sparked so much […]
First Fake News… Now Fake Whiskey!
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police following an alleged attempt to sell hundreds of thousands of pounds of counterfeit spirits at auction, in an operation ‘never seen on such a scale before’. A police raid of a residential address unearthed a ‘significant’ rare spirits collection, alongside a ‘sophisticated’ bottling operation that […]
Three Premium Tequilas And What To Pair Them With:
Tequila isn’t just that swill to regret on a Monday morning. The rise of tequila bars, artisan brands and pairing lists are cementing the drink as a serious spirit. Sadly, the most common experience with tequila is as a glass of cheap yellow pain masked by lime and salt. Such tequilas use only 51% of the distilled agave […]
Rare Whisky Investment Has a Bumper Year in 2016!
The rare whisky market world-wide experienced an ‘exceptional’ year in 2016, with sales of collectible single malt Scotch whiskies reaching $25million AUD, according to analyst and UK based broker Rare Whisky 101 (RW101). Sales of single malts on the secondary market in the UK are booming, with full-year figures showing a 48.64% jump from just under $20million […]
Pappy Van Winkle 25 Year Old? Really??
Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery have announced they will release a one-time bottling of Van Winkle bourbon at 25 years old in April 2017 for $USD1,800 for a 750 ml bottle. Only 11 barrels comprise this very small batch bourbon, making the 710 bottles especially rare. Obviously, this will be much harder to find than […]
Buffalo Trace Single Oak Bourbon Experiment
Over the a period of four years from 2011 to 2015, Buffalo Trace Distillery has been incrementally releasing 192 different bottlings of a Single Oak Project Bourbon and asking whiskey enthusiasts to vote on their favourite at www.singleoakproject.com. The ambitious goal of this research was to create the perfect bourbon, based on feedback from bourbon drinkers. […]
Is Irish Whiskey Making a Resurgence?
In 1835, Ireland boasted a peak ninety-three distilleries. In 2013, there were four. 2017 has seen that unfortunate four grow to a promising sixteen, as well as drinks giant Diageo’s reinvestment in Irish whiskey two years after dropping Bushmills. While this increase may represent the return of Ireland to its glory days of distillation, a few drops does not […]