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Don Q Gran Reserva XO

Destilería Serrallés, the Puerto Rico-based producer of Don Q, has introduced Don Q Gran Reserva XO. Don Q Gran Reserva XO is a rebranding of Don Q Gran Añejo, a blend of the distillery’s portfolio, presented in...

Smirnoff Vodka Brings Back Spicy Tamarind

In celebration of Día De Muertos, Smirnoff Vodka has announced the return of its Spicy Tamarind, a style made popular in Mexico. Fitted in a new colorful, Día De Los Muertos-inspired glow-in-the-dark design, Smirnoff Spicy...

Buffalo Trace Announces 2020 Van Winkle Bourbon Release

Bourbon Hunting Season 2020 continues with the much-anticipated release of Buffalo Trace's 2020 Van Winkle bourbon line. Bottles begin shipping in November. Yields from these whiskey barrels are typically low due to evaporation during the long...

The Balvenie Unveils Seventh Bottling in Tun 1509 Series

The Balvenie has bottled the seventh expression in its collectable Tun 1509 series. Following batches 1 through 6, Batch 7 is a non-chill-filtered whisky, 52.4% ABV. Like others in the series, it's meant to reflect...

William Grant & Sons Acquires Mexican Distillery for Milagro Tequila

William Grant & Sons (WG&S) has announced the acquisition of a distillery in Mexico for the company's Milagro Tequila brand. Since 2015, Milagro has averaged double-digit annual growth in the U.S. market, the company reports,...

Teeling Whiskey Releases Peated Single Malt Blackpitts

Teeling Whiskey has released Blackpitts, a peated single malt Irish whiskey. The production of Blackpitts uses smoke created by burning peat while malting the barley. This was a practice common in Ireland before the...

Stranahan’s Blue Peak Whiskey

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey — a pioneer in American single malt — has introduced Stranahan’s Blue Peak. For this release, the Denver-based producer coupled Stranahan’s high-altitude distillation process and aging methods with a Solera finish. Named for a 13,000-foot...

Jack Daniel’s Names New Master Distiller

The Jack Daniel Distillery announced today that Chris Fletcher will take over the reins as Master Distiller of the Tennessee Whiskey brand. Fletcher, 39, had previously served for six years as Assistant Master Distiller, and...

90+ Cellars Collector Series Wines

The fast-growing wine brand 90+ Cellars will bring back its Collector Series, a line of limited-edition, one-off wines that highlight appellations in California and Oregon. Meant to compliment the every-day-priced wines in the 90+ Cellars...

High West Barrel-Finished Manhattan, Old Fashioned

High West Distillery has announced the launch of its first nationally available bottled whiskey cocktails with the release of Barrel-Finished Manhattan and Barrel-Finished Old Fashioned. These new offerings are part of the distillery’s renewed...