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Metallica and Dave Pickerell Team Up For ‘Sonic-Enhanced’ Whiskey

An unlikely collaboration has birthed a new whiskey brand. Dave Pickerell is master distiller for WhistlePig, and formerly held the same position at Maker's Mark. The heavy metal band Metallica should need no introduction. Together they...

Brown-Forman’s Irish Distillery Fills First Barrel of Whiskey

Slane Distillery, owned and operated by Brown-Forman, has filled its first barrel. The inaugural cask contains new-make malt whiskey using barley harvested on the historic Slane Castle Estate, where the distillery is located, filled into...

Old Elk Distillery Adds 19 States to Distribution

Old Elk Distillery has grown significantly in 2018, expanding its presence from two states — Colorado and California — to 21. The Fort Collins, Colorado-based spirits company is known for their Old Elk Blended Straight...

Highland Park Announces 50 Year Old Single Malt

Highland Park has revealed its oldest release in quite some time. Highland Park 50 Year Old single-malt Scotch whisky is a very-limited release of only 274 bottles globally. Each is individually numbered, and signed by...

Brian Van Flandern Joins Southern Glazer’s

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Nevada announced today the appointment of Brian Van Flandern as the new executive director of mixology, spirit education and special events. The award-winning author and mixologist brings the beverage...

Is Dallas Dhu The Next Silent Scotch Distillery to Reopen?

The brown spirits boom, while not quite as lucrative for Scotch as other categories, has nonetheless allowed some classic, closed Scotland distilleries to reopen. Last year, Diageo announced that it will begin operations again at...

Tincup Whiskey Introduces New Sizes

Tincup American Whiskey has launched two new sizes: Tincup 375-ml. Nugget and the Tincup 1.75-L Motherlode. Tincup was created by Jess Graber, founder of Stranathan’s Colorado Whiskey, and is made with Rocky Mountains water. It's a...

Interview: The Macallan Prepares for the Future of Scotch

The Scotch category has recently struggled to keep pace with boom times enjoyed by other brown spirits. Lack of creativity is one part of the problem. Another is the spirit's stuffy reputation as the...

Cognac Exports Set Records in 2017-18

For the fourth straight year, exports of Cognac have continued a steady rise, with an increase of 8.2% in volume and 5.4% in value. This according to the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC),...

DISCUS Appoints New Top Finance Executive

The Distilled Spirits Council has named veteran Washington, D.C. finance executive Charles (Chuck) Wellard, CAE, as senior vice president of finance and administration. Wellard most recently served as the senior vice president of operations for the...