Hotaling & Co. Adds Dingle Irish Whiskey to Portfolio
Hotaling & Co. has announced the addition of Ireland’s Dingle Distillery to its product portfolio, launching the brand in the U.S.
Formerly known as Anchor Distilling Company, Hotaling & Co. has assumed all U.S. brand...
Tullamore D.E.W. Names Two New U.S. Brand Ambassadors
The William Grant & Sons-owned Irish whiskey brand Tullamore D.E.W. has named two new U.S. brand ambassadors: Gillian Murphy and Donna Stewart.
The two of them will join National Ambassador, Tim Herlihy, as East and West...
Whiskey Legend Dave Pickerell Dies
The whiskey world mourns today after news that the prodigious, influential distiller Dave Pickerell has passed away.
For 14 years Pickerell served as master distiller at Maker's Mark. He left the company in 2008 to become a...
American Brandy Emerges With Unique Style
For years now, American brandy has been dominated by a few big brands at the value end, and by French (and French-inspired craft) brandies at the high end. Lately, however, a fresh breeze of...
Interview: What Makes Premium Brands Pop?
What makes certain premium brands pop? Two years ago Pernod Ricard launched New Brand Ventures (NBV), a division that aims to identify, acquire and grow such brands. Currently NBV is comprised of Del Maguey...
Patrón Announces First Expression in Estate Release Series
Patrón Tequila has unveiled the first entry in its new Patrón Estate Release series.
Estate Release is made using only 100% Weber Blue Agave, exclusively harvested and cultivated on the grounds of Hacienda Patrón.
While the...
Orphan Barrel Announces Final Release of Rhetoric Bourbon
Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company, a division of Diageo, has announced the final release of its progressively aged Rhetoric series: Rhetoric 25 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
This series has released annually, starting with Rhetoric 20...
Knob Creek Launches Twice Barreled Rye
Knob Creek has unveiled its newest release: Knob Creek Twice Barreled Rye.
This expression is the brand's signature straight rye whiskey, secondarily finished in new, charred American oak barrels.
Bottled at 100 proof, Knob Creek Twice Barreled...
Edrington Sells Cutty Sark to French Group
The global drinks company Edrington has sold its Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky brand to the French drinks group La Martiniquaise-Bardinet.
Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky launched in 1923 and grew into a recognizable global brand. Edrington’s association...
Buffalo Trace Announces New Bourbon Line Aged in Exotic Oak
As the whiskey boom grows to include a variety of wood experiments, Buffalo Trace has announced Old Charter Oak, a new line of bourbons aged in exotic oak barrels.
By Federal standards, bourbon is required...