If you and I were friends, and you were wondering what to get me for the holidays, I would be ecstatic if you had the wisdom to secure me a membership in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Unlike most scotch clubs that select some bottles (however limited or rare) from distilleries and ship them your […]

Scottish distiller Pincer has announced the creation of the world’s most powerful premium vodka, called Pincer Shanghai Strength. Produced specifically for the Chinese market, Shanghai Strength boasts a whopping 88.8% ABV, or about 178 proof — plenty of juice to knock you on a Lohanian tailspin. Why 88.8? Because “8” is a lucky number in […]

Glenmorangie recently unveiled the latest spirit in its Private Edition range of limited edition expressions, titled Glenmorangie Finealta — which is Scottish Gaelic for ‘elegant’. What makes it especially noteworthy is it is a painstaking recreation of a century-old Glenmorangie recipe recently unearthed in the distillery’s archives. “Glenmorangie decided to recreate this recipe so that […]

This new whisky from The Glenrothes is not named after its age, unlike most single malt scotches, but rather by the type of oak it is aged in — in this case American oak, aka Quercus Alba, in formerly used bourbon barrels. It is also the world’s first certified kosher scotch whisky, and is available […]

Living up to its moniker, Bowmore‘s “Darkest” 15 Year is a 15 year old single malt scotch from Islay, and features a darker complexion than many other whiskys of later age. Matured in Oloroso Sherry casks, this version of Bowmore’s Darkest vintage replaces what was the 14 year (although the age was not stated). According […]