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The Castle and Key journey has roots dating back to 1887, when Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr built a castle at his Old Taylor Distillery inspired by European architecture. Unfortunately, Prohibition closed the Old Taylor distillery in 1920, and the property changed hands many times before falling into ruin. In 2014 the property was purchased …

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As a special celebration of St George’s Day, Cotswolds Distillery recently launched its newest Heart and Crafts expression, an English single malt whisky aged in Pineau de Charentes casks. Pineau de Charentes is a regional liquor, an aperitif, of the Charentes Maritime region of France, residing north of Bordeaux and encompassing the Cognac-producing region. The …

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The Louisville, Kentucky distillery known as Angel’s Envy is a bourbon forward operation well-loved for its flagship bourbon finished in port casks. It also offers up rarer offerings, with one of these over the last few years being its Cellar Collection series of bourbons finished in other cask types (2019 – Oloroso Sherry Casks; 2020 …

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Distilled in 1973, Loch Lomond Whiskies recently bottled and released its “newest” single malt release, a 45-year-old Scotch single malt whisky. The expression is the first of three new releases in the “Remarkable Stills Series” of single malts from the distillery, each designed to celebrate Loch Lomond’s unique straight-neck pot stills. The Loch Lomond 45-year-old …

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Bruichladdich Distillery recently announced the release of the Cask Exploration Edition of Port Charlotte PAC:01 2011. The new release celebrates what’s described as the convergence of French and Scottish provenance. Scottish barley, trickle distilled in 2011, matured for a minimum of six years in American oak casks, before spending the remainder of its life in …

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Brown County in Indiana is steeped in history. Taking inspiration from that history, Hard Truth Distilling Co. in Nashville, Indiana, has come out with a “Legends” series based on one of the first settlers in Brown County. The first bottling is the cask strength Schoonover 14-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The series also offers smoked variations …

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A new addition to its high end Founder’s Collection whiskeys, Rabbit Hole recently released a 15-year-old cask strength Kentucky straight bourbon finished in Japanese Mizunara oak. Kaveh Zamanian, founder and whiskey maker of Rabbit Hole, said this second expression of Rabbit Hole Founder’s Collection is the brand’s oldest and most exquisite offering to date. He …

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The Glasgow Distillery Company recently announced the launch of their first distillery exclusive single malt whisky, The Coopers’ Cask Release. The result of a collaboration between The Glasgow Distillery and US-based Kelvin Cooperage, the new release is launched in celebration of what’s described as the ancient skill of coopering – the art of creating casks …

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Diageo has revealed the second and final bottling in The Singleton’s Paragon of Time Collection: a 54-year-old 1966 vintage single malt Scotch. The 54-year-old is the oldest single malt from The Singleton to date, comprising only 235 bottles. Bottled at 44.1% ABV, the whisky has been priced at £28,850 (US$40,000) per 700ml bottle. It will …

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