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Heaven Hill Distillery has introduced Heaven Hill Phoenix. It’s a limited, one-time 18-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and the blend includes 30-year-old whiskey distilled before the 1996 fire at Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery. On Nov. 7, 1996, lightning is believed to have started a fire at Heaven Hill’s original Bardstown distillery. Wind-driven flames destroyed
Still Austin Whiskey Co has opened The Still Austin Quarter, a 15,000-square-foot live music, cocktail and food venue at 4211 Willow Springs Road in South Austin. The space is built around “The Musician,” the figure on Still Austin’s flagship bourbon label, and is split into four rooms: the Atrium, the Vinyl Lounge, the Music Room
2XO and The Sugarhill Gang Release “Rapper’s Delight” The Hip-Hop Blend Read Post »
2XO Whiskey and blender Dixon Dedman have teamed up with hip-hop group The Sugarhill Gang on “Rapper’s Delight” The Hip-Hop Blend (SRP $79.99/750mL). It is the seventh release in 2XO’s Collectibles Series (formerly the Icon Series). It was inspired by Dedman’s love of rap and the 1979 hit “Rapper’s Delight,” which is widely credited with
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary Edition. It is the first uncut and unfiltered version of Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon, released four decades after the original. Elmer T. Lee joined the then-George T. Stagg Distillery in 1949 as a maintenance engineer, after serving in World War II and graduating
A one-of-a-kind bottle of Karuizawa 1960 Cask #5627, known as “The Prototype,” sold for $625,000 at Sotheby’s Whisky & Whiskey auction. It led the Nightcap series at the Breuer, which totaled $14.3 million. It is one of the most valuable bottles of Japanese whisky ever sold at auction. Its pre-sale estimate was $400,000–600,000. Cask #5627
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2026 Edition Returns for Scotchtober Read Post »
Bunnahabhain’s annual 12 Year Old Cask Strength is back for 2026. The limited, small-batch Islay single malt shows off the distillery’s unpeated, sherried style. Master Blender Julieann Fernandez blended Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks for dried fruit, spice and chocolate alongside honeyed vanilla, toasted coconut and a creamy texture. Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Cask Strength
