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Wemyss Malts Releases Their First Ever Single Malt Whisky Wemyss Malts Releases Their First Ever Single Malt Whisky After celebrating the 20th year of their launch last year, Scotch whisky brand Wemyss Malts opened 2021 recently with a milestone: the release of their first ever single malt whisky. The Edinburgh, Scotland-based whisky purveyors debuted Untold Riches, a limited edition expression produced from unpeated single malt from Bunnahabhain Distillery that has been maturing in 31 hogshead and sherry butt casks for over 28 years. According to the official statement announcing this releas...

Golden Blue Sappirus Becomes First Korean Whisky Sold In The U.S. Golden Blue Sappirus Becomes First Korean Whisky Sold In The U.S. For the first time ever, whisky from South Korea will be imported to the U.S. Golden Blue, a Busan-based company founded in 2009, has started to ship over bottles of their Golden Blue Sappirus, a 36.5% ABV blend made from imported Scotch whiskeys, to retailers in California and Nevada, two states with large Korean-American populations. Sales will begin in February before distribution of the whisky will expand out to eight states, including Oregon, Texas, and New ...

Journeyman Distillery Releases Historically Inspired Not A King Rye Whiskey Journeyman Distillery Releases Historically Inspired Not A King Rye Whiskey As the label for each bottle relays, Not A King is made in tribute to George Washington, the first U.S. president and apparently one of our country’s preeminent whiskey distributors at the start of the 19th century. Washington took up distilling after leaving the White House and retiring to Mount Vernon, Virginia. By 1799, he had the largest distillery in the country and produced 11,000 gallons of whiskey. Archeologists have since uncovered ...

Suntory Bringing Back Hakushu 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Suntory Bringing Back Hakushu 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Suntory recently announced that it would once again be producing bottles of Hakushu 12 Year, a single malt whisky that has been unavailable since June of 2018. Hakushu was initially released in 1994 and was Suntory’s second single malt, following the release of their flagship whisky Yamazaki. But due to increased demand for Japanese whiskies a few years ago, the company put a stop to production of Hakushu. Hakushu 12 Year (image via Suntory) To produce the whisky, Ha...

Bowmore Announces First Ever 30 Year Old Single Malt Annual Release Bowmore Announces First Ever 30 Year Old Single Malt Annual Release Bowmore, the Scotch whisky distillery that has been going strong for nearly 250 years, recently unveiled their very first annual 30 Year Old release. The rare single malt whisky was distilled in 1989 and aged in sherry hogsheads and bourbon barrels within the distillers’ Bowmore No. 1 Vaults. The 30 Year Old will be selected from only two casks each year and bottled at cask strength with a ABV of 45.3%. Bowmore 30 Year Old (image via Beam-Suntory) “By add...