Suntory Just Re-Released Two Rare Fan Favorite Bottles for a Short Time

It’s not every day that the House of Suntory rolls out a new expression of age statement single malt. The biggest name in Japanese whisky recently announces not one, but two such expressions—and then some. It’s all part of the 2024 Tsukuriwake Series: a set of four bottlings showcasing the sheer variety of flavor quarried … Read more

Johnnie Walker’s New Limited-Edition Blue Label Delivers Classic Flavor

Each year, Johnnie Walker Blue Label designs a special bottle to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The bottles are particularly striking and beautiful and feature designs created by famous artists many of us—including this writer—would not be familiar with if not for these bottlings.  By no means is Johnnie Walker alone in this somewhat avaricious … Read more

This Limited Edition Canadian Whisky Offers a Surprising Twist for Under $40

Umami is the flavor of now. Dubbed the fifth primary taste—along with sweet, sour, bitter and salty—chefs, burger chains, and even spirits makers are getting in on the action. Last year, Johnnie Walker released a special savory edition of its classic Blue Label called Elusive Umami. Now Canadian whisky maker Bearface releases its own umami spirit, Matsutake … Read more

You Won’t Believe How Talisker Aged Its New, Ultra-Rare Scotch

The Canadian tundra’s cold, glacial waters shaped the warm body of Talisker’s newest whisky: Glacial Edge Aged 45 Years. As the final bottling in Talisker’s Xpedition Series, a group of whiskies inspired by adventure and wilderness, Aged 45 Year speaks to the ethos of the Scottish Isle of Skye-based distillery, which shares a bond with … Read more