Taking inspiration from an occasion is an opportunity to create something special. You might grab the “baller” cocktail list, show them the blanc de blanc magnums or drop a special single malt in front of them. It’s those moments that inspired us to make the Glenfiddich Grande Range.
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Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Highland Malt has been impossibly crafted to capture the essence of a blended malt whisky, one of the world’s most revered spirits, with flavours that are distinct and contemporary.
This May, Japanese whisky enthusiasts have a new liquid to get excited about: Fuji Single Grain Whiskey. A delicious expression of Japanese whisky, Fuji Single Grain Japanese Whiskey is made exclusively from the grain whiskey of the world-renowned Mt. Fuji Distillery.
Only a small number of casks are chosen to reach such a celebrated age, and just 198 bottles will be available worldwide of The GlenDronach Aged 50 Years. Upon release earlier this year, the recommended sale price for the limited release was £20,000 for a bottle.
Los Siete Misterios was founded in 2010 and brings together the passion, traditions and culture of the founders’ Mexican roots to inspire a liquid that seeks to revive the past and integrate it with the present.
Blasphemy Coffee Whisky lends itself perfectly to the classy Boulevardier cocktail. The chocolatey bitterness of coffee is often paired with Campari in cocktails, and Blasphemy brings those big flavours together in this whisky-forward take on the Negroni.
Maybe Sammy’s new cocktail menu which launched yesterday, is called ‘Stardust’ – it’s collection of 12 signature cocktails inspired by women from music, art, cinema and fashion. In the menu, each cocktail has a QR code which takes you to a custom cocktail filter created from Clementine’s artwork. So guests can jump on Insta with their drink and a custom filter.
Bombay Sapphire has officially launched Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru, an exquisite, handcrafted small-batch gin, celebrating nature’s finest flavours.
Starting well back in 1631 as a ‘modest religious holiday’ to celebrate the life of St Patrick the Patron Saint of Ireland. Interestingly the man in question wasn’t even Irish, instead born Roman British around 1373 and at the age of 16 was captured by an Irish raiding crew and taken back to be sold into slavery.
The craft spirit industry here in Australia is incredible. When asked why, co-founder of Never Never Distilling, Sean Baxter said: “We are often asked about why there is such a level of excellence by our international producer mates when it comes to the Australian craft spirits scene and I always say it’s down to our capacity to work as an industry for the greater good.
“Bartenders are already using techniques like fat/milk washing to create more mouthfeel or flavour complexity, especially within the vodka category. So we set out to create tilde~, a vodka with actual character.” Natalie Ng, tilde~ BA
Dave Broom has been at it again. The acclaimed author of Punch & Imbibe is back, but this time he has sat in the editor’s chair with Noah Rothbaum (Editor of the Daily Beast’s Half Full section) to create The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails.