
Woodford Reserve and Baccarat release limited edition whiskey
Woodford Reserve has collaborated with fine crystal maker Baccarat to launch a new limited edition bourbon expression finished in cognac casks, bottled in Baccarat decanters. Priced at £1,500 per bottle, the Baccarat Edition ages Woodford Reserve American whiskey in hand-selected XO cognac casks at the brand’s Kentucky distillery. The new launch is said to be …

Kirker Greer extends Bowsaw American whiskey range in the UK
Kirker Greer Spirits has added a second expression to the UK offering of its American whiskey brand Bowsaw. Distilled and matured in the north of Kentucky, near the Ohio River, Bowsaw Straight Bourbon Whiskey has a unique mash bill comprising 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% barley. It is aged for over three years in …

Rebel Yell launches second special finish bourbon in the UK
Kentucky-based Lux Row Distillers is bringing a Rebel Yell bourbon expression finished in cognac casks to the UK. The second limited edition release follows the success of the brand’s French Oak Finish last year. Like its predecessor, the whiskey won’t be released in its US homeland. This year’s special release sees Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight …

Angel’s Envy brings port wine-finished bourbon to the UK
Louisville-based craft whiskey distiller Angel’s Envy is rolling out Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels to the UK on-trade. Bottled at 43.3% ABV, the bourbon is blended in small batches of eight to twelve barrels at a time and aged for up to six years, then finished in 60-gallon ruby …

Four Roses launches the ‘summer of mingle’ with sharing jugs
Four Roses Bourbon has introduced new sharing jugs to help operators entice drinkers and increase sales over the summer months. Four Roses is unlike any other Bourbon. Perhaps it’s because only Four Roses handcrafts ten distinct and extraordinary Bourbon recipes, the process of blending the recipes together is called mingling. The new metal sharing jugs, …