SHACKLETON WHISKY
This new release was created from the whisky left behind from the legendary Sir Ernest Shackleton exploration to the Antarctic. It’s made from 1OO% Highland malt whiskies married for an extended period of time in a combination of ex-bourbon American white oak barrels and Spanish sherry butts. Suggested retail is... Read More
MAD RIVER BURNT ROCK BOURBON
Mad River Distillers has released this bourbon distilled from organic corn, rye and maple wood-smoked barrel and aged for 12 to 18 months. The bourbon is named after a hiking trail on Burnt Rock Mountain in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. Suggested retail is $53 for a 75Oml bottle. ... Read More
CRYSTAL HEAD AURORA
The vodka brand has extended the line with this new release. It’s distilled five times from North Yorkshire English wheat prior to seven filtrations. There are no additives before bottling. The bottle is an accurate rendering of the human skull with an iridescent finish and was designed in celebration of... Read More
WEST CORK GLENGARRIFF IRISH WHISKEYS
West Cork Distillers has released the first two whiskies in the new Glengarriff Collection: a Peat Charred Cask and a Bog Oak Charred Cask. Both are single malts aged in Sherry Casks and then finished for 6 months in barrels. Suggested retail for each is $45. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker
BAILEYS PUMPKIN SPICE
The Baileys line has been extended with Pumpkin Spice Limited Edition. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $25. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
STOCK this STUFF
by KIRSTEN AMANN Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the holidays are here, which means the busiest few weeks of the year are upon us. We’ve searched far and wide to create this tidy list of gifts items that will appeal to the time-crunched shoppers streaming into your store. From serious... Read More
A RARE SALE IN BEAUJOLAIS
BEAUJOLAIS is a storied region with a wine history going back well over 1OOO years and estates typically passed down from one generation to the next. Now, one of the appellation’s largest wine estates has been sold, the first time it has changed hands in more than 3OO years. Château... Read More
THE GREAT GRAPE HEIST
DESPERATE TIMES call for desperate measures and in France, where many of the grape harvests this year were sparse, that apparently means resorting to grape theft. At least 7 metric tons of grapes were stolen in September from three vineyards in France’s prime wine-growing region of Bordeaux after a yield... Read More
TRAGIC FIRES RAVAGE WINE COUNTRY
IT’S A DEVASTATING time in California as raging wildfires in wine country earlier in October have claimed many lives, decimated more than 57 OO homes and businesses and forced thousands to flee. In addition, several wineries were destroyed. Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa has burned down as has Nicholson... Read More
RIDING IN STYLE
THIS SEASON’S must have item? A Glenmorangie bicycle made from whisky casks, of course! Glenmorangie has partnered with bicycle maker Renovo to create a limited edition of bicycles made from the whisky’s barrels. Used staves from Glenmorangie barrels are shipped from Scotland to Renovo’s workshop in Oregon. Each bicycle contains... Read More