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Twenty Years in Wood for Fifty Dollars Black Velvet is marking its 75th anniversary with the Velvet Collection, four new Canadian whiskies that begin rolling out in the U.S. in November 2026. The headline bottle is a 20-year-old at $50. All four are distilled and aged in Lethbridge, Alberta, and t

A Pop Star, an Oscar-Winning Director and a Brand With a Long Walk Behind It Sabrina Carpenter has a new short film out, and the man behind the camera is one of Hollywood’s best-known directors. The film was unveiled on November 10, 2026. It was made as part of an ongoing global partnership betwee

After years of praise from bartenders and collectors, the London whiskymaker closes the book on a series that gave grain whisky its moment. London-based Scotch whiskymaker Compass Box has announced that Hedonism 2026 will be the last release in its annual Hedonism series. The news came on Nov

A Second Cigar Malt From Fife's Young Independent Bottler Saltire Rare Malt has released the second bottling in its Cigar Malt series, and this time the liquid comes from Inchgower, the Speyside distillery near the fishing town of Buckie. The Cigar Malt Edition 2 is a 15-year-old single malt bottl

A Dalmore 12 Built Around Strength The Dalmore has put a new bottle in front of its fans, and the number on the label is the headline. The Dalmore 102 Proof Aged 12 Years is a limited-edition Highland single malt bottled at 51% ABV, which works out to 102 proof in American terms. That is a big ste

A Ghost Dog and 60,000 Litres of Lightly Peated Spirit Tomatin's Cù Bòcan is one of the more unusual single malts in the Highlands, and a new release has put it back in the spotlight. Creation #9 is the oldest Cù Bòcan Creation to date, at 17 years old, matured in American virgin oak and Manzanill

A Series Comes to a Close Every year ends, and every year starts something new. The Macallan built a whole whisky series around that idea, and now the series is finished. On November 3, 2026, the Scotch maker revealed A Night on Earth, The Finale. It is the fifth and last release in the A Night on

The World's Biggest Scotch Brand Picks a K-Pop Star Johnnie Walker has named BLACKPINK's Rosé as a brand partner. The announcement came on Monday, October 26, 2026, with a launch event at Bar 81 in Signiel Seoul, a luxury hotel in Lotte World Tower, where Rosé presented her signature cocktail. Joh

The Society Goes Blended The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has released its first blended Scotch. The Blender's Notebook, an 18-year-old, is Batch 44 in the Society's Heresy range, which has long served as the Whisky Team's space for experiments. It is bottled at 50% ABV, limited to 1,092 bottles and

Benromach has had a 25-year-old in its permanent lineup before. In the early 2000s, shortly after the Speyside distillery came back to life under new owners, a 25 Year Old bottled at 43% ABV sat in the core range, filled with spirit made under the previous owners, before it was quietly discontinued