Blackened x Wes Henderson, Glenfiddich 12 12 months outdated Sherry Cask End, & Extra [New Releases]

Blackened x Wes Henderson White Port Wine Cask Completed

Fashion: Completed bourbon
Origin: Kentucky
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 58.1%
Value: $100
Launch: September 2022
Availability: Restricted

Have to know:

Metallica-owned Blackened has introduced the second launch in its Masters of Whiskey Sequence, a 6 12 months outdated Kentucky straight bourbon that was completed in white port wine casks. The sequence pairs Blackened grasp distiller Rob Dietrich with different trade creatives. This launch is a collaboration with not too long ago retired Angel’s Envy co-founder Wes Henderson. The whiskey is non-chill filtered and bottled at cask energy. 

Whisky Advocate says:

That is Wes Henderson’s first post-retirement mission, and, fittingly, it includes port ending. Henderson was among the many first whiskey makers to launch a cask-finished bourbon when he launched Angel’s Envy in 2006 together with his father Lincoln, utilizing port wine barrels. The earlier Masters of Whiskey launch was a madeira cask-finished rye made in collaboration with Willet grasp distiller Drew Kulsveen that scored 92 factors. 

Glenfiddich 12 12 months outdated Sherry Cask End

Fashion: Single malt
Origin: Scotland (Speyside)
Age: 12 12 months outdated
ABV: 43%
Value: $55
Launch: September 2022
Availability: CA and FL

Have to know:

This can be a new tackle the basic Glenfiddich 12 12 months outdated, because it’s completed in amontillado sherry casks (in contrast to the flagship, which is just matured in American and European oak). The brand new whisky is a everlasting addition to Glenfiddich’s core lineup, which additionally consists of the 12 12 months outdated, 14 12 months outdated Bourbon Barrel Reserve, 15 12 months outdated Solera, and 18 12 months outdated Small Batch single malt whiskies.

Whisky Advocate says:

With the addition of this whisky, Glenfiddich re-enters the realm of sherry cask-finished single malts. Whereas loads of distillers mess around with oloroso, fino, and Pedro Ximénez casks, amontillado barrels are much less generally used, as amontillado represents lower than 2% of all sherry produced. Different amontillado cask-finished whiskies out on cabinets embody Kavalan Amontillado Sherry End Cask Power single malt and Damaged Barrel The Cask of Amontillado American whiskey.

Dewar’s 12 12 months outdated

Fashion: Mix
Origin: Scotland
Age: 12 12 months outdated
ABV: 40%
Value: $30
Launch: October 2022
Availability: Nationwide

Have to know:

Dewar’s has relaunched its flagship 12 12 months outdated scotch. For this new bottling, first-fill bourbon casks are used within the double-aging course of, whereas the recipe and the value stay the identical. 

Whisky Advocate says:

Beforehand, Dewar’s 12 12 months outdated was double aged in inert oak vessels that facilitated integration of the elements with out including new flavors from the oak, however now the secondary maturation section has been given a brand new twist. Dewar’s grasp blender Stephanie Macleod come across the concept of introducing double growing older in first-fill bourbon casks whereas growing the Dewar’s 19 12 months outdated Champions Version. The influence has been an augmenting of the vanilla and toffee sweetness of Dewar’s home model, and elevating the creaminess of the mix. 

Redemption Whiskey Sur Lee

Fashion: Straight rye
Origin: Indiana
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 47%
Value: $60
Launch: October 2022
Availability: Restricted

Have to know:

A part of Redemption’s Specialty Sequence, this whiskey was created utilizing methods impressed by the French sur lie winemaking course of, through which wines are aged on the useless yeast particles—lees—that acquire throughout fermentation. Right here, Redemption provides “whiskey lees”—the backset, or acidic liquid that’s strained from the mash after distillation—into the barrels earlier than growing older. The barrels are then periodically rotated throughout maturation, guaranteeing that the whiskey and its “lees” constantly work together. 

Whisky Advocate says:

Redemption says this technique breaks manufacturing norms to create a extra advanced, developed whiskey. Different labels have utilized the backset, albeit in several methods. New Riff, for instance, launched its Backsetter bourbon and rye whiskeys again in 2020. With these expressions, the backset from a distillation of peat-smoked malted barley was included into every new whiskey’s mash. (The rye was particularly celebrated, scoring 93 factors for its deep, advanced flavors in our Fall 2020 Shopping for Information.) 

Bardstown Bourbon Co. Fusion 8

Fashion: Straight bourbon
Origin: Kentucky
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 47.75%
Value: $65
Launch: September 2022
Availability: Restricted

Have to know:

That is the penultimate launch in Bardstown Bourbon Co.’s Fusion Sequence. The whiskey options two high-rye 4 12 months outdated bourbons distilled at Bardstown—its oldest launched whiskey thus far—in addition to a sourced 12 12 months outdated Kentucky bourbon.

Whisky Advocate says:

With its Fusion Sequence, Bardstown goals to showcase the very best of its own-make distillate alongside that of extra mature sourced whiskey. Earlier releases of Fusion have received favor with our panel, with the inaugural iteration coming in at 11^th on our 2019 Prime 2020. The following, and final, Fusion whiskey, Fusion 9, will debut later this fall.

Hirsch The Bivouac

Fashion: Straight bourbon
Origin: Kentucky
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 50%
Value: $55
Launch: October 1, 2022
Availability: Nationally

Have to know:

This new bourbon from Hirsch makes use of a customized mashbill that takes inspiration from A.H. Hirsch 16 12 months outdated reserve. The ultimate whiskey blends collectively two mashbills:

• 95% of the mix comes from bourbon, with a mash of 74% corn, 18% rye, and eight% malted barley that’s been aged for 3 years and 9 months
• 5% of the mix comes from bourbon, with a mash of 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley that’s been aged for at the very least 8 years

The title The Bivouac (pronounced be-voo-ak) means a brief camp and alludes to a manner of journey meant for individuals who wish to immerse themselves in nature.

Whisky Advocate says:

Fall is the proper time to get out into nature and revel in a whiskey. Our Fall 2022 difficulty spotlights quite a lot of New England distilleries excellent for visiting, whereas we’ve got beforehand beneficial the distilling scene in New York’s Hudson Valley. As soon as a extremely celebrated model, Hirsch has made a comeback lately, with whiskies like The Horizon (90 factors) and now The Bivouac.

The Final Drop Signature Mix: Drew Mayville (Launch 28)

Fashion: Mix
Origin: Kentucky
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 60.7%
Value: $4,000
Launch: October 2022
Availability: 1,458 bottles worldwide

Have to know:

In 2021, The Final Drop launched its first Signature Mix; a 50 12 months outdated blended scotch. The second launch is a mix of “classic” bourbon and rye whiskeys created by Sazerac grasp blender Drew Mayville. Mayville joined Buffalo Hint Distillery in 2004, and since then has been reserving minimal quantities of his favourite whiskeys. These whiskeys have been used on this uncut and unfiltered mix. Every bottle is numbered, signed by Mayville, and offered in a inexperienced leather-based case that features a 50 ml bottle of the whiskey.

Whisky Advocate says:

UK-based The Final Drop Distillers was based in 2008 as a curator and purveyor of ultra-aged spirits, generally producing its personal blended creations. The corporate was bought by Buffalo Hint Distillery’s proprietor, Sazerac, in 2016.

New Liberty Bloody Butcher Bitter Mash

Fashion: Straight bourbon
Origin: Pennsylvania
Age: 3 12 months outdated
ABV: 47.5%
Value: $25/200 ml.
Launch: September 2022
Availability: Pennsylvania solely; 350 bottles

Have to know:

A brand new tackle New Liberty’s Bloody Butcher bourbon, this whiskey is just not solely made with native heirloom corn, but in addition with a sourdough starter from native breadbasket Excessive Avenue Philly. The whiskey is comprised of a mash of 70% Bloody Butcher corn, 27% malted rye, and three% malted barley, double pot distilled, and aged for 3 years in 53-gallon barrels. The corn comes from Fort Valley Mill, whereas the barley and rye are from Deer Creek Malthouse, each Pennsylvania-based firms.

Whisky Advocate says:

Bitter mash is a distilling approach through which leftover mash from a earlier batch of whiskey is used to begin the fermentation of a brand new one. For this whiskey, New Liberty allowed spent mash from a earlier batch of Bloody Butcher bourbon to bitter in open barrels earlier than including the sourdough starter. They then left the mash to ferment and produce wild esters. We’d count on that mixture of heirloom grains and the bitter mash course of to provide a fairly distinctive spirit. 

Clonakilty Single Malt

Fashion: Single malt
Origin: Eire
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 46%
Value: $50
Launch: September 2022
Availability: 3,500 bottles

Have to know:

Clonakilty Distillery has launched a brand new Bordeaux purple wine-finished single malt whiskey. This new launch of their Cask End Sequence is a double-distilled single malt completed in cold-toasted purple wine casks from Château La Cardonne within the Médoc.

Whisky Advocate says:

With a historical past of farming the world for 9 generations, the Scully household opened Clonakilty Distillery in southwest Eire on the Wild Atlantic Means in 2019.  They use malted barley from the household farm to provide single pot nonetheless whiskeys of their three copper pot stills, though these have but to be launched. In the meantime, Clonakilty sources single malt, taking cost of the maturation, ending, and bottling of those casks for the vary. Clonakilty has been constructing its presence within the U.S. via an lively program of restricted version beer-finished whiskeys in collaboration with totally different American breweries.

Indri Trini The Three Wooden

Fashion: Single malt
Origin: India
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 46%

Value: $55
Launch: September 2022
Availability: 5,700 bottles

Have to know:

Indri is an Indian whisky distilled at a single malt distillery inbuilt 2012 within the foothills of the Himalayas. It’s distilled from indigenous six-row Indian barley grown organically in Rajasthan. Grasp blender Surrinder Kumar, former Amrut grasp distiller and blender, is the creator of Trini – The Three Wooden from whisky matured in first-fill bourbon, French wine, and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.

Whisky Advocate says:

As distilleries in Scotland and Eire devise methods to satisfy targets for carbon-neutral distilling, this Indian distillery in Indri, Karnal District in Haryana State already will get all its power necessities from renewable sources and doesn’t burn any fossil fuels. Grasp distiller Graeme Bowie oversees manufacturing on the distillery, which is provided with six Indian-made copper pot stills. Bowie was the previous distillery manufacturing supervisor at Angus Dundee Distillers in Scotland and beforehand labored as the primary distillery supervisor at Ardnamurchan Distillery. We reviewed this spectacular single malt Indian whisky forward of launch, awarding it Editor’s Selection, and a rating of 92 factors in our Summer time difficulty’s Shopping for Information.

Pinhook Rye Munny (2022)

Fashion: Straight rye
Origin: Kentucky
Age: Not acknowledged
ABV: 49.5%
Value: $40
Launch: September 2022
Availability: Nationwide

Have to know:

Pinhook releases annual vintages of bourbon and rye, every with a special thoroughbred on its label. This 12 months’s flagship rye has a mashbill of 60% rye, 20% corn, and 20% malted barley. Distilled and aged for two-plus years at Fort & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky, Rye Munny was blended and proofed by Pinhook co-owner and grasp blender Sean Josephs. 

Whisky Advocate says:

Pinhook prides itself on small batch mixing and proofing to create distinctive whiskeys with every launch. This 12 months’s classic rye is known as after Kentucky-bred Rye Munny, a 16-hand mare. Based in 2010, Pinhook initially sourced sourced its whiskeys from MGP. In 2017 it started distilling at Fort & Key and launched its first whiskey from there in 2020.