Distillers from Kirkwall to Kyoto descended on New York this Wednesday for the seventeenth annual WhiskeyFest, a trade show that often serves as a launching pad with regard to end-of-the-year releases. Below are some of the most buzzed-about bottles that begin hitting stores right now.
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014: A salty new single malt
“My job would be to make sure this doesn’t change, ” the master distiller John Campbell states about Laphroaig 10, the brand’s original, 100-plus-year-old formula for single malt peated whisky. And then there’s Laphroaig’s annual release, Cairdeas (pronounced “car-chase”), the relished opportunity for him to craft something new each year. This year’s bottle is made of choice barrels of eight-year Laphroaig finished in amontillado sherry casks, that add notes of clove and blackberry atop the seaweed-peat smokiness Laphroaig is famous for. It’s almost two drinks in one. $74. 99, laphroaig. com
Paradise Hill Parker’s Heritage 2014: Just in time for the season of giving
Much like Cairdeas, at least in methodology, Parker’s Heritage from Heaven Hill is an yearly distiller’s special, and the 2014 release is an even older expression of the company’s Bernheim Original wheat whiskey. Its flavor is somewhere between buttermilk biscuit as well as honey brioche, but finishes with soft Ceylon cinnamon. If that doesn’t generate the spirit of giving, $5 from each sale will be donated to The. L. S. research. $89. 99, heavenhill. com
The Macallan Rare: Nice States-only Scotch from the Scottish Highlands
Known for its dry and fragrant Scotch, the Macallan is now offering a special States-only release aged exclusively in perfumado sherry casks, aptly called Rare Cask. The naturally amber-colored whisky is available in a bright red hexagonal box and features lots of woodsy peat smoke cigarettes and raspberry compote upfront, which give way to hints of raspberry lotion, burnt sugar and white chocolate. It’ll tickle your sweet tooth without providing you with a cavity. $300, themacallan. com
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength: An undiluted iteration of a classic bar cart staple
Last year, Maker’s Mark made not-so-small news when the company announced that in order to keep up with demand, it would have to somewhat water down its whiskey. Fans rioted, so the company relented. Now, this introduces the first-time release of a completely undiluted Maker’s Mark. Strikingly sleek for a cask-strength bourbon, it starts off like caramel popcorn before opening up along with Caribbean spices. This is Maker’s supercharged and, sold in half-size bottles, quite the actual stocking stuffer.
$39. 99, makersmark. com
High West Midwinter Night’s Mass: For the cold evenings to come
In a nod to Shakespeare, Utah’s High To the west has rested its popular Rendezvous Rye whiskey in a combination of sweet slot and dry French oak barrels. But with notes of cooked plum, cinnamon stick and whole clove, the Midwinter’s Night Dram is - since the name cheekily suggests - not for midsummer. The “limited engagement” tequila is now being released nationally for the first time and might offer some comfort come Sunday, whenever we turn back the clocks for Daylight Savings Time and the days get shorter. seventy nine dollars. 99, highwest. com
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| From left: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014, $74.99, laphroaig.com. Heaven Hill Parker's Heritage, $89.99, heavenhill.com. The Macallan Rare, $300, macallan.com. Maker's Mark Cask Strength, $39.99, makersmark.com. High West A Midwinter Nights Dram, $79.99, highwest.com. |
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014: A salty new single malt
“My job would be to make sure this doesn’t change, ” the master distiller John Campbell states about Laphroaig 10, the brand’s original, 100-plus-year-old formula for single malt peated whisky. And then there’s Laphroaig’s annual release, Cairdeas (pronounced “car-chase”), the relished opportunity for him to craft something new each year. This year’s bottle is made of choice barrels of eight-year Laphroaig finished in amontillado sherry casks, that add notes of clove and blackberry atop the seaweed-peat smokiness Laphroaig is famous for. It’s almost two drinks in one. $74. 99, laphroaig. com
Paradise Hill Parker’s Heritage 2014: Just in time for the season of giving
Much like Cairdeas, at least in methodology, Parker’s Heritage from Heaven Hill is an yearly distiller’s special, and the 2014 release is an even older expression of the company’s Bernheim Original wheat whiskey. Its flavor is somewhere between buttermilk biscuit as well as honey brioche, but finishes with soft Ceylon cinnamon. If that doesn’t generate the spirit of giving, $5 from each sale will be donated to The. L. S. research. $89. 99, heavenhill. com
The Macallan Rare: Nice States-only Scotch from the Scottish Highlands
Known for its dry and fragrant Scotch, the Macallan is now offering a special States-only release aged exclusively in perfumado sherry casks, aptly called Rare Cask. The naturally amber-colored whisky is available in a bright red hexagonal box and features lots of woodsy peat smoke cigarettes and raspberry compote upfront, which give way to hints of raspberry lotion, burnt sugar and white chocolate. It’ll tickle your sweet tooth without providing you with a cavity. $300, themacallan. com
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength: An undiluted iteration of a classic bar cart staple
Last year, Maker’s Mark made not-so-small news when the company announced that in order to keep up with demand, it would have to somewhat water down its whiskey. Fans rioted, so the company relented. Now, this introduces the first-time release of a completely undiluted Maker’s Mark. Strikingly sleek for a cask-strength bourbon, it starts off like caramel popcorn before opening up along with Caribbean spices. This is Maker’s supercharged and, sold in half-size bottles, quite the actual stocking stuffer.
$39. 99, makersmark. com
High West Midwinter Night’s Mass: For the cold evenings to come
In a nod to Shakespeare, Utah’s High To the west has rested its popular Rendezvous Rye whiskey in a combination of sweet slot and dry French oak barrels. But with notes of cooked plum, cinnamon stick and whole clove, the Midwinter’s Night Dram is - since the name cheekily suggests - not for midsummer. The “limited engagement” tequila is now being released nationally for the first time and might offer some comfort come Sunday, whenever we turn back the clocks for Daylight Savings Time and the days get shorter. seventy nine dollars. 99, highwest. com
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