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Jameson Irish Whiskey is preparing for the arrival of the 2026 National Football League [NFL] season with an offer to pick up $5 million worth of fans’ bar bills during the season. Jameson Irish Whiskey – the official spirits sponsor of the NFL – kicks off the promotion, dubbed “America’s Biggest Round,” this week.

To try and get a bar bill paid by Jameson, fans...

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released a 25 Year Old single malt whisky as the third and final installment in their Vintage_Y2K series. Each single malt whisky in the Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K series were distilled using the distillery’s 51-year-old still, which was retired in 2001.

Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K 25 Years Old was finished in Spanish Tempranillo red wine casks,...

Woodford Reserve is conducting experiments and has created Super Seasoned Oak – a bourbon aged in barrels made from staves exposed to open air for five to seven years – as the 22nd installment in their Master’s Collection.

Woodford Reserve 2026 Master Collection Super Seasoned Oak began life in specialized barrels made from staves exposed to the open air for fiv...

Highland-based Arbikie Distillery has released The Signature – their ‘first-ever’ field-to-bottle single malt whisky.

Arbikie The Signature contains Odyssey barley grown on the Arbikie Estate, was bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, banana bread and peach.

Only 1000 bottles of Arbikie The Signature are bein...

Highland-based Loch Lomond has released a 31-year-old single malt as the third whisky in their Waypoint series which emphasizes Loch Lomond’s setting in Scotland.

Loch Lomond 31 Years Old was matured in a trio of ex-bourbon casks before being finished for a year in Tawny Port pipes, bottled at 44.1% alcohol by volume [88.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of ...