On the eve of Whisky & Dreams Staward Distillery unveiled a limited release, distillery exclusive Cognac Cask finished whisky. A first for the distillery, the 252 bottles that stem form this release were finished in four 50l Cognac casks after 3 year maturation. Starward has decided not to sell the release during Whisky & Dreams which they host over the weekend in order to avoid the dram being sold out during the event. It clocks in at a pleasent 48% Alc/Vol and will still be

Sullivans cove today unveiled their only second Cask Strength American Oak in a number of years. To be precise, it is the first that was made available via online distribution. Hot on the heels of their recent cellar0 door only TD0136, the TD0137 appears to be from a sister cask, clocking in at the same age (11 years) and ABV of 69.1. For those lucky enough to snatch both, it will be interesting to compare the two in order to determine a favourite. With only 172 bottles in ci

It was announced today that the 2018 Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship will be held on 28 July in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. The event is different to most other whisky shows in Australia as it is a blind-tasting competition rather than a typical fair with stalls. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society acts as main sponsor of the championship where entrants will have 30 minutes to assess eight whiskies and identify them, based on a summary sheet that will be available to t

Last weekend the highly anticipated biennial DramFest at Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena kicked off the Whisky-event season in the Australian/New Zealand region. DramFan had their spies attending the event who provided this report: This year’s event aimed high with over 57 stalls and an illustrious line-up of international visiting experts. Organised by NZ’s major liquor distributor ‘Whisky Galore’, Dramfest attracted up to 2000 attendees over 3 days. Whisky Galore aimed high