Douglas Laing & Co, the family Scotch Whisky company have released a limited edition of 2718 bottles of their Timorous Beastie 21 Years Old – a Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky with a big Sherry influence. Chris Leggat, Commercial Director at Douglas Laing & Co, said: “Hot on the heels of Timorous Beastie 40 Years Old, we’re […]
Bowmore Islay Single Malt Whisky have launched the final edition of their sought after “Black Bowmore 1964” series. Only 159 bottles have been distilled and only 10 of these bottles will be available at travel retail stores! If you’re lucky enough to get the chance to buy one, then make sure you snap it up! […]
Tiger Air airlines have started to sell the fabulous dark rum Wild Tiger Special Reserve onboard, in fact, they have been doing this since July this year. To celebrate this collaboration, they had a celebratory event at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 which was attended by 300 Tiger Air staff members (they don’t mention how many […]
Panama duty free retailer Motta Internacional have opened a new (and largest) Diageo store at Quito Airport in Ecuador. The store occupies 387sq ft of space and will be selling fantastic liquors such as Johnnie Walker, Buchanan’s, Old Parr and Zacapa. Diageo Global Travel Americas Commercial director Marcos Bibas said: “As the largest Diageo exclusive […]
After a successful trial in Brussels Airport, Scotch single malt brewer Tomatin are set to roll out their travel retail range in other European airports. IDF-Belgium Purchasing Manager Hans Darmont said: “We are delighted with the sales since the launch of the range in Brussels Airport. In only a short space of time, Tomatin have […]
I’m not sure what this advert has to do with vodka, but what the heck, it makes me want to buy a bottle of the stuff! As with most adverts for liquor, it’s a load of old nonsense, but give it a watch and let us know what you think in the comments below (keep […]
Metaxa have announced that South African explorer Mike Horn is to be Ambassador for their brandy – 12 stars. The Mike Horn campaign is featured at Athens Airport and the repackaged Metaxa 12 Stars is available at most international European airports, through Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail. House of Metaxa managing director Stephanie Ancel said: “When […]
Russian Standard Vodka are set to release the limited edition bottle of Pavlovo Posad which is the 4th in their series which celebrates Russian craft. Pavlovo Posad is a town in Russia just outside of Moscow which is famous for it’s design of traditional Russian shawls. The vodka is set to be sold at duty […]
Heinemann Duty Free shops have gained access to an exclusive Family Reserve Bordeaux wine from Maison Sichel. The wine is aged in oak barrels for a whole year, and is available to buy exclusively from Heinemann’s at key airports globally €69 a bottle (75cl). Maison Sichel MD Allan Sichell said: “We have chosen to offer […]
They say that Tequila doesn’t give you a hangover – I beg to differ having woken up after a night has got messy when someone breaks out the drink, salt and lemons! La Martiniquaise has announced a new Tequila to their range – Tiscaz Gold. The drink is to be priced at €14/US$16 for a […]
This month sees the exclusive launch of Martell Cordon Bleu Extra with DFS at Singapore Changi Airport. This is no ordinary launch though, it also has a dedicated pop-up store in Terminal One at the airport which opened on 1st September and will run for 6 weeks (so get there quick as it is about […]
Patagonia have released a new, 5.5% pale ale say that because their beer is made with Kernza, it is therefore much better for the planet due to the special grain have properties that help regenerate the soil and air. The founder of California based company Patagonia Yvon Chouinard says “It’s hard to get people fired […]
After reviewing all these new whiskeys recently it only seems right that I should drink some of them this weekend (a perk of the job!). The great thing about whiskey is that you can drink it some many different ways – straight, on the rocks, with soda, with coke, with water – or my favorite, […]
Only 3,500 of the limited edition Three Ships 15 year old Pinotage Cask whiskey will be made available, so act now if you want a bottle. Here’s what master distiller Andy Watts has to say about their new whiskey: “Whisky finishes are nothing new, but never before has a Pinotage cask ever been used. The […]
A new whiskey which uses a process called ‘hard firing’ has been released by Pernod Ricard Travel Retail. Ballantine’s Hard Fired has a distinct vanilla, smoky, spicy taste. You can only buy this edition in Heinemann’s Duty Free stores for six months, but after that embargo has been lifted – it will be available worldwide. […]
This month sees another release of a festive, limited edition spirit – this time it’s the turn of Pernod Ricard Pacific Travel Retail and their striking multi-faceted blue bottle for the premium Absolut Original vodka. The bottle is semi-translucent and due to the impressive looking facets on the bottle, it catches the light beautifully and […]
A new vodka released by Bellion Vodka has the claim that seems almost too good to be true – that it is easier on your liver than other brands. The key to this claim is the ‘NTX Technology’ that the brand says “significantly reduces the damage to your DNA and your liver” – I’ll drink […]
Back in August, Copperworks sold out of it’s first ever single malt whiskey. It had only been released three weeks earlier. To say that it had been a popular release would be somewhat of an understatement! But, shhhhhhh…the distillery has just released another batch of the fantastic tipple, but hurry up as they’ve ‘only’ make […]
