Hibiki 12 is back in travel retail—not as a universal return
TL;DR Hibiki 12 Years Old has returned as a duty-free travel-exclusive release. That confirms a channel and a new 43% ABV bottling; it does not promise stock
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Wee Smoky Enters RTD Market With Smoky Canned Cocktails
TL;DR Wee Smoky has expanded into the RTD category with six 100ml canned cocktails, pairing its peated Scotch with flavours ranging from Margarita to Espresso Martini. Independent
Glengoyne Mizunara Oak: Pricing the Scarcity of Japanese Wood in Scotch
TL;DR: The release of Glengoyne Mizunara Oak highlights a growing trend: Scotch distilleries leveraging the extreme rarity and high cost of Japanese Mizunara casks to command premium
US Tariffs on Canadian Whisky: What the 50% Levy Means for Collectors
TL;DR: The proposed 50% US tariff on Canadian whisky is poised to drastically disrupt cross-border supply, potentially driving up secondary market valuations for rare Canadian releases already
Found North Batch 012: 16 years is only the start of the record
TL;DR: Found North calls Batch 012 a 16-year-old whisky, but its own release record gives a second useful fact: eleven components ranging from 16 to 22 years.
Kilchoman Family Collection: four ages, two peated styles
TL;DR: Kilchoman’s first Family Collection has four age statements, but its stated make-up divides into one 20ppm Rockside-Barley whisky and three 50ppm Port Ellen-malt whiskies; ‘Family’
Ardbeg Twin Barrel: Turkish origin is not a grape name
TL;DR: Ardbeg Twin Barrel’s United States label record confirms brand and name, while contemporary coverage reports Turkish-wine and bourbon casks; it does not disclose the grape,