The Coleraine Distillery, founded around 1820 in County Derry, Northern Ireland, originally converted from a mill near the River Bann. In1 954 it added a Coffey (column ) still to produce grain spirit alongside its malt output. During the 1960s the...
The Constellation X 1990 30 Year Old Jacob & Co. x Alec Monopoly Blended Scotch Whisky is a bold intersection of high art, luxury, and rare whisky craftsmanship. This highly limited release represents a ground breaking collaboration between renowned luxury...
Scotland’s whisky heritage is rich and storied, with hundreds of distilleries having come and gone over the centuries. Among these, closed or silent distilleries hold a special fascination for collectors, historians, and whisky enthusiasts alike. These distilleries, no longer in...
The Balvenie 30 Year Old Rare Marriages is a remarkable expression from one of Scotland’s most revered distilleries. The Balvenie Distillery, located in Dufftown, Speyside, was founded in 1892 by William Grant. It is one of the few remaining distilleries...
The Glenlivet Distillery, founded in 1824 by George Smith in the remote Livet Valley of Speyside, Scotland, is one of the most iconic names in single malt Scotch whisky. It was the first legal distillery in the region after the...
The origin story of Irish whiskey is arguably somewhat of an unknown as it has been discussed and debated time and time again. One of the stories is that Saint Patrick himself was the one the bestow the fine liquor...
The world of Irish whiskey is and has been reigned over by none other than good ol’ Jameson for quite some time now. However, the story of their beginnings is an interesting one that might just leave you thinking ‘hmm...who'd have...
Single malt whisky is typically held to a higher standard in the whisky world. Even if you don’t really know anything about whisky, you might find yourself with the same opinion purely because that’s become the general consensus. However, you...
Its not often we write about the bottles that arrive daily at Old & Rare but this is something very special. Distilled in 1965 and laid to rest in a Oloroso Sherry Cask before being bottled 52 long years Later. One...
