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Johnnie Walker releases a limited-edition Black Label bottle designed by Sabrina Carpenter

Whisky Johnnie Walker Black Label 0.7l

Johnnie Walker is extending its multi-year partnership with artist Sabrina Carpenter through a limited-edition Black Label bottle, launched on September 8 in Great Britain. The design draws on her album “Man’s Best Friend”: a light-blue colourway dubbed “Sabrina blue” and dog-paw motifs surrounding the classic label.

The whisky inside remains the same 40% ABV blended Scotch, offered in 70 cl and 75 cl formats, and the price is in line with the regular Black Label bottle. After Great Britain, the edition is set to reach Mexico, India and selected markets in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The collaboration, announced in August 2026, was timed with the final leg of the “Short n’ Sweet” tour and also introduced a signature serve, the Go Go Highball. For Diageo, which sells over 22 million cases of Johnnie Walker a year, the move targets a younger audience without changing the liquid.

The classic version is available in the shop: Johnnie Walker Black Label 0.7 l at Mister Tabaco.

Source: The Whiskey Wash

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Pappy Van Winkle 2026: the annual collection returns with six whiskeys aged 10 to 23 years

The Van Winkle family announced on September 11 the 2026 edition of its annual collection, produced at the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky. As usual, the range comprises six expressions: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old ($169.99), Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old ($199.99), Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 Year Old ($299.99), 20 Year Old ($399.99) and 23 Year Old ($499.99), plus the Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year Old ($299.99).

The barrels are selected by master distiller Harlen Wheatley together with the family, and the bottles reach US shops, bars and restaurants through Sazerac’s distribution network. The prices above are the suggested ones — on the secondary market these whiskeys usually trade at several times that.

Preston Van Winkle, a fourth-generation family member, summed up the house philosophy: there are “no shortcuts” when whiskey has aged this long.

Even though Van Winkle bottles are nearly impossible to find outside the US, the bourbon and whisky selection at Mister Tabaco covers many other classic Kentucky houses.

Source: The Whiskey Wash

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SMWS Launches Whisky Equinox: Two 35cl Single Malts to Open the Whisky Season

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) released two 35cl bottles on September 10 to mark Whisky Equinox, an initiative through which the Edinburgh-based society wants to turn the autumn equinox — September 23 at 01:06 — into the official start of the “whisky season”.

The two expressions carry the playful names typical of SMWS: “Riesling Spritz in the Sun”, a 12-year-old Speyside, and “Spice It Up After Dark”, an 11-year-old Highland. Each half-bottle costs £39 (around $52), and the pair £75. The novelty is that both can also be bought by people who are not members of the society, something rarely seen at SMWS, which usually reserves its bottlings for members.

The launch will be celebrated on September 23 at the Members’ Room on Queen Street, Edinburgh, with a guided tasting, and a second session takes place on October 15. By the end of the year, SMWS promises around 100 limited editions, with an emphasis on peated and sherry-cask whiskies.

Discover the single malt whisky selection available at Mister Tabaco in the Alcohol category.

Source: The Whiskey Wash

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Heaven Hill releases the 20th Parker’s Heritage, a 14-year-old barrel-proof bourbon

American distillery Heaven Hill has announced the 20th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, one of the most closely watched limited series in bourbon. The new release is a 14-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon drawn from only 100 barrels.

The whiskey uses the distillery’s traditional recipe — 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley — and was distilled between October 2011 and January 2012, then matured across four different rickhouses on different floors, a practice meant to add complexity to the final marriage. It is bottled at barrel proof, 59% ABV, and left non-chill filtered.

The technical feature highlighted here is the use of rye backset, a portion of the liquid left after distillation that is reintroduced into the next fermentation for consistency and added spice — a method championed throughout his career by master distiller Parker Beam. The suggested retail price is 199.99 dollars for a 750 ml bottle, and part of the proceeds goes to the American ALS Association in Parker Beam’s memory.

Heaven Hill is not in our catalogue, but you can see the spirits selection at Mister Tabaco.

Source: The Whisky Wire

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GlenDronach turns 200 and launches Boynsmill House Edition, a 14-year-old with a claret twist

Scottish distillery The GlenDronach, founded in 1826 by James Allardice, is marking its bicentenary with a 14-year-old single malt called the Boynsmill House Edition — named after the house on the estate where production began.

The whisky keeps the distillery’s signature approach, maturation in oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, but adds spirit aged in claret barrels, the red wine casks from Bordeaux, for a richer character. The profile described by the producer leans towards ripe malt, toffee, bramble and raisin, with stone fruit accents and a velvety finish.

The edition is bottled at 46.8% ABV in 700 ml bottles and reached the market on 1 September 2026, with a recommended price of around 90 pounds in the UK and 124.99 dollars in the United States.

Explore the whisky and spirits selection available at Mister Tabaco in the Alcohol category.

Source: The Whiskey Wash

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The Balvenie releases the world’s oldest single malt: 88 years in cask

Whisky The Balvenie 18 Y.O. Pedro Ximénez Cask 0,7l

Scottish distillery The Balvenie has unveiled a single malt distilled on 5 March 1931 and matured for 88 years — the oldest malt whisky ever bottled. The previous record belonged to an 85-year-old Glenlivet released by Gordon & MacPhail in 2025.

The spirit rested in a European oak sherry butt numbered 239, sourced from Jerez, inside the distillery’s Speyside warehouses. Maturation was halted in 2019 and the whisky was bottled at 43.2% ABV, yielding only 17 bottles. Malt master Kelsey McKechnie explained that the decision to bottle came down to the liquid’s balance and flavour rather than its age alone.

No public price has been announced; the bottles are offered directly to collectors, with UK enquiries handled through Harrods. The release opens The Balvenie 1931 Collection, rounded out by two far more accessible limited editions: a 12-year-old at 47.5% and a 15-year-old at 47.8%.

Balvenie is part of the whisky selection available at Mister Tabaco — see Balvenie The Creation of a Classic.

Source: The Spirits Business

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The Dalmore Revives the Distillery Select Series With a 14-Year-Old Marsala Finish

Whisky Dalmore Quintet 0.7L

Scottish distillery The Dalmore has unveiled the 2026 edition of its Distillery Select series, a 14-year-old Highland single malt. The whisky was first matured in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, then finished for one year and nine months in semisecco Marsala wine casks, which the distillery says bring a “golden, honeyed warmth”.

The flavour profile includes candied citrus, honeyed fruit, roasted nuts and a gently spiced finish. It is bottled at 53.7% alcohol, at natural colour and without chill filtration. Only 1,110 bottles are available, on sale from August 31, 2026, at around 350 pounds sterling.

At Mister Tabaco you can already find The Dalmore range, including Dalmore Quintet.

Source: The Spirits Business

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World Whisky Masters 2026: Indian Distilleries Shine, a Scotch Claims the Top Title

The World Whisky Masters 2026 competition, run by The Spirits Business, published its results in August following blind tastings held in London by panels of bartenders, buyers, journalists and educators. India stood out in the single malt category, earning one Master medal and eleven Gold medals; the top honor went to Godawan Single Malt Rich and Rounded, part of Diageo’s portfolio, while South Seas Distilleries collected five Gold medals for its Crazy Cock range.

Meanwhile, at the Scotch Whisky Masters 2026, nine blended Scotch whiskies received Master medals, the competition’s highest award. In the day’s final round, every Master-medal whisky went head-to-head for the World Whisky Taste Master title. The results point to a growing trend: distilleries outside Scotland, particularly in India, are steadily gaining ground in prestigious global whisky competitions.

Browse the whisky and spirits selection available at Mister Tabaco.

Source: The Spirits Business

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Jack Daniel’s Debuts American Single Malt Whiskey Nationwide

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s announced on August 25, 2026, the nationwide U.S. release of its American Single Malt Whiskey — a limited expression previously available only in international duty-free stores. The launch follows the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s recognition of “American Single Malt” as an official whiskey category, the first new one in more than 50 years.

The whiskey is made from a 100% malted barley mash bill, ground, fermented and distilled in Lynchburg, Tennessee, then charcoal mellowed using the Lincoln County Process, aged in new charred American oak barrels, and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. The 1-liter bottle, bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV), reaches shelves nationwide this fall in limited quantities, at a suggested retail price of $74.99.

Jack Daniel’s is also available at Mister Tabaco — browse the spirits selection.

Source: Breaking Bourbon

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Glenfiddich Releases a Single Cask Edition for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Glenfiddich 18 Y.O.

Glenfiddich has unveiled a new limited release marking its partnership with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the event that brings together military bands from around the world each year, now in its 76th edition. The whisky is a 14-year-old single malt, bottled straight from the cask at natural strength — 61% ABV — drawn from a single first-fill bourbon cask personally selected by Malt Master Brian Kinsman.

Only 230 bottles were produced, available exclusively through Royal Mile Whiskies from August 2026, with a recommended retail price of £120. Tasting notes point to vanilla, caramel and toasted oak spice, balanced by orchard fruit — pear and baked apple — over a base of honeyed malt and toffee.

The edition celebrates both Glenfiddich’s 135-plus years of whisky-making and the Tattoo’s role as an ambassador of Scottish heritage. Glenfiddich’s whisky range is also available at Mister Tabaco.

Source: The Whiskey Wash