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Buchanan’s Coconut is a new coconut and citrus flavoured Scotch spirit drink from Diageo’s Buchanan’s brand, now a permanent addition to the range. It takes the caramel and vanilla character of Buchanan’s blended Scotch and layers on coconut and citrus, landing at 35% ABV (70 proof) in a 750mL bottle. The suggested price is US$29.99,…

On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc did not spend his Monza warm-up in a simulator. He spent it across a board from Hikaru Nakamura, one of the sharpest minds in world chess. The two met on 1 September 2026 at the Chivas Regal Arena of Mastery, a live one-off staged in…

The Borders Distillery David King has joined the Hawick distillery as senior strategic advisor, just weeks before it releases its first single malt Scotch whisky. King brings more than 30 years in premium spirits, with senior roles at Edrington, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Anchor Brewers & Distillers and Gordon & MacPhail. He joins to support…

The Oak Masters’ Series has spent the last two years travelling the world for rare wood, from American white oak to Japanese mizunara. For its latest release, Glengoyne looked about five miles up the road. Glengoyne Scottish Oak is a 17-year-old Highland single malt matured first in a combination of refill bourbon and refill sherry…

Benromach’s core range has always leaned on two cask types at once. The 10, 15 and 21 Years Old each marry first-fill Sherry with first-fill bourbon. The new Benromach 12 Years Old does something the permanent range has not done before: it is matured exclusively in first-fill Sherry casks. It launches on 3 September 2026 at £45,…

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 is here, and for the first time the release arrives with a jacket. Not a branded merch piece thrown onto a webshop, but a full collaboration with Alpha Industries. The jacket is built on Alpha’s N-1 deck-jacket silhouette with cotton construction and a garment-washed finish, priced at $250 and available…

The Murray McDavid Islay Exclusive Release is a six-bottle collection of Islay single malts, launched to mark the independent bottler’s 32nd anniversary. It spans two of the company’s ranges: the core Benchmark tier (a 5-year-old Bunnahabhain Mòine, an 11-year-old Caol Ila and a 14-year-old Leapfrog) and the prestige Mission Gold tier (a 17-year-old Ardbeg, an…

Rosemaund Farm has released The Director’s Cut, its third 10-year-old English single malt and the first bottling you can buy outright rather than win in a ballot. It is limited to 3,000 individually numbered bottles at 47% ABV, priced at £126 for 70cl, and went on sale on 1 September 2026 through rosemaund.com and selected…

Sagamore Bottled in Bond Rye is a new national release from the Baltimore distillery, rolling out across the US from 1 September 2026. Officially named Sagamore Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey, it was distilled at Sagamore’s own Baltimore distillery in spring 2018, aged eight years, and bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV) to the…

A 23-year-old bourbon in a small batch blend is rare. Four Roses has put one at the heart of its 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch, and it lands on 10 October. This is the 19th edition of the distillery’s most-watched annual release, bottled at barrel strength and non-chill filtered at 109.2 proof, which works out…