Distiller Pro Previews - December 2023 - Upcoming releases from Lagavulin, Stranahan's, Bruichladdich and More!

This upcoming release from Lagavulin is another collaboration between American actor Nick Offerman. Here, Caribbean rum casks are used to finish the 11 year-old Islay single malt. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This upcoming release from Stranahan's is from its Diamond Peak limited edition series which features a creative cask. Here, the brand uses Caribbean rum casks to finish its American single malt. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This upcoming release from Bruichladdich's Port Charlotte portfolio features barley grown exclusively on Islay in its production. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This upcoming release from Highland Park is the fifth cask strength single malt bottling. Since 2020, it's a permanent core expression for the brand with each release containing slight variations in production from one another. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This 2024 release from Ardbeg is matured in port wine casks and then married with bourbon cask matured Ardbeg— a first for the distillery! Released in celebration of Ardbeg Day 2024 which is held on the last day of Islay's Festival of Music and Malt (Fèis Ìle), this year theme is "Dark Circus." Available globally with the US getting its allotment beginning May 1, 2024. (SRP $129.99)

This is the fourth and final release in the Extinct Blends Quartet a series which pays homage to Scotch whisky from the past. In addition to grain whiskies, malt whiskies from Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Glen Elgin and Pulteney are used in this peated blend. It is bottled at 50% ABV (700 ml bottle), limited to 5,532 bottles released worldwide as of April 5, 2024. (SRP $375)

This upcoming release from Balcones features a Texas single malt finished in Vino de Color casks — an historic, forgotten style of sherry. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This upcoming 14 year bourbon is the third release in the brand's Fourteener series which highlights Colorado's 14ers — mountain peaks with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. Here, Mount Sneffels is the peak honored by the brand. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This is the first bourbon batch release from Booker's for 2024. Named after the small town in central Kentucky where Booker Noe was born and raised, the Springfield Batch was comprised of bourbon made on five different production dates and stored in four different warehouses. Aged for 7 years, 7 months, and 8 days, this was bottled at 124.5 proof (62.25% ABV). Available nationwide beginning April 2024. (SRP $89.99)

Launching spring 2024, Lux Row Distillers has introduced Rebel 100 6 Year to its portfolio. Like other Rebel Bourbon releases, this is made with a wheated bourbon mash bill recipe created in 1849. Bottled at 50% ABV after 6 years of aging, availability begins in late March 2024 nationwide. (SRP $59.99)

This upcoming release from the brand's Cask Finish Series features Mizunara oak. This bottling is blend of straight bourbons from Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

This upcoming release from Whistlepig features a wheat whiskey finished in Solo Stove toasted barrels. Note: Further details including price, ABV, and launch date still to come on this pending release.

Released as a one-time limited edition, Crown Royal Blackberry is made with a selection of Crown Royal whiskies and infused with the flavor of fresh blackberries. Suggested cocktails include a Royal Blackberry Lemonade and a Blackberry Bramble. Available nationwide beginning March 2024. (SRP $26.99)