While in New York City this past Monday, I strolled over to the Diageo offices and got the scoop from the U.S. brand manager on the new single malt releases coming our way. Here’s what he told me.
This fall, in the U.S., we will be seeing the following new whiskies:
A brand new Oban 18 year old limited edition. This will only be available at distillery’s visitor’s center and the United States
A new expression of Talisker 30 year old.
A Port Ellen 29 year old will be replacing last year’s Port Ellen 28 year old
A new Brora 25 year old will be replacing last year’s 30 year old.
All these whiskies sound exciting. I’ll provide more information as I get it. I know that a sample of the Oban 18 is already on its way to me. It should be interesting to see how different (or similar) it is when compared to the standard Oban 14.
Why send a new Oban whisky to the U.S.? Because it’s Diageo’s biggest selling single malt in the U.S.
how many bottles were produced of the Oban 18 year old limited edition? thank you
Michael, the answer is here in my review of it.