The Balvenie 50 Year Old

Bottling Malt Master David Stewart's storied career

At a dinner celebrating the 50-year career of The Balvenie‘s Malt Master David Stewart, highlights of the night included the opportunity to taste the company’s most recent bottling of their extremely rare 50 year old whiskey. Cased in hand-blown glass and housed in an astonishing hand-crafted wood box made by Sam Chinnery, the single malt Scotch whiskey inside was distilled in 1962 and matured in …

Widow Jane Whiskey

Kentucky bourbon from a Brooklyn distillery

In addressing the challenge of producing a Kentucky bourbon whiskey in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood, Cacao Prieto distillery looked to the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, NY. Heavy in minerals and naturally filtered through limestone, the water makes an uncanny pair with the aged spirit. The mine also provided a bit of legacy for the fledgling distillery, as it is notable for supplying stone in …

Dewar’s + Freemans Sporting Club

A limited-edition waxed canvas bag for spirited travel

Designed as a special collaboration between NYC’s influential menswear maker Freemans Sporting Club and Dewar’s whisky, the limited-edition Travel Roll is what the brand is calling a “modern take on the vintage utility roll used by Tommy Dewar to carry his father’s whisky around the world.” Made in NYC, the heavy-duty, 18-ounce, waxed canvas bag features straps made from from hand-cut English bridle leather and …