OPOSSUM BREAKS INTO FLORIDA LIQUOR STORE

A marsupial involved in a liquor heist? Incredible but true! It was an unusual day just after Thanksgiving. An opossum who lost its trail and landed at a liquor store in Florida was discovered drunk on bourbon whiskey by the store employee on Nov. 24, 2017. Lying sloshed next to an empty and broken bourbon bottle, the opossum seemed pale, disoriented, and salivating.

This amusing incident also highlights the popularity of this American spirit from Kentucky. Its dry, nutty, and spicy flavour profile along with the elegant smoothness surely seems to have a fan in not just the whiskey connoisseurs but also an animal.

The liquor store owner Cash Moore was bemused and said he never had an opossum breaking in before. He further added, “She came in from the outside and was up in the rafters, and when she came through she knocked a bottle of liquor off the shelf. When she got down on the floor she drank the whole damn bottle. But it just goes to show that even the animals are impressed with Cash’s.”

The opossum who was safely rescued was sobered up at a wildlife rescue center. Michelle Pettis, a technician at the wildlife refuge said, “The opossum was brought in by a Fort Walton Beach police officer on Nov. 24. A worker there found the opossum up on a shelf next to a cracked open bottle of liquor with nothing in it. She definitely wasn’t fully acting normal.”

The opossum didn’t have a hangover, was provided with medical treatment and loaded with fluids to eliminate the alcohol toxins from her system.

The unique creature recovered well in a few days and was released unharmed back into the wild landscape-- just goes to show that the good old American bourbon whiskey club has people and possum cheering alike.

Whisky News source date:

Monday, January 8, 2018

Islay’s Brand-New Distillery is Selling Casks

Ardnahoe, Islay’s newest distillery is fast becoming a hotspot for whisky investors and private cask owners. The reason? The almost-completed whisky producing address in the scenic Scottish island has released a limited number of casks for sale through their official website.

Bladnoch Launches New Luxury Whisky

Bladnoch began making whisky in 1817, and this was nearly seven years before production was legal in Scotland. However, in 2009, production was at a standstill and in 2015 David Prior an entrepreneur from Australia purchased the distillery, revived production and relaunched a new range of whiskies to celebrate Bladnoch’s rebirth. The new Bladnoch Bicentennial Release, a 29-year old expression celebrates the Lowland distillery’s history. In a statement Prior said, “In the last three years, we have significantly invested in Bladnoch to revive whisky production, as we strive to give Scotland’s most southerly distillery back its true title as the ‘Queen of the Lowlands.’”

Pernod Ricard Launches Bourbon Finished Cognac

Pernod Ricard unveiled a new House of Martell spirit comprising VSOP cognac, the first ever spirit to be matured in French oak casks, and finished in Kentucky Bourbon casks. The Martell Blue Swift made its debut in London at the inaugural Cognac Show, reinventing the cognac after centuries.