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Israel’s M&H Distillery is rolling out three new expressions in the U.S.: Elements Peated and Elements Red Wine Cask (both $65), which are widely available, and a single-cask STR-matured single malt ($90) with just 282 bottles. Indiana Age: 3 years old Proof: 52.5% ABV Price: $79 Release: December 2020 Availability: Limited edition; for sale in KY only Distilled at MGP, this rye initially matured in new charred oak and then was finished in proprietary toasted oak barrels. The whiskeys are produced by Kentucky Artisan Distillery, the home of Jefferson’s; in addition to this toasted barrel variant, the lineup includes Very Small Batch, Barrel Strength, and Single Barrel ryes, as well as Roosted Chiquen, a beer barrel-finished rye. December 2020 Availability: 250 bottles; for sale in CO only Made by Buena Vista, Colorado’s Deerhammer Distillery, this whiskey was distilled from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project’s Hop Savant, an IPA fermented with Brettanomyces.

We looked at the 2020 records for 15 leading auction houses, ranking them by the most expensive bottle (excluding cask sales and multi-bottle lots) of whisky they sold this year. This 45 year old peated single malt Irish whiskey from the Old Midleton Distillery, which closed in 1975, set the record for the most expensive Irish whiskey ever sold at auction. Before the Million Dollar Macallan era, this rare Yamazaki was once the most expensive bottle of whisky sold at auction. The first million-dollar whisky sold at an online whisky auction, this rare Macallan was the highlight of The Perfect Collection:

Themed flights of three 1-ounce pours include Land of the Rising Sun ($40 for Toki, Hibiki Harmony, and Yamazaki 12 year old) and Round of 18 ($99 for three 18 year old whiskies including Glenmorangie, Macallan Triple Cask, and Bowmore Manzanilla Cask The Vintners Trilogy). Opened in June 2019, this steakhouse flaunts a high-end whisky list of about five-dozen labels, including several Pappy Van Winkles, Macallans, Highland Parks, and Japanese whiskies including Yamazaki, Hibiki, and Nikka Taketsuru. There’s a special emphasis on WhistlePig rye, featuring the 10, 12, and 15 year olds, the annual Boss Hog special edition, and a bespoke 12 year old blend exclusive to Encore Boston, triple-barrel-aged in madeira, sauternes, and port casks. The tome includes an annotated map of scotch distilleries, many represented by multiple expressions and private cask bottlings, like Duncan Taylor Ladyburn Rarest of the Rare 34 year old vintage 1973 ($155) or Gordon & MacPhail

a whiskey company based in the cherry capital of the world,” says Chris Fredrickson, co-founder and distiller at Traverse City Whiskey Co. in Traverse City. Traverse City American Cherry —$30, regional availability Traverse City Whiskey Co. distiller Chris Fredrickson adds 10 pounds of Montmorency sour cherries, grown in his family Traverse City Premium Cocktail Cherries —$16 Northern Michigan Balaton cherries and their natural juice are boiled with Traverse City straight bourbon before jarring. Old Sugar Madischino Door County Cocktail Cherries —$12, tasting room only Fresh Wisconsin cherries are cured in Old Sugar Distillery’s Cane & Abe Small Barrel rum before being cooked and jarred with a blend of sugars and spices.