2025 is on track to be marked by standout whisky releases to tackle the competition

Look back over the past 12 months to find out what the whisky world has been buzzing about

Early December got into festive spirits with multiple new whisky releases.

Late November 2024 brought interesting new releases to the world whisky stage

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The first couple of weeks of November 2024 offered new whisky releases across the spectrum.

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Late October offered different takes on traditional whisky norms, from marriages to inventive cask finishes and limited editions.

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Two Scottish distilleries from the Isle of Orkney revealed their new identities in October 2024, Highland Park and Scapa

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The weekly whisky quiz by The Whisky Ardvark

With trade season well underway, early October 2024 was expectedly extremely busy with new whisky releases

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Released in early October 2024, Hibiki 40-year-old is the oldest Japanese blended whisky from owner Suntory Global Spirits

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September 2024 was extremely busy with new whisky releases, some of which set new milestones for distilleries.

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On 23 September 2024, in a surprise move, Edrington announced it had agreed to sell its Scotch blended whisky brands to William Grant & Sons

On 17 September 2024, Campari Group completed its purchase of a 14.5% minority in the South African company Capevin Holdings

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September 2024 suspectedly turned out to be the promised month for new whisky releases. Here are some that caught our attention mid-month.

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