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New Whisky Releases March 2025
- Miona Madsen
- Apr 1
- 9 min read
Updated: Apr 7
In an eventful month, new whisky releases continued to arrive in March 2025. From some of the oldest whisky releases from distilleries to category and producer firsts, March was also a turbulent month for the entire whisky industry.
The month was marked by uncertainty caused by Trump's expected tariffs and retaliation from other countries, which are expected to cause turmoil not only in the US but also affect whisky producers and consumers worldwide.
In the US, Diageo announced the temporary closure of its Lebanon Distillery in Kentucky. Furthermore, the company announced it will no longer bring new brands to its incubator program, Distill Ventures. For Green River Distilling, the looming tariffs resulted in the company's announcement of downsizing a quarter of its workforce in Owensboro, Kentucky.
In Ireland, Irish Distillers announced the temporary closure of its Midleton Distillery in Cork, home to Jameson and Redbreast whiskeys, from April to the summer of 2025. Walsh Whiskey also hit a snag in March when the plans for its distillery in Dunleckney, Ireland, were rejected.
On a more positive note, the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association (JSLMA) announced its plans to register Japanese whisky with geographical indication. Currently, the association's guidelines are only expected to be adhered to by its members. The GI status would establish rules for all whiskies made in Japan.
In India, the Indian Malt Whisky Association (IMWA) was officially launched on 20 March 2025. The association, founded by four of India's largest whisky producers, aims to ensure the authenticity of Indian single malts and blended malts.
For new whisky bottlings released and announced in March 2025, keep reading.
Glen Grant The Splendours Collection 65-year-old
Glen Grant distillery unveiled the first edition of its new The Splendour Collection in early March 2025. The series is dedicated to the oldest single malts from Glen Grant and is inspired by the distillery’s Garden of Splendours.
The inaugural release pays homage to the Himalayan blue poppy, ‘one of the rarest flowers on earth, ’ which inspired the 151 handcrafted decanters. The whisky was distilled in 1958 and aged 65 years in a single French oak butt. The limited edition release will be available in selected markets with an RSP of US$50,000 (£38,600).
Images by Glen Grant
Glenrothes The 51
Marking the oldest expression from the Glenrothes distillery, The 51 is officially launched on 2 April. The 51-year-old single malt is encased in a Jesmonite column that must be smashed to access the bottle. Inspired by the orchid, the brand states that the whisky within the packaging is available ‘exclusively for those who dare to discover.’ After breaking the vessel, people can send the fragments back to the distillery to be reassembled into a vase by a Kintsugi artist using precious metals.
The single malt is crafted from two casks, resulting in a limited edition of just 100 bottles. Retailing at £37,000 ($46,500), The 51 will be available through select whisky specialists, including Sotheby’s, boutique whisky shops, and luxury retailers like Harrods.
Image by Glenrothes
Glenmorangie Lasanta 15-year-old
Following a series of age-statement changes, including updating The Original from 10 to 12 years old, Glenmorangie announced the reimagined Lasanta 15-year-old. The Bourbon and Sherry cask-aged expression has been part of the distillery's range since the 1990s, first released without an age statement. In 2010, the expression was upgraded to a 12-year-old.
Available from April 2025 as a 15-year-old, Lasanta is bottled at 43% ABV and retails for £54 (US$69).
Image by Glenmorangie
Ardbeg Smoketrails Napa Valley Edition
The third edition in Ardbeg's travel retail exclusive series, Smoketrails, is aged in Bourbon barrels and Cabernet Sauvignon red wine casks from California’s Napa Valley - a first for the Islay-based distillery. The release follows previous editions partially matured in Manzanilla sherry and Côte Rôtie wine casks.
The newest limited Napa Valley Edition is offered at 46% ABV and retails for £67 (US$87).
Image by Ardbeg
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby
Following its pilot market launch in Mexico City, Mexico; Sydney, Australia; and San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as its global travel retail debut in 2024, the Johnnie Walker Black Ruby is set to join the brand's core range from March 2025. The new blend is described as a 'sweeter' take on Black Label and will be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks and months.
The new blend includes whiskies aged in ex-Bourbon, first-fill red wine casks, and two types of sherry-seasoned barrels, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez. At the heart of the blend lies malt whisky from Roseisle, with other whiskies including Clynelish, Glenkinchie, Cardhu, Cameronbridge, and Caol Ila, the latter of which contributes to the whisky’s lightly smoky character.
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby is offered at 40% ABV and has a suggested retail price of £35 (US$45).
Image by Johnnie Walker
Kavalan 15-year-old
Released exactly 19 years after the first spirit ran through the distillery's stills on 11 March 2006, the Kavalan 15-year-old is the first age statement expression by the Taiwanese distillery. The single malt was released as part of Kavalan's Time Exploration series and aged in four types of casks: ex-Bourbon, Oloroso sherry, Ruby Port, and puncheon.
Limited to 30,000 bottles worldwide and bottled at 43% ABV, the 15-year-old is available exclusively in Taiwan.
Image by Kavalan
Filliers Family Reserve 29-year-old
Belgian family-owned distillery Filliers has unveiled its first edition in a new Family Reserve series. The inaugural single grain whisky, distilled in 1995 and aged 29 years, celebrated the birth year of Benoit Filliers, a sixth-generation master distiller.
The whisky was matured in a single American white oak cask, No. 5953, and bottled in June 2024 at 44.2% ABV. Officially launched on 27 March on the distillery's website, the whisky is limited to 286 bottles worldwide and has a suggested retail price of €249.99 (US$274/£213).
Image by Filliers
Woven Experience No.22
In late March, the independent bottler Woven unveiled the world's first 100% English whisky blend. Called Experience N.22 Pastures New, the blend features whiskies from six English distilleries: Cotswolds, White Peak, Cooper King, Copper Rivet, Fielden, and Adnams.
The whisky will be available directly from the whisky maker's website for £55 (US$71) as well as at Gladwin Brothers restaurants across the south of England.
Image by Woven
Tobermory 27-year-old Hebridean Series
The final expression in Tobermory's Hebridean Series, a 27-year-old, was released to the public in mid-March 2025. The limited edition concludes the collection with previous releases, including 23-, 24-, 25-, and 26-year-old single malts.
The fifth and last expression in the series is limited to 2,857 bottles worldwide and pays tribute to the island's 13th-century Duart Castle. The single malt was initially aged in Bourbon casks and finished 12 years in sherry casks from González Byass. The 27-year-old expression is offered at 53.1% ABV and retails for £395 (US$512).
Image by Tobermory
Chivas Regal 18-year-old Pauillac Finish
Released as part of Chivas Regal's Ultimate Cask Collection, the newest 18-year-old blend was finished in French Pauillac wine casks. The global travel retail exclusive release is bottled at 48% ABV and will be available worldwide from March 2025 at varying prices.
Image by Chivas Regal
Chichibu On The Way 2024
Launched in the UK by Chichibu's importer Speciality Brands in late March 2025, On The Way 2024 is the distillery's fourth edition in the series. The single malt is made with 100% floor-malted barley and aged between nine and 15 years. The whiskies have been matured in various casks, including ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, Mizunara Japanese oak, ex-wine, and chibidaru quarter casks.
Limited to 12,000 bottles worldwide, Chichibu On The Way 2024 is offered at 54.5% ABV and has a suggested retail price of £290 (US$375).
Image by Speciality Brands
Jameson x Anderson .Paak
Irish whiskey brand Jameson and Grammy award-winning Anderson .Paak first teamed up in July 2024 to launch Jameson Distilled Sounds. In March 2025, just before St Patrick's Day, the partnership resulted in a limited edition Jameson design and new initiatives. The bottle retails for £27 (US$35).
In addition to the collaborative bottle, Jameson also partnered with Fender to create a guitar and amp set, retailing for £769 (US$978). The Fender Player II Telecaster electric guitar and Tone Master Princeton reverb amplifier are custom-designed in Jameson’s signature green and feature the ‘J’ signifier.
Images by Jameson
Jameson Triple Triple Marsala Cask
The third instalment in Jameson's Triple Triple range is finished in Marsala wine casks from Trapani, Sicily—the first Irish whiskey to do so. The release follows the core range Triple Triple Málaga Cask Edition, launched in 2019, and Chestnut Edition, introduced in February 2025.
The Marsala Cask Edition is available exclusively in global travel retail at 40% ABV and retails for £37 (US$46).
Image by Jameson
Hirsch The Departure Single Malt
San Francisco-based Hotaling & Co announced the release of its first single malt in early March 2025. The whiskey called The Departure, is also the first to be completely distilled and aged at the distillery. Made with 100% Maris Otter barley, the whiskey was aged six years and nine months in charred virgin American oak barrels.
Retailing for US$75 (£58), The Departure is available at 49% ABV in California, Illinois, Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado.
Image by Hotaling & Co
Maker's Mark The Keepers Release
Released as part of Maker's Mark's Wood Finishing Series, the 2025 The Keepers limited release celebrates the Star Hill Farm warehouse team that oversees the ageing of barrels. The wheated Bourbon was matured for more than six years in hand-rotated barrels and bottled at 54.6% ABV. Released in early March, The Keepers Release is available in the US for US$74.99 (£58).
Image by Maker's Mark
Bruichladdich 16-year-old Organic Barley
In late March 2025, Bruichladdich launched its new 16-year-old Organic Barley exclusively for global travel retail. The whisky is crafted with 100% organically grown barley on Mid Coul Farm in Inverness, Scotland, aged in ex-Bourbon American oak casks.
Offered at 50% ABV, the new edition made its debut at Singapore Changi Airport and will be rolled out to key airports, including Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Glasgow, the Middle East, and India.
Image by Bruichladdich
Doghouse Debt Collector
The London-based distillery, Doghouse in Battersea, unveiled its limited edition 'Bourbon-style' whisky in early March. Called the Debt Collector, the whiskey is made with 75% corn, complemented by malted barley and rye. The spirit is aged for a minimum of three years in virgin, charred American oak casks and bottled at 50% ABV. It retails for £49.95 (US$64) in 700ml bottles.
Image by Doghouse Distillery
Rare Find Spring 2025 releases
Gleann Mór Spirits Company's independent whisky brand Rare Find released four single cask expressions in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The bottlings mark the label's 'firsts', offering single malt expressions not previously bottled by the brand. The four releases are available from 7 March.
Glen Ord 10-year-old finished in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine cask, 57.6% ABV, 318 bottles, £85 (US$110)
Lowland 11-year-old aged in Sherry hogshead, 65.6% ABV, 317 bottles, £85 (US$110)
Dailuaine 16-year-old finished in rum cask from Foursquare in Barbados, 55.9% ABV, 213 bottles, £105 (US$136)
Glen Garioch 16-year-old finished in Spanish Ribera del Duero wine cask, 55.4% ABV, 309 bottles, £70 (US$90)
Image by Gleann Mór Spirits Company
Lochlea Ploughing Edition Third Crop
Scottish Lochlea distillery debuted its seasonal series in 2022, paying momentum to the farming calendar. Released in March 2025, the Ploughing Edition Third Crop is the final edition of the collection as well as the 'smokiest' single malt from the distillery yet.
The whisky is aged in 200-litre ex-Islay casks, which contribute a smoky character to the expression, and is bottled at 46% ABV. Released on 27 March, the final edition retails for £51.50 (US$67).
Image by Lochlea
The Lakes Signature
Officially launched on 27 March, The Lakes Signature is the English distillery's first continuous core expression single malt. Aged in Sherry-seasoned casks, the whisky is offered at 47% ABV and retails for £85 (US$110).
Image by The Lakes Distillery
Dewar's Double Double 21-year-old Magma Stone Toasted
Said to be the world's first stone-toasted whisky, Dewar's newest Double Double 21-year-old is finished in casks that have been toasted using a rotating metal cylinder inside the cask, filled with heated Icelandic magma stones. According to the brand, the experimental method ensures uniform heat distribution across barrels, eliminating flare-ups that can cause inconsistent toast levels from cask to cask.
The limited release is offered at 46% ABV and is available in the US market for US$139.99 (£108).
Image by Dewar's
Port Askaig New Releases
Marking the first new releases since the brand's new identity in October 2023, Port Askaig unveiled three new limited expressions in late March 2025. The first of which is Cask Strength #02-2024, the second iteration of the brand’s cask-strength single malt, crafted from a new batch of more than 60 casks. The non-age-statement whisky is offered at 59.1% ABV and retails for £65.70 (US$85).
The second new release, a 15-year-old from a distillery located on Islay's north coast, is matured in traditional refill hogsheads and bottled at 50.5% ABV. The expression has a suggested retail price of £112 (US$145).
The oldest of the trio, a 25-year-old, comes from an undisclosed Islay distillery. Offered at 45.8% ABV, the release retails for £325 (US$421). All three expressions will be available globally from April 2025.
Image by Elixir Distillers
Extra: Tinner Bros Whisky Co
Cornwall-based Southwestern Distillery, known for its Tarquin's Gin, has announced its entry into the whisky market with the launch of Tinner Bros Whisky Co. The brand makes its market debut with four flavoured whisky liqueurs: Blood Orange, Toffee Nut, Black Spiced, and Wild Cherry, all bottled at 22% ABV. The brand was inspired by two 19th-century Cornish miner brothers who lived in darkness, mining tin by day and distilling whisky by night.
In addition, Tinner Bros will also release a seven-year-old straight Bourbon at 40% ABV in the tinned format in the coming months. The whisky will be matured in ex-Pedro Ximenes Sherry and ex-honey casks. The distillery also plans on launching a single malt whisky in the future.
Image by Southwestern Distillery
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