LATEST COLLABORATION FROM BENROMACH CREATES MODERN TAKE ON DISTILLERY WORKWEAR

–Reworked 348 design distiller’s jacket using handmade techniques —

Benromach has blended the worlds of fashion and whisky to reimagine the workwear jacket traditionally worn by distillery workers over past centuries. And those who love the design – not to mention the award-winning single malt – can secure a limited-edition garment for themselves.

Created in partnership with Reworked 348, based the Derby, England, the design of the new ‘coverall’ jacket was directly influenced by the distillery team at Benromach. Their brief was brought to life by Reworked 348’s head designer Sally Harnden. Handmade techniques, handed down through the generations, were then used to create the finished garments, mirroring Benromach’s ethos to making their award-winning single malt whisky.

Similar coverall, or ‘chore’, jackets have been worn by distillery workers for centuries. But similar styles have recently seen a comeback in men’s contemporary workwear and utility trends, with people appreciating the workmanship and quality delivered by handmade products. As the name suggests, Reworked 348 tend to use recycled materials, with each Benromach jacket individually deconstructed and reconstructed from workwear originally made in the 1990s.

Created using traditional workwear construction, the distiller’s coverall jacket – made from 100% cotton herringbone in black with accents of Benromach red – provides essential durability and breathability for a working environment that can get hot. With functionality at the forefront of the brief, the jacket is equipped with two diagonal pockets for quick access and an inner pocket ideal for tools.

Safety features, such as cuffs that can be both buttoned and rolled up, as well as cleverly concealed front buttons have been thoughtfully integrated into the design. In an authentic black, the jackets provide practicality with a smart and stylish twist.

Murdo Mackenzie, Production Manager at Benromach, said: “Reworked 348’s approach aligns perfectly with ours in terms of using traditional handmade skills to create something special. It was great for them to come up and see us at work in Speyside, and then for me to visit their studio to create a product of great quality and character – just like our whisky.”

Sally Harnden, from Reworked 348, added: “Our goal is to bring products to life in authentic ways, with great attention to detail. So, when Benromach approached us, there was an immediate, natural fit. We are very proud of the end result and will be sitting down for a well-earned dram when the design is revealed to the world and people have the opportunity to buy one for themselves.” 

The Benromach Distiller’s Coverall Jacket (£130) is handmade to order from the Reworked website [reworked348.com], with a small number of jackets available at the distillery visitor centre, in Forres, Speyside.

For more information on Benromach Distillery, please visit: www.benromach.com/reworked-348

About Benromach Distillery

Originally built in 1898, Benromach Distillery was brought back to life by owners Gordon & MacPhail in 1993.

At Benromach, the team keep things simple: a handful of distillers relying entirely on their expertise and senses to make the finest handmade whisky.

Their processes honour the knowledge and experience used to make Speyside whiskies decades ago, because at Benromach they believe making whisky by hand delivers genuine character. For more information, visit: www.benromach.com

About Gordon & MacPhail

Gordon & MacPhail is a family-owned premium spirits company based in Elgin, Scotland. Owner of Scotch whisky distilleries, Benromach and The Cairn, Gordon & MacPhail is also a Scotch whisky maturation expert, and the owner of Scottish Gin brand, Red Door.

About Reworked 348
Reworked 348 was launched in February 2020 by a small collective of industry professionals. While the product will always come first, the team couldn’t ignore the negative impact the “regular” production cycle has on the planet and its inhabitants. That’s why they chose a different path. By avoiding the use of new and virgin materials wherever possible, they focus on being creative with what already exists—whether it’s reworking authentic vintage workwear or searching out “new” dead stock fabrics yet to be cut.

Every product is proudly made in the UK, each with its own unique history and story to tell.

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Get your holiday shopping off to a great start with our limited-edition Whisky Magazine Special Selection Bottlings! These handpicked whiskies are perfect for the true connoisseur and make a unique, thoughtful gift that will light up any celebration. Limited bottles are available. Start the holiday season with a gift that will be cherished—and enjoyed!

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Palate – Medium-full bodied, retaining that creaminess. Toasted vanilla pod, with roasted coffee notes and a hint of caramelised white chocolate. Cinnamon and vanilla sugar-dusted doughnut. Slight anise notes of clove and liquorice. Continuing citrus-sherbet tingle. Sweet and spicy grain notes run as an undercurrent.

Finish – Long, but gentle. Crisp green apple, honey, and rye cracker come through in the finish with a final twist of lemon peel.

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Palate – Medium-bodied. Sweet initially, steamed ginger sponge with toffee sauce, and sea-salt caramel dark chocolate. Then come raisins, dates, cinnamon sticks, and flaked almonds, with a hint of tamarind and soft leather. Malt loaf with set floral honey. Rich, yet pleasantly drying. Water dials up the toffee and sherried fruit notes and calms that dry edge.

Finish – Medium-long, led by nutmeg and clove spice, with apple and raspberry cordial and shortbread with hard toffee.

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Bardstown Bourbon Company 6 Year Old “Origin Series #1” Bottled-In-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $49.99 View

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Tamnavulin 14 Years Old 2010 Ruby Port Finish

This single malt was distilled on the 7th of February 2010 at the Tamnavulin Distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland. It was first aged in bourbon cask, before being re-racked into a single Ruby Port Pipe on the 10th of March 2024. It has spent over 7 months in the Pipe, before being bottled on the 27th of October 2024 by Little Brown Dog Spirits, at natural cask strength, without chill filtration or artificial colouring.

£75.00

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R6 DISTILLERY Introduces “Stock Exchange Club of Los Angeles,” A Vintage Label Single Barrel Cask Strength Whiskey Line

Los Angeles, CA — R6 DISTILLERY in El Segundo, California, announces the release of a brand-new whiskey line, the “Stock Exchange Club of Los Angeles,” a single barrel cask strength whiskey.  This whiskey comes from select stocks of the distillery’s 2019 and older barrels, marking a new project under the guidance of Seth Benhaim, Strategic Advisor and Director of Business Development for the distillery.

Benhaim, known for his innovative work with Broken Barrel Whiskey, is recognized for his unique approach to barrel aging.  His development of the “Stock Exchange Club of Los Angeles” project represents his first independent whiskey launch since creating Broken Barrel.  His role includes overseeing the selection process of both barrels and buyers alike – finding perfect pairs, and providing operational consultation, ensuring direct involvement from production through to each barrel’s release.

The whiskey is predominantly available through a limited number of online retailers and whiskey clubs, including Drammer’s Club, Taster’s Club, Blind Barrels, and Great American Craft Spirits, among others.  Available barrel options include whiskey aged a minimum of five years, Blue Corn Bourbon, Single Malt, Bourbon, and Rye.  The whiskey released in 2024 will all have been distilled, aged and bottled in El Segundo, just one mile from the Pacific Ocean.

R6 DISTILLERY, founded by Rob Rubens, is a veteran-owned business that places a strong emphasis on community engagement.  R6 is also recognized as “LA’s First Bourbon®”, i.e. the first legal Bourbon in Los Angeles, making the distillery an obvious match for the historic label.  Rubens was the master distiller at the time for all barrels being offered for the Stock Exchange Club of Los Angeles.

For inquiries regarding single barrel options, contact Seth Benhaim at seth@r6distillery.com.

About R6 DISTILLERY:  Located in El Segundo, California, R6 is a family and veteran-owned and operated distillery by founder Rob Rubens.  The distillery focuses on producing a range of craft spirits using both traditional and innovative production methods.  In addition to creating quality spirits, R6 is dedicated to supporting veterans through their partnership with Soldier’s Best Friend.

Very Secret Speyside (Glenlivet)

 26 Years Old 1998

This single malt was distilled on the 10th of June 1998 at a very secret Speyside Distillery. It was aged for 26 long years in a single bourbon hogshead, resulting in sweet and tropical flavours with notes of coconut and crème brûlêe. It was bottled without chill filtration or artificial colouring by Little Brown Dog Spirits in October 2024.

£290.00

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NEW Old Grand-Dad 16YR | Limited 2024 One-Time Only Release

We are launching a new ONE-TIME ONLY Old Grand-Dad expression – a delicious bourbon aged 16 years. First bottled in 1882, Old Grand-Dad is a traditional and storied bourbon. This iconic brand is known to be a favorite among bartender, collectors and whiskey aficionados – and now there’s a new expression to add to the shelf (or gifting list!)

This limited 2024 one-time only Old Grand-Dad^® expression is aged a minimum of 16 years and pays homage to the brand’s legacy as one of the industry’s preeminent whiskies of its time. Historically inspired by vintage releases, this bourbon is cut to 100 proof to reach its optimal and distinctively classic OGD flavor and body. Patiently aged while converging the high rye recipe bourbon drinkers know and love with significantly extra time in the barrel.​

Tasting Notes:

Color: Deep copper tones

Nose: Charred oak balanced with notes of leather & caramel

Palate: Notes of tobacco, vanilla, caramel & oak

Finish: Full-bodied with lingering notes of baking spice

SRP: $194.99 for a 750ml bottle.

What if we told you that peated Scotch whiskies aren’t all they seem?We’ve always had a fascination with the things you can uncover through blending. Sometimes we blend to build and combine flavours, other times we use blending as a tool to unlock the secrets hiding within different parcels of whisky.

In the world of peated Scotch malt whisky, intensity of smokiness tends to dominate the discussion. What is often overlooked is the inherent sweetness of peated malts, hidden behind the bonfires. We have long believed there is more to the story than smoke alone. A hint of honey, a flash of fruit – there have been signs of sweeter delights hiding in plain sight beneath the sootiness. Our experiments with sherry and wine casks have unearthed extra dimensions to Islay malts.

We can now reveal the curiously sweet Secrets of Smoke.

For Secrets of Smoke, we allow those wine casks to crack the smoky outer shell and release the unexpected sweetness at the core of peated whiskies. Palo Cortado sherry-seasoned butts enhancing the toffee apple qualities of malt whisky from the Caol Ila Distillery. Refill red wine barrels tempt bright cherry notes from the depths of The Peat Monster, our own assemblage of Islay malts. And those Marsala barriques bring blueberry flapjack flavours to the surface of malt whisky from the Laphroaig Distillery.

Taste beyond the smoke screen.

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Willett 8 Year Old Wheated “2024 Release -Fall Release” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

(750ml)

$215.00

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For years, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, run by the Kulsveen family, has been bottling fantastic whiskey under their numerous labels; Willett being just one of the expressions (along with Noah’s Mill, Rowan’s Creek, Johnny Drum, etc.). Willett Distillery was actually founded in the 1930s by former Bernheim superintendent Thompson Willett, but subsequent generations of the family would become disinterested in bourbon until the distillery finally closed. Evan Kulsveen, who married Willett’s daughter, purchased the abandoned site in 1984 with plans to reopen his father-in-law’s once-great operation. Almost thirty years later, his son Drew has built one of Kentucky’s most sought-after producers.

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Whiskies to Fall For: Introducing Our 2024 Autumn Line-Up

The wait is over! We’re thrilled to introduce the Murray McDavid Autumn 2024 Release – a collection designed to captivate and warm your senses as the temperatures drop. This season, we’re proud to unveil 17 exceptional bottlings that celebrate the rich diversity and artistry of Scottish whisky. From rare single malts to unique single grains, our new range embodies the heart of the Art of Maturation.

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Warm up your glass, embrace the season, and let the Murray McDavid Autumn Release take you on a delicious journey of inspired Scotch whisky. Here’s to celebrating autumn, one remarkable dram at a time!

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The Murray McDavid Team