For the fourth Queensland Rum Day, six distilleries across 2,000 kilometres blended their rums into The Rum Consortium 2026: 5,280 bottles, 40 percent, no added sugar, $119.
The new annual series opens with a 12-year-old bourbon at 115 proof and $299.99, batched from mature stocks across the rick houses and bottled in a decanter modelled on the brand's mid-century holiday releases.
More than a decade after the original trilogy, the series returns as a Whisky Shop exclusive: a sherry-cask 10-year-old at £70 from 16 October, and a 22-year-old at £380 that buyers of the first bottle can ballot for.
The House's new Diwali limited edition is a $199.99 packaging statement, not a new blend: a red coffret with gold rangoli-inspired illustrations, built for the festival gifting season.
The third TIME:SPACE entry is a 20-year-old single malt at 44.8 percent, finished in the first 200 casks seasoned with The Macallan's own Valdespino sherry. RRP £1,100.
Richard Seale's Signature Creation is the oldest rum Foursquare has ever released: 566 bottles at 53 percent, finished three years in old Port pipes. SRP $1,700.
Ninety-nine barrels, a ten-proof spread, and a $399 price tag: Brown-Forman's ultra-premium bourbon is back for 2026, and the canister tells you exactly which barrel you own.
The Cambo Collection opens with a 10-year-old STR-matured autumn bottling: 640 cases, £65, on sale 8 October. Each year will explore a different side of the estate.
A federal judge dismissed the “100% agave” class action against Casamigos and Don Julio. In the same season, both brands posted their worst US sales declines on record.
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