News Briefs for February 14, 2022

•Caol Ila 175th Anniversary Celebratory Bottling, Amrut Spectrum 004, and newcomers from Macallan and Green River are among the offerings featured in Whisky Advocate’s latest weekly roundup. The magazine’s website has all the details.

•In case you missed Friday’s news alert, London-based private equity Apax Funds has acquired a controlling stake in Tennessee’s Ole Smoky Distillery from Centerview Capital for an undisclosed sum. Ole Smoky reached 1 million cases in volume last year and says it welcomed 5.7 million visitors to its four distillery sites. Here’s the full story.

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