J. Henry & Sons Adds Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon To Mix
J. Henry & Sons Bellefontaine Reserve Bourbon is a new craft bourbon over five years in aged which spent significant finishing time in ex-Cognac VSOP casks.
Buffalo Trace Tinkers With 300 Year Old Oak For Some Bourbon Barrels
Buffalo Trace is experimenting with very old oak and how it might impact the quality of bourbon, crafting some barrels out of 300-year-old lumber and filling them with whiskey for aging.
Whiskey Review: Kings County Distillery Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon
We review Kings County Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon, one of a growing crop of craft BiB releases.
Whiskey Review: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A117
We review Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A117, the first of four high-proof bourbon releases from the brand scheduled for this year.
Whisky Review: 601 Bourbon
We review 601 Bourbon, a 100% corn bourbon from Adirondack Distilling Company in New York State.
James E. Pepper Distillery Hires Former MGP Distiller as New Master Distiller
The James E. Pepper Distillery, currently being rebuilt in Lexington, Kentucky, adds a key member to its staff by hiring a new master distiller.
Whiskey Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Pritchard Hill Cabernet Cask Finished
We review Jefferson’s Reserve Pritchard Hill Cabernet Cask Finished, a bourbon finished in red wine casks we find falls short for those seeking out something with boundary-crossing hybrid wine/whiskey flavors.
Whiskey Review: Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades
We review Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades, a new special release from Wild Turkey that blends bourbons from 10 to 20 years old.
Whiskey Roundup: Laws Whiskey House
We review four A.D. Laws whiskeys from Denver-based Laws Whiskey House, an all-whiskey distillery dedicated to doing it right.
The Coming Of Age Of America’s Prominent Non-Distilling Whiskey Producers
Big bets, big dreams, big distilleries. That’s the state of the American whiskey industry, summed up by three well known non-distilling producers who have gone all in to become makers.