HQ-Build-Out: Episode 8
The floors are done, the furniture is back, and the shop finally looks like the place I’ve been describing for 20 weeks.
Midleton Very Rare 2026 Has Dropped
Irish Distillers, best known as the owners of New Midleton Distillery where Jameson is made, have announced the release of the 2026 edition of their original super premium expression, Midleton Very Rare. Originally conceived as taking Jameson to a much finer and higher level, Midleton Very Rare is always a blend of some of the …
Meikle Tòir launches its fourth annual Turbo release
The Speyside-based GlenAllachie Distillery, has announced the launch of a new limited-edition release from its Meikle Tòir peated single malt brand. Meikle Tòir – The Turbo 2026 Edition (50% ABV) is a five-year-old peated single malt Scotch whisky (71 PPM), matured in a combination of American virgin oak, Oloroso Sherry and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks. […]
The Promise Of Two Year Old Whiskey
The other day, Matt and I tasted the Artisan Series Wheat Recipe Bourbon from Kentucky Artisan Distillery. It has a two year old age statement. This prompted a discussion on Two Year Old whiskey. Rosemary pointed out that the Peerless… Continue Readi…
Garrison Brothers launches its second Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon release
The Texas-based Garrison Brothers Distillery, has announced the launch of its second Bottled-in-Bond release. Garrison Brothers Bottled-in-Bond – Second Release (50% ABV) is a six-year-old Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey, made using Texas-grown grains and proofed with pure Hill Country rainwater. The latest release from Garrison Brothers, the first and oldest legal whiskey distillery in Texas […]
Half a dozen Clynelish
Clynelish 13 yo 2013/2026 (48.8%, Whisky Picnic Bar, hogshead, cask #SR26024, 258 bottles)
Clynelish 10 yo 2015/2026 (48.5%, Decadent Drinks, Equinox & Solstice, autumn release, refill hogshead, 361 bottles)
Clynelish 15 yo 2010/2026 (54.6%, The S…
Keeper’s Heart Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Minnesota’s Keeper’s Heart has released the second in its trio of Irish style American whiskey, following the American Pot Still Whiskey from earlier this year. Whereas the former was modeled on the signature Irish Pot Still whiskey style (i.e. made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley using pot …
Making Scotch Whisky the “Old-Style” Way
Angus MacRaild and Jonny McMillan have tasted thousands of whiskies over the years, but both believe modern-day whiskies are lacking something compared to vintage malts.… Read More
Chicken Cock Rye Whiskey Review
Updated November 1, 2026 By April Manning Average Rating: C+ Not all chickens are cocks, but all cocks are chickens… When you are over 160 years old and known as The Famous Old Brand, you need a worthy back story… and this one has several. In 1856 James A. Miller set off on the journey …
Town Branch Unveils Ultra-Aged Single Malt
Lexington’s Town Branch Distillery, the first new distillery built in the central city of the Bluegrass since prohibition has released a 17 year old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey as Vol. 3 of its Archive Series, marking a rare chapter in Kentucky’s whiskey history for malt whiskey. This 100 proof, non-chilled filtered, single barrel expression …