The Black Manhattan: Why Averna Is the Only Amaro for the Job

Bottle in tow, I traipsed up the gangway, thrilled with my recent budget-friendly boozy acquisition. I gave the – of course still sealed and unopened – bottle to the bartenders and gave them the clearest instructions: make a Manhattan, but use the Averna instead of vermouth.

Four Roses launches new Chestnut cask finished Bourbon

The Kentucky-based Four Roses Distillery, has announced the launch of the third release in its limited-edition Experimental Series. Four Roses Experimental Series No. 003: Chestnut (52% ABV), a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in chestnut casks, is said to demonstrate how less conventional wood finishes can bring new dimensions to Four Roses’ signature flavour profile. […]

Blade & Bow Drops A 30 Year Old, Almost Hazmat Bourbon

Blade and Bow has lifted the curtain on a 30 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the second expression in its distinguished 30-Year-Old collection. Following the 2025 debut of Blade and Bow 30-Year-Old Limited Release Bourbon, this exceptionally rare offering presents the same extraordinary whiskey at its natural barrel strength of 164.2 proof …

Barrell Craft Spirits Unveils Ultra-Aged Scotch and Canadian Hybrid

Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS), a fan favorite neogciant since 2013, has introduced its Black Label Series 22 Year Old Sweet Peat Whiskey, a blend of Canadian and Scotch whiskies and finished in toasted Jamaican Rum and Islay Casks in Kentucky at 142.34 proof (71.17% ABV). Barrell Sweet Peat whiskey reveals a different side of peat, where …

Barton 1792 Introduces Wheated Full Proof Bourbon

Barton 1792 Distillery has annouced the introduction of 1792 Wheated Full Proof Bourbon, a new 125-proof expression that brings together the sweet, soft character of a wheated bourbon balanced with the bold flavor of full proof – matching the whiskey’s original entry proof to the barrel. 1792 Wheated Full Proof builds on the foundation of …

Heaven Hill Marks Their Cataclysmic 1996 Fire With Phoenix Bourbon

Thirty years after the 1996 fire at Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Heaven Hill Distillery today introduced Heaven Hill Phoenix, a limited-edition, one-time 18-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey commemorating a defining moment in the brand’s history.  On November 7, 1996, lightning is believed to have sparked a fire at Heaven Hill’s original Bardstown distillery. Wind-driven …

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