The Week’s Whisky News
July 2, 2026 — Here are a few of the week’s whisky headlines… India Just Agreed to Cut Scotch Tariffs From 150% to 40% —… Read More
Heineken Dumbs It Down For World Cup In American Cities
The Netherlands-based Heineken has produced a promotional campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to “help” American football fans properly enjoy and understand the game after the USMNT advanced to the Round of 16 with a win over Bosnia and Herzegovina while the Dutch departed and must watch the remainder of the tournament after their […]
573 – What’s Next with Four Roses? on BourbonCommunity Roundtable #120
On this week’s Bourbon Community Roundtable, our panel is tackling the single biggest shockwave to hit the industry this year: Gallo’s massive […]
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A small gathering of Glen Garioch
Glengarioch 18 yo 1975/1994 (46.3%, Cadenhead, Original Collection)
Glen Garioch 31 yo (54.6%, Elixir Distillers ‘Macbeth Act One: The Thanes’, four bourbon barrels, 600 bottles, 2023)
Glen Garioch 52 yo 1973/2026 (53.8%, WhiskyLand, Decadent Drinks, …
Four Roses Starts New Experimental Bourbon Line
As experimental releases proliferated among the American whiskey industries legacy distillers and newcomers, Four Roses has largely left the concept alone. Whenever I asked about this or other possible expansions, the answer that came back centered on the difficulty the distillery had keeping up with the demand for their existing products. But in mid-2026, Four …
Jefferson’s Founder’s Reserve Is a 20-Year-Old Bourbon Finished in French Bordeaux Casks, Limited to 250 Bottles
Jefferson’s Founder’s Reserve is a rare 20-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon finished in French Bordeaux wine casks, limited to just 250 individually numbered bottles.
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Bulleit Comes Out With Ultra-Aged Rye
More than fifteen years ago, the rising trend for classic and pre-Prohibition style cocktails drove a larger mixology boom, and with it came a craze and then supply crunch for rye whiskey. After decades of languishing in obscurity, this brought rye whiskey back into popular focus. One of the brands most sought after at the …
Four Roses Gets Experimental
Four Roses has turned experimental with the inaugural release of their Experimental Series No. 001 – finished in Japanese Mizunara oak casks. Four Roses Experimental Series No.001 is a Kentucky straight bourbon made with a rye-laden OBSK mash bill, matured for six years, finished in the aforementioned Japanese Mizunara oak barrels and bottled at 52% […]
Mike And Matt Taste Iron Root Republic Harbinger Bourbon
I first tasted the whiskey from Ironroot Republic in New Orleans at the first New Orleans Bourbon Festival. I was impressed with their one year old whiskey and the distiller. He later sent me a sample and I enjoyed that… Continue Reading →
Recent Port Ellens, IB vs OB
Port Ellen 45 yo 1980/2025 (57.6%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, refill American oak hogshead)
Port Ellen 46 yo 1978/2025 ‘Prism’ (57.8%, OB, refill hogshead then refill American oak puncheon, magnum and miniatures)