Irish whiskey industry giant, Jameson, is pumping the pre-emptive brakes on responsible drinking two months before St. Patrick’s Day via a collaboration with Irish actress/comedian, Aisling Bea, in a promotional campaign titled ‘Jameson. Easy Does It’. The promotional video depicts several social drinking occasions although not the big one – St. Patrick’s Day – and […]
Bladnoch ‘Liora’ (52,2% , OB, 2022)Bladnoch 27 yo (56.7%, Master of Malt, Darkness!, cask #30337, 100 bottles, 2017)
This Bourbon is a collaboration of the Kentucky Owl Distillery’s Master blender, John Rhea, and the Japanese Master Blender, Yahisa Yusuke, from the Nagahama Distillery in the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Samples of Bourbon were sent to Japan, where Yusuke…
Sarah Burgess has held a lot of different positions during her 25-plus years in the whisky industry, from serving as a seasonal tour guide to running three different distilleries and being a whisky maker for The Macallan. Now, she’s taking on a new challenge as the lead whisky maker for The Lakes Distillery in England. We’ll talk with Sarah on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, a Scottish government consultation on alcohol sales and marketing has the Scotch Whisky industry crying foul, while Irish Whiskey exports set a new record during 2022. Links: The Lakes Distillery | Irish Whiskey Read More »
News broke on January 3 that Sazerac was terminating its distribution relationship with Republic National Distributing Company and moving to numerous smaller distributors in about 30 states. This was such a massive change in the industry that a few days later, we covered it…
My oldest daughter gave me one of the best free gifts out there – a Maker’s Mark Ambassador Membership. While the program has recently…
The Hidden Barn Whiskey brand itself is a collaboration between Nate Winegar & Matt Dankner, co-founders of the 5280 Whiskey Society, Master Distiller Royce Neeley of Neeley Family Distillery and Master Blender Jackie Zykan, formerly the Master Taster at Old Forester. The bourbons in their first series are from Neeley Family Distillery. Some single barrels were available, such as the Hometown Barrel that is the subject of this review.
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While horse farms and distilleries dot the hills across Kentucky and form the crown of the Commonwealth, the premier jewel in that crown…
Rhum J.M ‘Terroir Volcanique’ (43%, OB, Martinique, agricole, +/-2022)HSE ‘X.O.’ (43%, OB, Martinique, agricole, +/-2022)Panama 16 yo 2006/2022 (55.9%, Berry Bros & Rudd, LMDW, bourbon, cask #3, 304 bottles)Labourdonnais 5 yo 2017/2022 (64.4%, OB, Navi…
A Collaboration between Wes Henderson, Co-Founder of Angel’s Envy, and BLACKENED Master Distiller and Blender Rob Dietrich. BLACKENED X Wes Henderson starts with a 6 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, which is then finished in White Port Wine Casks. Read our full review to find out more!
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