The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced the Spring 2024 Bottle Lottery. The 2022 Spring Bottle Lottery had 55,272 entries for 966 total bottles available (1.748% odds of winning). I would expect this year to have at least as many …
April 8, 2024 is a day of total eclipse across parts of America. The path of totality passes quite near the Casey Jones Distillery in western Kentucky and they decided to release a Bourbon dedicated to the occasion. It is… Continue Reading →
Ardnamurchan 6 yo 2017/2024 (58.6%, OB for The Maclean Foundation, bourbon barrel, cask #80, 243 bottles)Dalrymple 10 yo 2013/2023 (59.3%, Tri Carragh, 330 bottles)Holyrood ‘Arrival’ (46.1%, OB, 8188 bottles, 2024)Lochlea 5 yo 2018/2023 (50%, OB, casks…
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Larceny Barrel Proof has been bucking the expectations for what wheated bourbon is supposed to be lately. Through 2023, the expression became quite spice-driven, although how much so varied from batch to batch. Although they still had a softened character, and were certainly not falling into the spicy and dry …
We’ve sampled traditional Benchmark, as well as their Top Floor and Bonded expressions. Today, we check out another in the Benchmark…
A brand new whisky group called Dunfermline Whisky was created by four whisky enthusiasts: Jason Julien, George Brailey, Brendan Innes, and Adam Stanley. The four men met through their whisky journeys, and now they are sharing their knowledge of the drink at tasting events in the city. The group’s expertise is impressive. Brailey’s grandfather was […]
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Texas is booming as a whiskey region, with distilleries all over the Lone Star State. That history only goes back about 15 years, when pioneers… Read More
When I saw a display of this at a local food store, I eagerly snatched a bottle. The newest release from the Buffalo Trace Distillery,…
Barbancourt 4 yo *** (40%, OB, Haiti, +/-2023)Belizean Blue ‘Signature Blend’ (40%, OB, Belize, 2023)Renegade ‘Hope – Swimming Pool’ (55%, OB, for USA, Grenada, MicrOrigin, 2023)Foursquare 15 yo 2006/2022 (61.5%, The Colours of Rum, Barbados, cask #9, …
Diageo’s Orphan Barrel series specializes in older expressions drawn from across that drinks giant’s far flung assembly of whiskey-makers. The series has brought out Canadian and Scotch whiskies before, but has focused on bourbon for the most part, and the latest release is one such: the new Indigo Hour is an 18 year old bourbon. …
