Kentucky newcomer Garrard County Distilling is relaunching the entire whiskey line up, beginning with last week’s unveiling of its new flagship whiskey: All Nations Kentucky Straight Bourbon. The 5- to 7-year-old blend from notable Kentucky distilling stalwarts is now available for a very approachable $39.99 SRP. All Nations Kentucky Straight Bourbon truly showcases the skill …
Four leading spirits companies and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) are joining forces with Precision Conservation Management (PCM) and the Kentucky Corn Growers Association (KCGA) to launch a five-year, $2.8 million initiative for Kentucky corn farmers. Together, Kentucky distillers are providing tools for corn farmers to successfully implement proven practices that will support the long-term …
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the annual Victoria Whisky Festival, one of the world’s great whisky events. The Canadian Whisky Awards were… Read More
Arbikie 5 yo ‘Cask Strength Edition 1’ (59.7%, OB, Distillers Series, Scottish rye, 966 bottles, 2024)
Lochside 1981/2001 (61.0%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #92.10)
Updated January 19, 2025 By Richard Thomas Average Rating: B While working up a feature on the 2025 release of a Single Barrel Collection by Four Roses, one containing four of the ten bourbon variants the distillery makes, I realized that our review for Four Roses Single Barrel was published in 2011 and last …
Lowlands Lochlea Distillery has released a limited edition whisky – Lochlea 6 Year Old – to celebrate, appropriately enough, their sixth anniversary. Lochlea 6 Year Old blends liquid from six casks – three bourbon barrels and three Oloroso sherry casks – from the distillery’s inaugural year of 2018, was bottled at 50% alcohol by volume […]
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Irish whiskey brand, The Sexton, has released their initial offering for worldwide travel retail venues – an 11-year-old single malt Irish whiskey aged in Oloroso sherry-soaked French oak barrels originating from Jerez, Spain. The Sexton 11 Year Old Single Malt was derived from 100% Irish malted barley, triple-distilled in copper pot stills, matured in Spanish […]
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Black Stripe (40%, OB, Canada, +/-2020)
La Favorite ‘Cœur de Canne’ (50%, OB, La Martinique, agricole, +/-2023)
Taragawa (40%, OB, Japan, +/-2023)
Aguardiente de Cana (46.9%, OB, El Destilado, Mexico, +/-2020)
Duppy Share White (40…
After Prohibition, Old Crow advertising emphasized the brand’s history.The tale of the 1895 Brown-Gordon murders may seem like a stretch for a publication devoted to American whiskey, but the involvement of a principal in America’s most successfu…
The Glenmorangie Company is preparing for the opening – currently scheduled for Autumn 2025 – of their new Ardbeg House hotel, near Port Ellen, a few miles from the Ardbeg Distillery on the island of Islay in Scotland. Formerly named Glenmorangie House, the Glenmorangie Company’s Ardbeg House is being described as a world-class whisky and […]
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