By Richard Thomas In the Uncle Nearest receivership drama thus far, the drama has centered on company financial revelations and a court struggle between court-appointed receiver Philip Young and the founding couple, Fawn and Keith Weaver. This has been to the near exclusion of other aspects of the case, most notably the alleged fraud committed …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A Bulleit Rye was one of the most serendipitous, if not to say luckiest, brand extensions of its time. Introduced in 2011, the 95 proof rye came out only a little ahead of the Rye Craze and Crunch of 2011-12. Although I’m sure a brand like Bulleit, owned by the British …
By Genevieve Jacot-Guillarmod Rating: B Glenmorangie is known for having the tallest stills in Scotland. In fact, the distillery claims that the necks of their stills reach the same height as an adult male giraffe, and they have adopted the giraffe as something of an unofficial mascot. These very tall stills encourage greater reflux during …
Heaven Hill has stepped into new territory by releasing a bottled in bond bourbon drawing on not one, but two of its mash bills. It is easy to imagine many a croaker will greet this news with outrage in this easily outraged age, but such a bourbon would not violate the terms of the Bottled …
Single malt Scotch can change dramatically during its final months in oak, even after years of primary maturation have already shaped its core character. Cask finishing moves mature whisky into a different vessel for a shorter period, allowing the wood and its previous contents to add new aromas, flavours, and texture without erasing the distillery …
Brown-Forman Corporation today announced Lawson Whiting has decided to retire from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective upon the appointment of a successor. The Brown-Forman Board of Directors has initiated a search pursuant to its succession process that will consider internal and external candidates. The process will be led by the Corporate …
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association has welcomed WhistlePig Whiskey as one of the newest members of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Founded in 2007 on a historic 500-acre farm in Vermont, WhistlePig has expanded its spirits portfolio to Kentucky, opening both a production facility in Meade …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Defying the Second Trump Trade War, Whyte & Mackay chose to go ahead and bring its Fettercairn single malts to the United States, including its entry level Fettercairn 12 Year Old. This is long overdue, as the Fettercairn Distillery is now 102 years old. The distillery was founded on the …
By Richard Thomas The arrival of craft distilling in Pennsylvania gave rise to one of the most interesting features of the entire category: the revival of Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey. Once the most popular style of whiskey in America, by the 1990s both the style and the distilleries that made it had gone extinct. The most …
Hard Truth Distilling Co. announces the return of the Bourbon & BBQ Festival, now in its second year, to the Hard Truth destination distillery campus in Brown County. The Saturday, July 18 event will feature 25 teams competing in barbecue and Charred Truth live fire competitions, vying for prizes that include a People’s Choice Award …
