Whiskey and Gambling: a Risky Combination or a Way to Have Pleasure? For many, whiskey sipped while playing casino games seems like the perfect combination of luxury and adrenaline. However, this seemingly perfect concoction can harbor hidden risks that can quite easily turn what seemed like a fun night into one long, terrible mistake. If …
By Alex Southgate Rating: A I’ve always been a huge fan of Irish Whiskeys. I’m painting with a very broad brush here, but I tend to find them smoother than many Scotch expressions. That may be because I am not a fan of overtly peaty flavors, so I find that a lot of Irish Whiskeys …
Today, Old Forester announces the highly-anticipated return of its most coveted expression, Birthday Bourbon. This year the bourbon is 12 years old and 107 proof – and consumers can earn the opportunity to purchase this rare bottle via a national sweepstakes. Hand-selected by Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris and Master Taster Melissa Rift, with aid …
The Lawrenceburg, Indiana-based Ross & Squibb Distillery once again pays homage to its Prohibition legacy with the highly anticipated Remus Repeal Reserve Series VIII Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Bottled at 101 proof (50.5% ABV), Remus Repeal Reserve Series VIII features a medley of three rare bourbons aged between 10 and 17 years. A limited supply will …
8 Shires Distillery is excited to announce its Year Long 10th Anniversary Celebration. It officially begins on the Fourth of July 2024 and continues to July 2025 as we prepare for the United States’ Semiquincentennial. The celebration will be a yearlong series of events, collaborations, and presentations by the staff of 8 Shires designed to …
By Richard Thomas When I first started writing professionally about whiskey, Tennessee had just four distilleries making whiskey that wasn’t classed legal moonshine and it didn’t have a whiskey trail. Now it does have an official trail with over two dozen distilleries listed. Yet despite the growth, the fixtures remain the same: some 60 miles …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Both as an enthusiast and as a writer, I’m grateful that not all of American Whiskey’s annual bottle hunter targets come out in the white hot autumn release season. Summer, for example, sees the release of the very popular Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition. This year’s release is a …
By Douglas Fraser Rating: A Lodestar Whiskey is a women-owned and -operated spirits brand, based out of California. Two German-born cousins, Anna Axster and Wendelin von Schroder, founded the brand after discovering whiskey while working in the music industry. They found that, in their opinion, there was not a whiskey expression that spoke to everyone. …
The Lexington, Kentucky-based bourbon brand RD1 Spirits is leaning harder into its wood-finishing with the creation and filling of a new role, Research and Development Master Distiller. Former University of Kentucky distilling researcher and instructor Jarrad Gollihue, PhD, will lead this science-heavy position, overseeing RD1’s wood-finishing operations and experiments with new woods at RD1 Distillery …
If you manage a distillery and want to improve efficiency, this quick guide will show you 11 tools that you’ll need as soon as possible. Let’s cut to the chase and start the list right now so you’ll have a good idea of what to invest in. Task Management Software Task management for breweries doesn’t …
