This year’s Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged is now in distribution. “We surprised the world with the debut of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged last year, a bold step in our family’s legacy because, for more than 65 years, aging our whisky for a decade-plus wasn’t something we did,” said Rob Samuels, 8th generation whisky maker and …
Scotland’s Highland distillery Fettercairn has released the latest edition of its 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. Available annually, Fettercairn 18 Year Old is finished in responsibly-sourced, native Scottish Oak and shines a light on provenance and innovation. Nestled in the foothills of the Cairngorm Mountains, the team at Fettercairn, which this year celebrates 200 …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The Scottish island of Islay is known best for its peaty whiskies. A joke about the island is that it is made of peat, and renowned for the flavorful nature of that peat compared to what lies to the west (in Ireland) or east (in mainland Scotland), so much so …
Redbreast, the New MIdleton-made brand that led the way in rebuilding the single pot still category, has made its first regular brand extension in more than four years while at the same time adding a new rung to the line-up’s ladder with Redbreast 18 Year Old. Also a first for Redbreast, the new expression uses …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ As a horror fan and a whiskey author, I’m slightly disappointed every year when autumn never brings together my two interests, this despite the two being firmly rooted in the season. As it happens, Halloween lands in the middle of the time of year when all the most ardently sought …
Hidden Barn Bourbon is poised to release its first organic bourbon tomorrow, a six-year-old wheated bourbon bottled at 106.2 proof. This move by Hidden Barn corresponds with and celebrates Bourbon Heritage Month. Distilled with organic grains and certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Kentucky Department of Agriculture, this bourbon was …
Clonakilty, a family-run and seaside distillery nestled on Ireland’s southwestern coast, has launched its Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Crafted from the barley grown on the Scully family farm, perched on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in County Cork, Clonakilty Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey embodies the unique coastal terroir that has been shaped …
Today Angel’s Envy, the bourbon company that made secondary maturation a fixture in the industry, has added their first regular brand extension in a decade with Angel’s Envy Triple Oak. In review, the only two regular expressions from Angel’s Envy are their flagship ruby Port-finished bourbon and their rum-finished rye whiskey. Angel’s Envy Triple Oak …
A living legend of the bourbon industry, Wild Turkey’s Jimmy Russell, is celebrating his 70th anniversary with the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky bourbon distillery this week. Jimmy first stepped foot in the distillery on September 10, 1954, and over the following years rose to become Master Distiller in 1967. His work over the subsequent decades built up …
The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame inducted five Bourbon legends this week into its ranks, including the first Black chemist at Brown-Forman, a veteran visitor center manager who elevated Bourbon tourism and three distinctive distillery founders, including one who began his career as a retailer and was honored for a lifetime of achievements. The exclusive …
