By Richard Thomas Rating: B Yellowstone Bourbon was revived at the Lebanon, Kentucky’s Limestone Branch Distillery, which is now part of the MGP drinks empire, First Luxco acquired the Yellowstone brand, then they bought half of Limestone Branch and gave Yellowstone to them, and then MGP buying Luxco in turn. In August, Limestone/Luxco/MGP announced they …
By Richard Thomas Going into 2025, the tea leaves were already looking like at least a slowdown in sales was looming. By the end of September, the picture was one of a sales slump rather than a mere slowdown. After fifteen years, the US Bourbon Boom was over, while across the Atlantic sales were down …
The Jack Daniel Distillery introduces a Sweet Mash Tennessee Straight Whiskey as the latest selection in its Distillery Series line of experimental whiskeys. At the beginning of each distilling season, the Jack Daniel Distillery uses a sweet mash process during the cooking of grains. This sweet mash will kickstart production before establishing a setback to …
Olta Whisky, a corn-based Mexican whiskey, is now available throughout Colorado and California in locations including Total Wine and Molly’s Spirits and is preparing for expansion into Texas and Florida retail locations in the coming weeks. The 3 year old expression is also currently available in a fast growing list of Latin American restaurants nationwide. …
Yesterday Buffalo Trace Distillery placed its nine millionth barrel of bourbon since Prohibition into Warehouse V, the one-barrel monument that has held their millionth barrels since 1953. The distillery began official barrel counting in 1933, after the repeal of Prohibition. Since then, the Distillery has celebrated multiple millionth barrel milestones – the first in 1942, …
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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Introduced in 2014, Bomberger’s Declaration from Michter’s has become a fixture of late summer’s annualized releases. Although this expression and its sibling, Shenk’s, do not (yet) have the same buzz attached as either Michter’s other limited editions (such as Barrel Strength Rye or the 10 Year Old Single Barrels) or …
Alabama’s Conecuh Ridge Distillery, home of Clyde May’s Whiskey, has installed its column still in Troy, marking a major step toward full on-site production ahead of a planned late 2025 opening. Made with copper, brass and stainless steel, the still is 3,364-pounds, 31-feet high and 24-inches in diameter. The installation included the still being lowered …
Scotland’s The Balvenie has unveiled the Second Edition of its The Balvenie Fifty Collection, a trilogy of ultra-aged single malt from the Speyside distillery. Following the First Edition’s debut in 2024, this Second Edition continues the journey of three unique releases that will culminate in 2026. This exclusive whisky is a marriage of casks. Malt …
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today welcomed Lexington’s Dark Arts Whiskey House as the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Co-founded in 2023 by entrepreneurs and whiskey enthusiasts Macaulay Minton and David Peet, Dark Arts Whiskey House hones its craft by blending, re-barreling, and …
