The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street today presented highlights from the 2026 Craft Spirits Data Project (CSDP) at its Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing. Tom Bard (President, ACSA and Co-Founder of The Bard Distillery) and Emily Pennington (CEO, ACSA) shared key sales data and insights from the 2025 calendar year. The Craft …
While it is not longer the bygone days when alcoholic beverages, and especially spirits, were served gratis on domestic flights, what that means in practice is if you’re paying for it, what is available matters more than ever. Keeping that in mind, Brother’s Bond Bourbon has announced a new partnership with budget airline JetBlue. This gives …
Starlight Distillery is proud to announce the release of its Estate Collection 7-Year Cask Strength Bourbon, an annual expression produced in collaboration with the Estate Whiskey Alliance and among the purest reflections of what Starlight has to offer. Starlight Distillery’s Estate Collection is a true reflection of commitment, passion and family legacy. Made entirely grain-to-glass …
Wanderfolk Distillery, Oklahoma’s first legal distillery and an original producer of unique craft spirits that spark curiosity and make a meaningful impact, has announced the launch of Tallbird American Whiskey. Crafted to be as affordable and approachable as Whiskey of the Golden Age, Tallbird American Whiskey is a blend of fine, straight, seven-year-old bourbons distilled …
By Richard Thomas Utah’s High West Distillery has released Act 14 of their popular A Midwinter Night’s Dram. In recent years, the expression has been a variant of High West’s Rendezvous Rye, based on a blend of their in-house rye plus rye whiskeys sourced from MGP and (very lately) Bardstown Bourbon Company. The calling card …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ For decades, the sole preserver of the Irish pot still whiskey tradition was New Midleton, best known as the maker of Jameson’s. When the world’s whiskey industries hit rock bottom in the 1970s, Ireland was hit hardest and they consolidated down to just two distilleries: New Midleton, which was purpose-built …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- When I realized The Whiskey Reviewer has been covering Remus Repeal Reserve, which is basically a showcase for the bourbons made by MGP in Indiana, from the beginning, I thought “wild.” We have not gotten every single expression and I personally did not review them all, but we were there for …
By Richard Thomas Wes Henderson, who co-founded Angel’s Envy and went on to found True Story, has been accused by members of his own family of secretly filming them at his hotel, the Kenutcky Castle, and at his vacation properties. The allegations include the filming of minors. The lawsuit was filed in June in Oldham …
By Richard Thomas During the last couple of weeks I have seen reports that unobtanium bottles (either on demand and at MSRP) for years, in some cases since before the Pandemic, were back on store shelves. Some of these appeared in my social media and other instances were sent to me, but examples included shelves …
This autumn, Sotheby’s and The Macallan will present the first auction ever to take place at The Macallan Estate in Speyside, Scotland – Live from The Macallan Estate. Scheduled for 9 October 2026 and expected to attract the world’s most dedicated whisky collectors, the sale will comprise whiskies from The Macallan drawn almost exclusively from …
