The zero proof section of a drinks menu used to be an apology. Two sweet things and a soda gun. That has changed, and the category data behind this shift shows something more interesting than growth. The no and low category has stopped inventing its own drinks. It is rebuilding the classic list, serve by …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Five months ago, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Buffalo Trace Distillery for the grand opening of the John G. Carlisle Cafe, the eatery opened inside the old Elmer T. Lee employee clubhouse. I personally found the Art Deco-influenced decor of the cafe complimented the Arts and Crafts …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The George Remus brand was launched by MGP Ingredients, owner of the former Seagram’s plant in southern Indiana that continues to be the source of most of America’s aged stock whiskey for sourced brands, to offer the company their own in-house counterpart to what so many of their customers do. …
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ The Chicken Cock whiskey brand dates back to the 1850s, and its first run lasted about a century, as the brand fell into obscurity and then discontinuance in the 1950s. Like so many fallen, but not quite forgotten brands, it was revived during the Bourbon Boom, coming back in 2011 …
By Richard Thomas Scotland’s Aberfeldy Distillery has released the latest creation of Master Blender Stephanie Macleod, The Aberfeldy 18 Year Old Sangiovese Red Wine Cask Finish Single Malt. An extension of the distillery’s Red Wine Cask series, the new expression takes The Aberfeldy’s highland single malt to a quite mature state before giving it a …
The Borders Distillery in Hawick, not 15 miles from the English border, has unveiled The Borders Single Malt Scotch Whisky, First Release, marking a major milestone. This single malt is an eight year old first-fill bourbon cask-matured single malt, finished in the Malmsey Madeira casks. The limited bottling marks the distillery’s inaugural single malt Scotch …
Sipping a well-aged whiskey is an exercise in patience and perception. The color, aroma and finish each reveal something different, while the character of the spirit depends on details that are easy to overlook – the maturation process, the cask, the grain and the craftsmanship behind the bottle. A good tasting therefore requires more than …
Although it does not seem that long ago since Knob Creek 12 Year Old became a regular release item one might actually see taking space up on liquor store shelves, Jim Beam is not finished with the expression just yet. They have announced the release of Knob Creek 12 Year Old Cask Strength, with this …
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released the Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary Edition, the first time the Elmer T. Lee brand has ever had an uncut, unfiltered expression of Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon. Elmer T. Lee’s was hired on at Buffalo Trace Distillery began in 1949, then known as the George T. Stagg Distillery. …
The GlenAllachie Distillery introduced the fourth chapter in its celebrated Sinteis Series at the end of last week: a 2015 Mongolian Virgin Oak, Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry Cask Matured Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This 10-year-old limited edition marks the first Scotch whisky matured in elusive Mongolian virgin oak to be bottled for global release, …
