In 2022, Tyrone’s rickhouse M reappeared in Wild Turkey’s private barrel program. The last time enthusiasts had seen private selections from M was in 2016 and 2017, and they were some of the most noteworthy barrels at the time. In fact, I’ve covered a …
In 2022, Tyrone’s rickhouse M reappeared in Wild Turkey’s private barrel program. The last time enthusiasts had seen private selections from M was in 2016 and 2017, and they were some of the most noteworthy barrels at the time. In fact, I’ve covered a number of Tyrone M selections on this blog over the years, […]
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One rickhouse that certainly deserves attention in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series is Camp Nelson E. I first tasted CNE aged whiskey in the fall of 2022 when I was evaluating barrels for Pride of Anderson County. I knew instantly those barrels wer…
One rickhouse that certainly deserves attention in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series is Camp Nelson E. I first tasted CNE aged whiskey in the fall of 2022 when I was evaluating barrels for Pride of Anderson County. I knew instantly those barrels were exemplary, thanks largely to their noteworthy age and the magic of […]
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It’s great to be back! After a few weeks recovering my senses of smell and taste, it’s nice to be reviewing whiskey and writing blog posts again. My sincerest thanks to Frank Dobbins for keeping the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series going in the interim…
It’s great to be back! After a few weeks recovering my senses of smell and taste, it’s nice to be reviewing whiskey and writing blog posts again. My sincerest thanks to Frank Dobbins for keeping the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series going in the interim. I simply couldn’t have done it without your help. Today’s […]
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2024 is only days away and beer behemoth Molson Coors is providing rides – via a big bus – for New Year’s Eve revelers celebrating the coming of the new year in seven cities. Those seven cities seeing a blue bus in their midst will be Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Phoenix. […]
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2024 is only days away and beer behemoth Molson Coors is providing rides – via a big bus – for New Year’s Eve revelers celebrating the coming of the new year in seven cities.
Those seven cities seeing a blue bus in their midst will be Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Phoenix. For each of those cities, Molson Coors will be collaborating with each city’s public transit systems as part of their Free Rides program which aims to provide fare-free rides on New Year’s Eve and give drinkers in each city a way to pursue responsible transportation and avoid drunk driving.
Molson Coors is encouraging New Year’s Eve revelers in each city to visit that city’s public transit website, review routes and make any potential arrangements before midnight arrives on December 31, 2023.
Molson Coors has offered their “Free Rides” programs in nine cities during 2023, including St. Patrick’s Day, and is expected to continue the program into 2024.
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WhiskyCritic dabbled in some of the holiday offerings recently and one of those was the appropriately named Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey from the Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri. The bourbon has already won some awards and WC was eager to give it a try. The bourbon stacks up nicely against some of the […]
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WhiskyCritic dabbled in some of the holiday offerings recently and one of those was the appropriately named Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey from the Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri.
The bourbon has already won some awards and WC was eager to give it a try. The bourbon stacks up nicely against some of the other well-known brands in the category [WC will not name names here, everybody who drinks bourbon knows which brands are the most popular] but not quite at the top of the mountain.
The Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey was a bit aggressive in our tasting sample – and some people find that attribute something they look forward to – however, WC felt it could have taken off some of the edge and still been a pleasant experience. The harsher-than-expected entry sips took some elements away from the long-term smoother finish – Ben Holladay did calm down after awhile and was a pleasant libation for the holidays.
Overall, the Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey was a winner – just not an overwhelming, doing backflips of joy-type winner – and WC would award it an 83 on a scale of 100.
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USA’s Brown-Forman spirits company is shuffling their Jack Daniels facilities – making the 80,000-square-foot Pinnacle warehouse facility, the manufacturing site for Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails, available for super-premium American whiskey production – and moving their ready-to-drink (RTD) products to an undisclosed external manufacturing facility. The Pinnacle warehouse is located on the same Louisville, Kentucky campus […]
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USA’s Brown-Forman spirits company is shuffling their Jack Daniels facilities – making the 80,000-square-foot Pinnacle warehouse facility, the manufacturing site for Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails, available for super-premium American whiskey production – and moving their ready-to-drink (RTD) products to an undisclosed external manufacturing facility.
The Pinnacle warehouse is located on the same Louisville, Kentucky campus as the main Brown-Forman distillery, which is in the midst of a near $100-million expansion project.
Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails range is the world’s seventh biggest-selling ready-to-drink (RTD) brand and includes eight flavors – Berry Punch, Black Jack Cola, Cherry Limeade, Downhome Punch, Lynchburg Lemonade, Southern Citrus, Southern Peach and Watermelon Punch.
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A mere six years after investing in the Dublin-based Irish whiskey-making Teeling Distillery, Bermuda-based Bacardi has taken majority control of the distiller. The percentage of Bacardi’s ownership stake was undisclosed but founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will continue to own a percentage of the business and run day-to-day operations. Bacardi initially invested in The Teeling […]
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A mere six years after investing in the Dublin-based Irish whiskey-making Teeling Distillery, Bermuda-based Bacardi has taken majority control of the distiller.
The percentage of Bacardi’s ownership stake was undisclosed but founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will continue to own a percentage of the business and run day-to-day operations.
Bacardi initially invested in The Teeling Whiskey Company in June 2017 and – beginning in January 2024 – Teeling will be distributed by Bacardi in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK with Sweden to be added in February and Belgium currently scheduled to be added in March.
Teeling remains the only Irish whiskey in Bacardi’s portfolio which includes its signature rum products as well as popular spirits in other categories such as vodka [Grey Goose], gin [Bombay Sapphire], tequila [Patrón] and blended Scotch whisky [Dewar’s] Scotch whisky.
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Back in 2018, a curious pair of words cemented themselves into the Wild Turkey vernacular: Camp Nelson. While Wild Turkey had been aging whiskey in Jessamine County for many years, it wasn’t until those barrels hit the private-barrel program that the m…
Back in 2018, a curious pair of words cemented themselves into the Wild Turkey vernacular: Camp Nelson. While Wild Turkey had been aging whiskey in Jessamine County for many years, it wasn’t until those barrels hit the private-barrel program that the maturation campus received the credit it was due. Since that time, the words “Camp […]
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It’s that time again … Turkey Time! Well, it’s always Turkey Time as far as I’m concerned, but today’s a special Turkey Time – time for another entry in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series. And what’s on deck? A 2023 Russell’s Reserve Single Bar…
It’s that time again … Turkey Time! Well, it’s always Turkey Time as far as I’m concerned, but today’s a special Turkey Time – time for another entry in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series. And what’s on deck? A 2023 Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel selection from the Rhody Barrel Brotherhood. I’m a huge fan […]
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Speyside distiller Glen Moray has delved into mythology with their latest release – Phoenix Rising, a single malt finished in heavily charred oak casks – based on the mythological bird of yore which rises from the ashes of fire. Glen Moray Phoenix Rising was initially aged in bourbon casks, then finished in new oak charred […]
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Speyside distiller Glen Moray has delved into mythology with their latest release – Phoenix Rising, a single malt finished in heavily charred oak casks – based on the mythological bird of yore which rises from the ashes of fire.
Glen Moray Phoenix Rising was initially aged in bourbon casks, then finished in new oak charred by fire before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of caramel, ginger and milk chocolate.
Glen Moray Phoenix Rising is being made available in France, Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea as well as at the Glen Moray Distillery in Scotland for $40 per 700ml bottle.
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