Located in Washington State, Copperworks Distillery follows the regional specialty of American Single Malts, taking advantage of its very Scottish/Irish climate. The distillery now has a new offering, out in time for the Holidays as either a gift or for feast table drinking: Copperworks Pondera Cabernet Cask American Single Malt. This whiskey was crafted using …
Lexington, Kentucky’s Town Branch Distillery has released an especially old American Single Malt as part of its Archive Series, building on last year’s inaugural release. In 2024, the first installment of the archive series released a 15 year old American Single Malt. This year takes that one year farther, with a 16 year old single …
Lost Lantern, the award-winning independent bottler of American whiskey, proudly announces its Fall 2025 release: The Scotch Lovers’ Collection, an invitation for Scotch drinkers to take a deep dive into the more traditional side of American single malt. Officially recognized by the federal government as a new whiskey category in December 2024, American single malt …
North Carolina’s Southern Distilling Company now enters the American Single Malt whiskey category with a new, limited-release expression: Southern Star American Single Malt Whiskey. Distilled and bottled in-house in Statesville, this six-year-aged whiskey is bottled at (presumably cask strength) 114.8 proof. “We’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to release our American Single Malt,” said …
Woodford Reserve has unveiled the latest expression in its Distillery Series – a 12-Year-Old American Single Malt Whiskey. To craft this new expression, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall used 100% malted barley, triple pot distilled, and aged for 12 years in used whiskey barrels. In essence, this could be seen as an Irish-style single malt, albeit …
American whiskey has never been more exciting. While legacy names like Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey dominate shelves, many craft distilleries across the United States are carving out their own space in the whiskey world. In 2025, these small-batch producers are not just experimenting with flavor, they are helping redefine what American whiskey can be. …
New Riff Distilling has announced the latest release of its Single Malt whiskey, the third time around for the Northern Kentucky distillery. This new, annual batch drew on some of the distillery’s oldest malt whiskey stocks, up to 10 years of age. New Riff has stocks that old because they started distilling batches of malt …
The Minden Mill Distillery in Nevada has released its Minden Mill American Single Malt Whiskey. Crafted from only local ingredients at its state-of-the-art distillery nestled along the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Nevada’s high desert, Minden Mill American Single Malt is both a whiskey complying with the new federally recognized American Single Malt standards of …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Next Century Spirits was founded by Scott Bolin and Joel Pawlak, and the company opened their distillery in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2018. Their website makes it clear that they have positioned themselves as a contract distiller, but the company also has its in-house brands relying on a mix of …
By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day and the Spring Equinox are behind us, so even if the weather is still a bit chilly, springtime has arrived. As a rule, Spring is not a season associated with the much sought after, annualized limited edition releases that are so passionately sought after by enthusiasts. However, there are …
