By Richard Thomas Rating: B- When Sazerac chose to build up the Benchmark line, it really put its back in and did it in one big push, releasing a five-expression brand extension all at once in 2020. Benchmark Bonded was part of that major expansion. The Benchmarks are all Buffalo Trace bourbon mash bill #1 …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B At this juncture, I think its necessary to underline the expansion of the Old Fitzgerald brand. When Heaven Hill reintroduced the brand to enthusiasts several years ago, it was revamped as a bi-annual, bottled in bond expression of their wheated bourbon stock. Moreover, Old Fitz Bonded routinely clocked in at …
Calumet Farm was once famous as a sprawling fixture that dominated the western country outside Lexington, Kentucky. The whitewashed board fences and white, red and green barns of the property were iconic, the farm was home to many famous race horses over the decades, and the property’s fall was the stuff of true crime podcasts …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Earlier this week, Kentucky bourbon saw a new brand emerge, and this in a time where much of the industry talk is about faltering sales and ruinous Trump tariffs. Once sometimes does not get to choose when their plans come to fruition, however, and this spring was when Avalon Spirits …
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 …
By Douglas Fraser Rating: C The Samuel Maverick Distillery is named after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803 – 1870), a lawyer and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He is therefore one of those founders of a First Family of Texas. Just a few steps away from the historic Alamo site, the distillery is located …
King Car Group’s Kavalan Distillery in Yilan, Taiwan marks its 20th anniversary this year. Kavalan has won numerous awards for its single malts, including the… Read More
Today, Old Forester releases its latest expression in the 117 Series: Bottled in Bond Rye – This release marks the first Bottled in Bond Rye Whisky handcrafted by Old Forester. The 1897 Bottled in Bond Act required that each bottling be composed of barrels filled during a single distillation season. This small batch of Rye …
On March 3, 2025, we are celebrating 128 years of Bottled-in-Bond whiskey. On March 3, 1897, The Bottled-in-Bond Act was signed by President Grover Cleveland. The Act was pushed for by the straight whiskey distillers in Kentucky and is considered… Co…
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, known to most drinkers as simply “Bulleit Bourbon,” has launched its first-ever Bottled-in-Bond bourbon. This whiskey exceeds the statutory, minimum requirement for bonded whiskey of four years old, as it was distilled and aged entirely at Bulleit’s distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky shortly after the new plant opened in the Spring of 2017. …
