By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Just in time for the Holidays, Brooklyn Brewery has released another batch of its collaboration with Four Roses, a bourbon barrel aged stout. What makes this year different is doubt now hangs over the future of Black Ops. The collaboration is based on Brooklyn Brewery and Four Roses having the …
Most whiskey fans know the classics built on bourbon or rye. Fewer realize that some of the most interesting historic cocktails pair whiskey with cognac. Bartenders in early 20th-century bars often reached for a spirit from a luxury cognac maison alongside their rye or bourbon, using it to add warmth, depth, and subtle fruit notes. …
New Riff Distilling has announced fan-favorites Winter Whiskey and Sherry Finish Malted Rye are home for the holidays, available for purchase beginning Black Friday, Nov. 28. For more information, visit www.newriffdistilling.com. A Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey made with malted oats and chocolate malt, New Riff’s acclaimed Winter Whiskey is made up of 65% corn, 20% …
I’d like to thank Ross & Squibb Distillery and their PR partners for providing this review sample with no strings attached.
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Blade and Bow has announced the release of a 30 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This expression, the oldest ever released by the brand, was first laid up in the spring of 1993 in the legendary rickhouses of Stitzel-Weller Distillery. After decades of careful aging, a meticulous post-maturation selection process commenced, in which Nicole …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Baker’s was first introduced as part of the seminal Jim Beam Small Batch Collection of the 1990s, but was the last of the four brands to receive a 21st Century, Bourbon Boom makeover and marketing push. Booker’s was revised so individual batches of the brand got their own sub title, …
Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon has been a personal favorite since I first started researching and writing about Wild Turkey.
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By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Another entry in Bulleit’s line of bottled, ready-to-drink (RTD) classic whiskey cocktails is the Whiskey Sour, readily identifiable from its bright yellow bottle. This one is such a recent addition that Bulleit had not updated their website to include it at time of writing. It’s made with real lemon juice, …
The fourth and last batch of Booker’s Bourbon is on its way to store shelves. Following the pattern of recent years to identify each batch by naming it for a story or connection to the legendary Jim Beam master distiller Booker Noe, this edition is named Phantom’s Pipe Batch. This one is named for a …
Bardstown’s, Willett Distillery has announced the release of its newest expression, the Willett Family Estate Small Batch Bourbon, a handcrafted whiskey that reflects the distillery’s dedication to quality and innovation by fifth-generation Master Distiller Drew Kulsveen. The small batch release is a marriage of two distinct bourbon mashbills: 70%: 72% Corn, 13% Rye, 15% Barley …
