By Kurt Maitland Rating: A Old Forester is a well known (one could safely say iconic) brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles, first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant prince, George Garvin Brown. The …
Today, Old Forester has announced the nationwide, regular distribution debut of what is intended to become one of its most coveted and rarest expressions, Old Forester President’s Choice. Previously available only at the Old Forester Distillery in Louisville, this marks the first time President’s Choice Bourbon and a new expression – President’s Choice Rye – …
On this week’s episode of The Bourbon Road, Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter crack open something new—and bold—as they welcome Julian Jones, co-founder of West Fork Whiskey, to the show. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, West Fork has been making waves with its unapologetically bold approach to whiskey making and its dedication to showcasing the
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By Richard Thomas The other day my inbox had a share in it, a video short from the TikToker Barchemistry about frothing whiskey to improve its taste. The idea is to use a milk frother, the sort of device that an avid home barista ought to have handy, to give the liquid a vigorous stir …
I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this sample with no strings attached.
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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 …
With its continued focus on sustainability in whiskey, Brother’s Bond Bourbon has unveiled its first-ever micro-batch single barrel release, a Regenerative Grain Straight Bourbon. This expression has also been selected by 1 Hotels, a mission-driven luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature. Founded by actors, longtime friends, and whiskey experts Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ It all started in 2010 with inserting some French Oak staves into existing barrels of maturing bourbon to create Maker’s 46, but since then Maker’s Mark has taken the stave insert concept to its limits. The Loretto distillery erected the world’s only bourbon-aging cellar to further the production process for …
