Maker’s Mark has announced the release of its Cellar Aged Bourbon 2026, the fourth batch of the annualized series. The new batch is also the most aged batch in the series to date. Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon has its origins in the development of Maker’s 46, the requirements of which led the Loretto, Kentucky-based …
Deutsch Family Spirits has made a strong showing of Summer 2026 with two major Redemption Whiskey releases. The first release combines the standards of the Bottled and Bond Act of 1897 with the simple, but strict requirement of the single barrel whiskey: Redemption Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon. Aged to six years, which is two years …
I’d like to thank Four Roses and their PR Team for providing this sample with no strings attached.
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I’d like to thank Limestone Branch Distillery and their PR partners for sending this sample with no strings attached.
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B Starting out almost a decade ago as the company that brought whiskey-distilling back to Baltimore, Sagamore Spirits has built its reputation around a Maryland rye revival. Although not as famous as its Pennsylvania neighbors for rye whiskey, Maryland has its own rye-making tradition that is at least as old, eventually …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B It has been little over a year since Ohio’s Middle West Spirits bought Old Elk Distillery, based in Colorado, but now Old Elk has come out with its first major release since the acquisition. This new launch is a 10 year old collection, consisting of a straight bourbon (rye recipe); …
Whiskey House of Kentucky announced it achieved ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation through A2LA for laboratory testing, marking the fourth ISO certification in just two years since the start of production — a first in the distilling industry. The latest certification demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to quality, technical competence, operational discipline, and customer confidence. ISO/IEC 17025 …
Centennial’s Branch & Barrel Distilling has announced the release of 5 year old Colorado Straight Bourbon Batch 35, also known as ‘Mitch’s Blend’ for Master Blender Mitchell Nester’s fondness for it. Batch 35 is now available on shelves across the state of Colorado and at Branch & Barrel’s Centennial Tasting Room. “I’m going to go …
This week saw the latest development in a 12-year legal battle between Brown-Forman and VIP Products, the maker of a novelty dog chew toy that looks like a bottle of Jack Daniels but makes all kinds of “poop jokes.” It’s been a back-and-forth case…
By Richard Thomas While I was promoting my latest book, Behind the Bottle: Jack Daniel’s, earlier this spring, I fielded more than a few questions about what the difference is between sour mash and sweet mash whiskey-making. If that seems off-topic, I initially found it a little odd as well, but I have since chalked …
