Old Forrester was made at one of the few distilleries ultimately allowed to continue making whiskey during the latter stages of Prohibition, so to mark the end of Prohibition the brand has launched the latest installment in its 117 Series, Prohibition Era Still Proof. Prohibition was repealed on December 5, 1933. Bottled at 130 proof, …
The Jack Daniel Distillery introduces Distillery Series #16, a barrel proof Tennessee Rye Whiskey finished in table syrup barrels, as the latest innovation in its Distillery Series line of experimental whiskeys. The new expression begins with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye Whiskey, crafted from a mash bill of 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley …
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% …
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 …
Hard on the heels of its recent brand extension for Sazerac Rye, with the addition of Sazerac Rye 100 Proof, Buffalo Trace Distillery is expanding the brand again with Sazerac Rye Full Proof. This new bottling in regular release has a proof of 125, but otherwise is the same stock as used in the standard …
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 …
By Richard Thomas Autumn is the hottest season of the year for annualized, limited edition whiskeys in the United States, the time when most of the releases passionately sought by enthusiasts and collectors come out. For Heaven Hill, the second largest distiller in Kentucky bourbon, their main entry to Fall releases has been Parker’s Heritage. …
Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee and Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson have approved the release of a new release of Michter’s 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Shipments of this ultra-aged bourbon whiskey will commence on December 1st. “By law bourbon must be aged in a brand new barrel, which imparts flavor, color and oak character …
Castle & Key, the distillery located in the renovated and historic Old Taylor Distillery property in Woodford County, Kentucky, has introduced two new whiskeys: Castle & Key Wheated Bourbon Cask Strength (54.1% ABV; $59.99-$64.99) and Castle & Key Straight Rye Finished in Extra Old Haitian Rhum Casks (58.05% ABV; $64.99-$69.99). The former is the latest …
Some thirteen years ago, 8th generation Beam distiller Freddie Noe launched his own brand, Little Book, envisioned as a showcase that could draw on not just whiskeys made at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, but from across the drinks portfolio of parent company Suntory Global Spirits. The name references legendary master distiller Booker …
