Keeper’s Heart Whiskey is proud to announce the launch of its Triple Pot Distilled Straight Rye, the second release in the brand’s groundbreaking trilogy of American triple pot distilled whiskeys. Following the debut of American Pot Still Whiskey, this latest expression continues Keeper’s Heart’s mission to challenge convention by combining Irish whiskey-making tradition with America’s …
The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street today presented highlights from the 2026 Craft Spirits Data Project (CSDP) at its Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing. Tom Bard (President, ACSA and Co-Founder of The Bard Distillery) and Emily Pennington (CEO, ACSA) shared key sales data and insights from the 2025 calendar year. The Craft …
Starlight Distillery is proud to announce the release of its Estate Collection 7-Year Cask Strength Bourbon, an annual expression produced in collaboration with the Estate Whiskey Alliance and among the purest reflections of what Starlight has to offer. Starlight Distillery’s Estate Collection is a true reflection of commitment, passion and family legacy. Made entirely grain-to-glass …
By Richard Thomas Utah’s High West Distillery has released Act 14 of their popular A Midwinter Night’s Dram. In recent years, the expression has been a variant of High West’s Rendezvous Rye, based on a blend of their in-house rye plus rye whiskeys sourced from MGP and (very lately) Bardstown Bourbon Company. The calling card …
Root Shoot Spirits is releasing two new, first-ever 6-Year American Single Malt whiskies: a 6-Year Single Barrel American Single Malt Whiskey and a 6-Year Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt Whiskey, now available for very limited distribution in Colorado and nationwide. “These whiskies represent more than six years in a barrel,” said Todd Olander, Root …
Peas have shown up in vodka and gin before. Branch & Barrel Distilling is transposing them to the world of whiskey. The Centennial, Colo. distillery has released Peas Please, a limited-edition specialty spirit distilled with Colorado field peas alongside corn and barley — a mash bill the distillery believes may be a first for the …
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ Redwood Empire Whiskey is located in the heart of the Russian River Valley wine region of Sonoma County, California. The name “Emerald Giant” comes from the fastest growing of the redwoods, a real tree that can be visited. The distillery focuses on sustainability, thus, for every bottle sold, Redwood …
Shelbyville, Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery, the mother and daughter-owned craft distillery, is marking a decade in the bourbon business with Jeptha Creed Solera Aged Bourbon. Known for their use of heirloom corn, this Solera expression brings whiskey made from every heirloom corn varietal the distillery has grown, capturing years of farming, distilling and experimentation in …
Starlight Distillery has released its 10-Year Miznunara Reserve—the oldest bourbon finished in Mizunara they have made to date. The bourbon is a de facto single barrel, as it is made from one singular Mizunara cask, with a production run of only 250 bottles total. The online lottery for 200 of those bottles has already come and …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Branch & Barrel is located in Centennial, Colorado (“The Centennial State”), an exurb of Denver located south and just slightly east of Denver’s core. Operating since 2015, the distillery is part of a vibrant craft whiskey scene that I had in the running for becoming America’s third whiskey state (after …
