Craft Whiskey

Michigan’s Round Barn Distillery Adds Two Finished Bourbons

Michigan’s Round Barn Distillery has expanded its bourbon portfolio with two extraordinary new releases: Maple Bourbon and Port Barrel-Finished Bourbon. Building on the success of our Baroda Straight Bourbon, these expressions showcase our dedication to innovation while staying true to the craftsmanship that defines our spirits. Maple Bourbon – A rich and indulgent bourbon with …

Indiana’s West Fork Distillery Releases Oldest Whiskey Yet

West Fork Whiskey Co. is excited to announce the release of its Old Hamer 10 Year Bourbon, featuring a historically Hoosier mash bill of 99% corn, and 1% malted barley. Interestingly, with that mash bill the only thing making this a bourbon and not a corn whiskey is the new oak barrel in which the …

Cedar Ridge Port Cask Finished Bourbon Review (2025)

By Richard Thomas Rating: B My first acquaintance with Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Distillery was 7 1/2 years ago, one of those things that serves to remind me just how long I have been writing about whiskey. I had traveled to Iowa to visit a different distillery, invited for the bottling and launch of a different …

Sagamore 9 Year Old Rye Reserve Series Review (Batch 1A)

By Douglas Fraser Rating: A Sagamore Spirits is known for making its rye whiskey in Baltimore. Time and time again, Sagamore aims to outdo themselves and create something better than what they have done before. This latest expression is no different. This Maryland rye whiskey distillery sets the standard for rye whiskey everywhere. Sagamore Spirits …

Preservation Estate Kentucky Wheated Pot Distilled Bourbon Review

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Bardstown’s Preservation Distillery has previously released fabulous-but-sourced whiskey sourced from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee and Canadian. Recently, they departed onto the well-trod path of blending those sourced stocks their own distillate, produced in their pot still in Bardstown. Just months ago, Preservation was ready for the next step. In …

Seven Springtime American Whiskeys To Look Forward To

By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day and the Spring Equinox are behind us, so even if the weather is still a bit chilly, springtime has arrived. As a rule, Spring is not a season associated with the much sought after, annualized limited edition releases that are so passionately sought after by enthusiasts. However, there are …

Samuel Maverick Texas Straight Bourbon Review (Batch 24E)

By Douglas Fraser Rating: C The Samuel Maverick Distillery is named after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803 – 1870), a lawyer and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He is therefore one of those founders of a First Family of Texas. Just a few steps away from the historic Alamo site, the distillery is located …

Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Releases Two Annual, Port-Finished Whiskeys

Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Distillery has turned out two installments from its annual, limited release line for the end of the 2024-25 winter season. The first is what they consider the flagship for their annual, limited editions: the Cedar Ridge Port Cask Finished Bourbon. The Port in question comes from Cedar Ridge’s own in-house fortified wine, …

Chattanooga Whiskey Company Introduces New Single Barrel Rye

Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the newest addition to their lineup: Rye Single Barrels, which are the uncut, unfiltered expression of the company’s malt-forward approach to rye. Inspired by one of the distillery’s first experimental batches of whiskey, this version of their rare and flavorful style was made from the same four-grain, three-malt mash bill as …

Nevada’s Frey Ranch Unveils An All Unmalted Barley Whiskey

Nevada farm distillery Frey Ranch has announced the release of Frey Ranch 100% Barley Whiskey – the latest offering in its popular Single Grain Series. The genesis of the Single Grain Series was to introduce whiskey connoisseurs and the whiskey curious to the unique characteristics of a solitary grain grown with care by Whiskey Farmer …

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