8 Shires Distillery is excited to announce its Year Long 10th Anniversary Celebration. It officially begins on the Fourth of July 2024 and continues to July 2025 as we prepare for the United States’ Semiquincentennial. The celebration will be a yearlong series of events, collaborations, and presentations by the staff of 8 Shires designed to …
By Richard Thomas When I first started writing professionally about whiskey, Tennessee had just four distilleries making whiskey that wasn’t classed legal moonshine and it didn’t have a whiskey trail. Now it does have an official trail with over two dozen distilleries listed. Yet despite the growth, the fixtures remain the same: some 60 miles …
The Lexington, Kentucky-based bourbon brand RD1 Spirits is leaning harder into its wood-finishing with the creation and filling of a new role, Research and Development Master Distiller. Former University of Kentucky distilling researcher and instructor Jarrad Gollihue, PhD, will lead this science-heavy position, overseeing RD1’s wood-finishing operations and experiments with new woods at RD1 Distillery …
If you manage a distillery and want to improve efficiency, this quick guide will show you 11 tools that you’ll need as soon as possible. Let’s cut to the chase and start the list right now so you’ll have a good idea of what to invest in. Task Management Software Task management for breweries doesn’t …
Industry leaders and farm-to-bottle whiskey pioneers Brother’s Bond Bourbon and WhistlePig Whiskey are bonding over a commitment to sustainable craftsmanship as both brands announce the release of their limited edition, farm-based expressions. With the launch of Brother’s Bond Regenerative Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey and WhistlePig’s annual release of FarmStock Beyond Bonded Rye Whiskey, the brands …
It has been a massive year for Colorado’s Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse (Ironton). In addition to announcing its upcoming state-of-the-art Louisville, CO production facility and expanded tasting room experience in March, Ironton is now gearing up to debut a full label refresh across its core spirits portfolio. But the momentum doesn’t stop there, because Ironton …
Tuscon, Arizona’s Whiskey Del Bac has joined the legion of small distillers in America staking out a place in the world of mature whiskeys with the release of their first Bottled in Bond. This takes their signature mesquite-smoked American single malt farther than ever before. “Our one-of-a-kind Bottled-in-Bond showcases Whiskey Del Bac’s utmost dedication to …
Founded in 2012, CoreBev Group has opened a new distillery in Waterbury, Connecticut, the directly named Connecticut Distilling. “Connecticut Distilling is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication,” says CoreBev founder and CEO Stelios Stavrianos. “My team and I have been waiting a long time for this moment, and we are thrilled to …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Up in St. Paul, Minnesota, three guys teamed up to open a gastropub style micro-distillery, King Coil Spirits. The collective story of Matthew Lange, Matthew Zanetti and Jeremy Maynor is a pretty familiar one to those who know the craft spirits scene. Zanetti is a businessman, and after two decades …
Nevada’s Frey Ranch, the crafty farm distillery,has released a new wheat whiskey. Bottled at cask strength and made with 100% soft white winter wheat grown exclusively on the Frey Ranch farm, Frey Ranch 100% Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel is the first cask strength whiskey from the brand’s Single Grain Series, ranging from 58.4% ABV (116.8 …
