The American whiskey brand of Elijah Craig has announced the release of their rye expression into the UK market. We were invited to the launch event of the Elijah Craig Straight Rye. The spirits has a mash bill of 51% rye, 35% corn and 14% malted barl…
Knob Creek has made a new entry into the category of hybrid whiskeys, a class made of blends of two or more major types. The name says it all here: Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye is a blend of the classic Knob Creek 9 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon with the Knob Creek 7 Year …
The Jack Daniel Distillery introduces Distillery Series Selection #13, a Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey twice barreled in new, charred American white oak barrels, which is the latest in the distillery’s line of experimental and innovative whiskeys. Like all Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye Whiskeys, the latest Distillery Series expression has a unique grain bill of 70% …
Pernod Ricard has reinforced its commitment and ambition to its American Whiskey portfolio by establishing a new Global Brand Company in the USA, North American Distillers (NADL). The new specialized business will be helmed by Richard Black, a seasoned Pernod Ricard executive with 23 years of leadership in whiskey and cognac, including time at Chivas …
Penelope’s second release in its annual Straight Rye Whiskey Toasted Series is now available. This year’s expression is the result of finishing a very special, hand-selected 95% rye and 5% malted barley mash bill whiskey from MGP in new freshly toasted barrels. Penelope Toasted Rye Whiskey (Batch 24-304) is on shelf now with a limited …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Jim Beam is almost making a point of taking the croakers who push the “bourbon shortage” narrative out back and smacking them in the face. First, they bucked the prevailing trend and put the age statement back on their flagship premium bourbon, Knob Creek. Then they introduced 12, 15 and …
By Richard Thomas Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye was the expression that prompted our Deputy Editor to coin the phrase “stronger whiskey is better whiskey.” The caveat there is that Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye is just strong enough. What makes it such an enjoyable cask strength whiskey is the distillery’s entry proof of 103. That is …
Buffalo Trace Distillery is thrilled to announce Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Rye Whiskey, a new uncut, unfiltered rye recipe joining the Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Collection. Aged at Buffalo Trace Distillery, this limited-edition release is bottled at 126 proof and crafted with the highest standards of quality and innovation first introduced …
Last week Heaven Hill Distillery announced the launch of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass. This new line is a collection of Kentucky whiskeys features three new mashbills: a high rye bourbon whiskey, a wheated bourbon and a rye whiskey that departs from the Kentucky rye style. The farm-driven nature of this unique line of whiskeys …
By Richard Thomas The first time I called on Wilderness Trail was early summer 2016. Located in picturesque Danville, a college town on the southern boundary of the Bluegrass that is an example of “ye can’t get thar from here!” (whatever direction you come from, it seems you must go somewhere else first to get …
