New Riff Distilling announced the release of a limited-edition Sherry Finished Malted Rye Whiskey, bottled at barrel strength without chill filtration and secondarily-aged in oloroso and pedro ximenez sherry casks. Available in May, the release builds on the distillery’s exploration of malted rye whiskey. “Last year we released our Malted Rye Whiskey, and experiencing its …
Do you like a dry spicy rye whiskey for your whiskey cocktails ? In 2015 Jim Beam refreshed their rye whiskey taking it from 80 to 90 proof. Founded in 1795, Jim Beam Rye is a pre-prohibition style rye whiskey made from one of the Beam family’s oldest recipes, and is distilled with the same
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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Laws Whiskey House got to my house, I thought “in a few years, I will need to stop talking about mature craft whiskey and start talking about middle-aged craft whiskeys!” That would be because this third batch of the Colorado distillery’s San Luis Bonded Rye is seven years old. Who …
Lawrenceburg, Indiana-based Ross & Squibb Distillery announced the launch of Rossville Union 2022 Barrel Proof, its annual, limited-release straight-rye whiskey. Set to reach retail shelves across the country starting this month, this limited allocation of 3,000 six-pack cases was bottled at 117.2 proof (58.6% ABV) and has a suggested retail price of $69.99. Rossville Union …
By Douglas Fraser Rating: B+ In an international and antipodean collaboration between the state of Vermont, USA and Sydney, Australia comes a rye whiskey barrel aged coffee liqueur. Mr. Black X Whistle Pig Barrel Aged Coffee Liqueur is the creation of stunning pairing of Mr. Black Coffee and Whistle Pig Rye Whiskey. This liqueur pairs …
Have you tried anything from Hard Truth Distilling Co. out of Brown County Indiana ? Founded in 2015, Hard Truth Distillery has grown from a small operation in the upper rooms of a pizza restaurant to an 18,000-square foot state-of-the-art craft distillery . Now Indiana’s largest destination distillery , Hard Truth Distilling Co. lives on
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ If you read my work, then you are probably familiar with Indiana’s Starlight Distillery through Lisa Rope Wicker’s past work with them, that being how I usually make mention of them. The distillery was started by Ted Huber as an outgrowth of his orchard and winery, the latter being a …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- A little background about Broken Barrel before we get to their Heresy Rye. This story starts with Seth Benhaim, who started his own liquor company with Infuse Spirits in 2012, at age 29. As the name implies, that company was about a line of infused vodkas. Benhaim built on that …
Laws Whiskey House, the award-winning grain-to-glass distillery in Denver, today announces the 2022 releases of their Bottled in Bond Four Grain Bourbon and San Luis Valley Rye. To qualify as a Bottled in Bond whiskey, the expression must be made by one distillery in a single season, must be bottled at 100 proof (50% abv) …
Stoli Group’s Kentucky Owl announced the second release in The Wiseman series, a new straight rye whiskey available in April across the U.S. The new whiskey joins The Wiseman Bourbon released by Kentucky Owl in September 2021 and named one of Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 and Bourbon Review’s Top 10 whiskies of the year. The …
