Michter’s is releasing its acclaimed 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye. The release is a single barrel product bottled from stocks over ten years old that have been selected by Michter’s production team. “For over 20 years at Michter’s, we have been hard at work trying to show that American Rye can be a world class …
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 …
Negociant Lost Lantern Went All Mid-Western Whiskey For Its Spring 2024 Collection. We’ve Round The Entire Batch Up. By Randall H. Borkus Lost Lantern, the independent bottler of sourced whiskeys founded by a former Sales Manager at Astor Wine & Spirits (Nora Ganley-Roper) and a former whisky writer (Adam Polonski) usually presents its single cask …
It’s funny how things work out. I’d intended the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” to be a short series for the 2023 holiday season, but thanks to the unexpectedness of life it’s wrapping up in May. I must admit, though I’m happy to shift to new articles and r…
Milam & Greene Whiskey is introducing the second release of the 2024 Wildlife Collection: Mockingbird Single Barrel Bourbon, a limited-edition, cask-strength spirit. The theme of the Wildlife Collection draws on how extreme weather in the Texas Hill Country influences flavor development of aging bourbon and brings awareness to Texas Parks and Wildlife causes. Mockingbird Single …
Seeing as this is the penultimate entry in the “12 Rickhouses of Turkey” series, I thought I might shake things up a bit. But just slightly. The original concept for this series centered around Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel selections from popular ri…
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The first time I called on Wilderness Trail was a long time ago. I was still living in Europe, and they had only just changed their name from Wilderness Trace and moved from their original storage space-style set-up to their current farm property. That was the summer of 2016, and …
In 2022, Tyrone’s rickhouse M reappeared in Wild Turkey’s private barrel program. The last time enthusiasts had seen private selections from M was in 2016 and 2017, and they were some of the most noteworthy barrels at the time. In fact, I’ve covered a …
American negociant Lost Lantern has traditionally curated and released its collections around specific themes, but the Spring 2024 collection marks the independent bottler’s inaugural regional collection. With a focus on the Midwest, Lost Lantern aims to spotlight a whiskey region it believes deserves more attention. If you’re not yet talking about whiskey from the Midwest, …
By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day has grown from being the feast day commemorating the death of Ireland’s patron saint into an international (often unofficial) holiday celebrating all things Irish. There is no better time to expand your knowledge of the surging Irish Whiskey scene and get acquainted with some new expressions. I’ve drawn up …
