New Riff Distilling announced the re-release of its acclaimed Red Turkey Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon for the first time in four years. New Riff first began distilling with Red Turkey Wheat in 2016 and has continued distilling, aging and developing this wheated bourbon ever since. The inaugural batch was released in 2021. “We’ve worked with …
North Carolina’s Southern Distilling Company, has released its newest expression: Southern Star Bottled-In-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey. Crafted in a single distilling season, aged four years, and bottled at 100 proof. Distilled and bottled in-house in Statesville, North Carolina, the whiskey has a mash bill of 51% rye, 39% corn, and 10% malted barley and honors …
Jim Beam has announced a brand extension, adding a new mass market bourbon: Jim Beam Sunshine. The Sunshine Blend consists of 65% Jim Beam’s classic 4-year bourbon and 35% brown rice bourbon. The mash bill for the brown rice bourbon is 55% corn, 35% brown rice, and 10% malted barley. The brown rice mash bill …
Yellowstone Bourbon, the revived brand restarted by Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky, has announced the launch of Yellowstone Cocktails, a new offering of premium ready-to-serve cocktails. Made with award-winning Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon and all-natural ingredients, Yellowstone Cocktails caters to the increased demand of consumers looking for convenient, high-quality and spirits-based ready-to-serve options. Yellowstone …
Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of the 19th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection®, featuring a distinctive Kentucky Straight American Whiskey. This year’s bottling is a curious blend of three mash bills. Like previous editions, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to ALS research and patient care in memory of Parker …
The A. Smith Bowman Distillery, founded in what is now the suburbs of Northern Virginia and today operating near Fredericksburg, has announced the release of Abraham Bowman Oak Series: Hungarian Oak, the third and final experimental whiskey from its Abraham Bowman Oak Series. Designed to explore cask maturation in different oak varietals from around the …
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey has added blackberry to their lineup of flavored whiskies, joining Apple, Fire and Honey. Jack Daniel’s Blackberry was bottled at 35% alcohol by volume [70 proof] and is said to impart notes of, well, blackberry, and is expected to be a mixing whiskey for cocktails. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry is being […]
Scotch whisky negotiant firm and sector innovator Compass Box has appointed Angela D’Orazio as Creative Director of Whiskymaking. A globally recognized whisky expert, D’Orazio brings nearly three decades of award-winning innovation, sensory leadership, and blending mastery to Compass Box as the company invests in the continued evolution of its whisky-making team. D’Orazio will lead a …
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association has advanced Jackson Purchase Distillery, located in Western Kentucky, to Heritage Member status, marking the 17th distilling company to reach the highest membership tier within the organization. Founded in 2021, Jackson Purchase is one of the fastest-growing distilleries in Kentucky, offering contract distilling services and selling new-fill barrels of Bourbon to …
Irish whiskey behemoth Jameson has redesigned their original green bottle with brighter colors, a refined logo and ‘elevated tactile elements’. Additionally, Jameson’s home of Midleton, County Cork, is highlighted on the label for the first time with the phrase ‘Crafted for Smoothness at the Midleton Distillery’. The newly re-designed Jameson Original bottle is being made […]
