Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Brands has acquired Miami-based Samson & Surrey – owner of Few Spirits, Widow Jane American Whiskey and Brenne French Whiskey – for an undisclosed sum. Through the deal, Heaven Hill has also purchased Samson & Surrey’s other three brands in their six-brand portfolio [Bluecoat Gin, Mezcal Vago and Tequila Ocho] as well […]
I saw the headline this week “Private Barrel Kentucky Bourbon In Legal Jeopardy” from Whiskycast’s Mark Gillespie (very good guy btw who runs a terrific show). I immediately thought to myself “Oh sh**, there’s no way”. But when it comes to booze and laws, hey, anything can happen. Look at Prohibition. A tingle of fear slowly crept in. […]
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Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
It’s This Week in Bourbon for Febuary 4th 2022. Heaven Hill Acquires […]
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Steve and Paul Beam decided to get into the distilling business in 2010. They have a family heritage from not only the Beam side of the family, but also the Dants. They are descended from the Minor Case Beam branch… Continue Reading →
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Seeing as how I was down in the Brooklyn Navy Yard just a few days ago, enjoyed a warm cocktail on a frigid, pre-Snowpocalypse 2022 day, it seems like as good a time as any to address Kings County Distillery’s Empire Rye. It’s a good example of one of the …
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is starting 2022 with a big milestone – the shift from sourced whiskey to their own barrels in their bottles. When a whiskey brand first hits the shelves, it is standard for them to buy fully aged barrels sourced from older distilleries to bottle for their first releases. Straight bourbon takes […]
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QUICK NOTES Hitting shelves nationwide now and throughout the month Blending collaboration between KY Owl’s John Rhea and J.J. Cory Irish Whiskey’s Louise McGuane Used barrels of this limited ed Bourbon will later age J.J. Cory Irish Whiskey 6,500 cases 100 Proof/750ml $135 MSRP It’s never too early to prepare for everyone’s favorite boozy holiday […]
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Angel’s Envy is releasing their fourth expression in their limited edition Cellar Collection, and for the first time, a rye is joining the top-shelf lineup. The release will feature a 7-year-old straight rye whiskey finished for 364 days in ice cider casks from Vermont-based Eden Specialty Ciders. “The flavor profile of this whiskey is very […]
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