By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye is a Canadian rye whisky made with 100% Canadian rye and spring water from the Canadian Rocky Mountains by Alberta Distillers Limited in Calgary, Alberta. There is not much detail on their website, but my online research asserts the whiskey is aged for at …
The Bourbon State’s signature industry is riding high as the proof of a George T. Stagg bottle. Translation – it’s doing well, very well. Today in the capital city of Frankfort, KY – Governor Andy Beshear, members of Senate and numerous dignitaries gathered to unveil the findings of an economic report detailing the growth, surrounding […]
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Like everything in the core range, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Years starts out as the Glenmo 10yo but amps up the richness and depth by getting an extra 4 years of aging in ex-Port casks. This is the oldest, and longest finished, of the core range. If you’ve spent any time reading this blog you […]
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Have you thought about your top affordable rye whiskeys? This week Jim and I give you our top four affordable rye whiskies. But before I get into those four, let’s dive into what makes a rye and the history of it. The Bourbon Road Media Player Press play above to listen to this
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 12 Years was launched in 2010 and changed to the Quinta Ruban 14 in 2019, but they kept the price the same. The reason for both the change in age and no change in price is that the QR12 has, pretty much, been a 14 yo the whole time. There might have […]
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Our Friday night #HappyHourLive webcasts are back! This week’s show features Billy Abbott, author of the new book “The Philosophy of Whisky,” and Canadian Whisky Awards founder Davin de Kergommeaux. Davin handed out the 2022 Canadian Whisky Awards the night before our webcast, and we’ll discuss the winners along with the state of Canadian Whisky. Join us each Friday night at 5:00pm New York time (22:00 GMT/UTC) for our live shows on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch. Links: The Philosophy of Whisky | CanadianWhisky.org
Macallan scotch dominated the top hammer prices for whisky in 2021.
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Glendronach 12 yo ‘Original’ (43%, OB, +/-2021)Glendronach 9 yo 2011/2021 (56%, Hart Bros., for High Spirits Netherland, first fill oloroso butt)GlenDronach 13 yo 2003/2016 (52.3%, OB, Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon finish, cask #4034, 696 bottles)GlenD…
By Richard Thomas Even though Japan is routinely listed as one of the five traditional whisky-making regions/countries (along with Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA), the sheer quality of its whiskies remained under the popular radar for decades. That came to an end in the mid-2010s, but something interesting came hand-in-hand with the craze for …
I first met Heather Greene when she was in Kentucky researching her book Whisk(e)y Distilled. Heather was working in New York at the Flatiron Room as their whiskey sommelier and I did some programs there when I visited New York…. Continue Reading …
