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By Richard Thomas It’s the first week of October, and whisk(e)y fans are fast approaching the middle of the ultra-hot Autumn Release Season. Usually centered on a series of much-anticipated, hard-to-get American annual limited releases, this year Scotland and Japan have some noteworthy whiskies either out now or coming out shortly to liven up the mix. These are the new ...

Woodford Reserve has announced the twelfth release of its limited edition Master’s Collection, Cherry Wood Smoked Barley, which will hit shelves this November. The new release marries the brand’s innovation with the industry’s historic roots by paying tribute to the craftsmanship and vision of past distillery industry leaders Oscar Pepper and James Crow. The Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Cherry Wood ...

Indiana’s MGP Ingredients has announced the limited release of their first reserve bourbon this November 2017. Named after the legendary “King of the Bootleggers,” George Remus Repeal Reserve will debut on November 13, the birthdate of George Remus, and will be presented in a series of events leading up to December 5, Repeal Day, which is the celebration of the ...

Wyoming Whiskey Single Barrel Bourbon is available once again in six U.S. markets. This highly anticipated release of Single Barrel is the first since the initial release of just two pallets worth of bourbon sold out before the bottles could hit shelves in November of 2015. Twelve barrels representing the top 1% of bourbon produced in Wyoming Whiskey’s three rick ...

By April Manning Rating: B- “When it comes to whiskey, go slow. It has to be smooth, and it has to be good” – Duane H. Maas So, who is this sage? Duane Maas is a noteworthy distiller of the 20th century, and his legacy (or his hangover, if you will) includes developing distilleries in eight countries. Not a small ...