Highland whisky distillery Balblair revamped its line-up from what had been vintage statement whiskies to age statements last year, and now the company has announced that their new age-statement collection of single malt Scotch whiskies will be available in the United States in time for the holiday season. The revamped portfolio includes four whiskies, each showcasing the upmost quality, all ...
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Dr. Pearse Lyons Lionized By Irish Whiskey Association
The late Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder of Town Branch Distillery, Lexington, Kentucky, was honored with a Chairman’s Award by Drinks Ireland | Irish Whiskey on Thursday. He is the first to receive recognition in Ireland and the United States for his outstanding contribution to both the Irish Whiskey and Kentucky bourbon industries. Lyons was recognized by the Irish Whiskey Association ...
Read More »Westland Garryana 5th Edition Single Malt Review (2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B As a wood geek, I’ve taken great interest in Westland Distillery’s project to age some of their stock in new casks made from garryana oak, referred to them sometimes simple as “garry,” a species native to their Washington state stomping grounds. For five years now, Westland has released a whisky drawing on their garry-aged stock, ...
Read More »Castle & Key Launches Restoration Rye
Castle & Key Distillery has unveiled Restoration Rye, the first whiskey from the Castle & Key team since its founding in 2014. The highly anticipated release pays tribute to the restoration of the historic property, which was once the iconic Old Taylor Distillery, originally built over a century ago. Alongside the Restoration Rye, Castle & Key will also release Roots ...
Read More »King’s County 7 Year Old Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Craft whiskey as we think of it today began in the middle 2000s, with a handful of pioneers inspiring and trailblazing the way for the first explosion of small distilling start-ups round about 2010. One such early entrant was Kings County Distillery, founded in Brooklyn 2010 as New York’s first legal and working distillery in ...
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