Last year, George Dickel entered the Bottled in Bond category by launching the brand’s Fall 2005 whisky, which earned widespread praise. Close to a year later, General Manager and Distiller, Nicole Austin, is continuing her pledge of transparency, authenticity and producing a quality whisky at an approachable price by releasing a new bottling of George Dickel’s Bottled in Bond Tennessee ...
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Michter’s Poised To Release 2020 Batch Of 10 Year Old Rye
This month, Louisville based Michter’s Distillery will begin shipping the 2020 release of its 10 Year Single Barrel Rye. “This will be the only release of our 10 Year Rye this year because we continue to be in a position where we need to allocate our whiskeys,” commented Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco. “I am very grateful to our team for the terrific ...
Read More »Most Craft Whiskey Doesn’t Suck
Don’t Believe The Haters, Because Craft Whiskey Hasn’t Sucked For A Long Time By Richard Thomas The meme “craft whiskey sucks” has been around for a decade now, and like most memes, it just plain refuses to die. Nevermind that much has changed since 2010 and there were plenty of examples of fine craft whiskey even back in the day ...
Read More »Rare Breed Takes The Wild Turkey Rye Up A Notch
Spirits trends come and go, but truly good whiskey will always have a place on back bars and retail shelves. Today, another great American whiskey enters the Wild Turkey pantheon, as the legendary distillery introduces Rare Breed Rye as a permanent expression within its award-winning portfolio. This unique spirit embodies the same heritage, devotion to craft, and patience of process ...
Read More »Acre Distilling Becomes First Solar-Powered Distillery In Texas
In partnership with Circle L Solar, Acre Distilling is proud to announce its Green Acre Initiative to become the first completely solar-powered distillery in Texas. The Green Acre Initiative will take classic renewable energy tactics and couple them with inventive strategies to radically transform Acre’s energy use. Over the years—and over a glass of whiskey—countless plots have been hatched in ...
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