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“Always have the courage of your convictions,” was a phrase often repeated by Virginia Distillery Company’s late founder Dr. George G. Moore to reinforce the importance of believing in yourself and your ideas. Dr. Moore’s vision and credo becomes a reality with the launch of the distillery’s first American Single Malt in the “Courage & Conviction” product line this month. ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- If you’ve been seeing and/or hearing more about the single malts from The GlenDronach, that is because they were acquired by Brown-Forman in 2016 as part of the purchase of the BenRiach Group. All three distilleries in that group–Benriach, GlenDronach, Glengassaugh–each have a particular identity. All three have also been receiving a push from Brown-Forman, ...

Updated June 10, 2020 By Richard Thomas I don’t know what is more remarkable about what has happened between making my evaluation of this year’s first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batching: what has changed or what has not changed. One thing that has occurred to me about the pandemic in America is that it could very well be the bottle ...

By Richard Thomas As a drinks writer, one of the mainstays of my news alerts, inbox and correspondence with my colleagues is the partial conversion of the distilling industry from making booze to making hand sanitizer. It’s reminiscent of the World War Two experience, when spirits-makers largely switched to producing industrial alcohol for the war effort. In the 1940s, making ...

By Emily Mullis With so many different cocktail glasses, it’s hard to remember what drink goes where and, as long as you’re enjoying your drink, it doesn’t matter. That’s not the case with the Moscow Mule and its siblings. Even if people are unfamiliar with what exactly goes into a mule, there is no mistaking it with another cocktail, all ...