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By Richard Thomas Japanese Whisky has been a victim of its own success. Long the best kept secret in world whisky, when the big duo of Japanese producers, Suntory and Nikka, decided to break out, they soon found themselves bedecked with awards and acclaim. Shortly thereafter, they were also overextended, with demand far outstripping and unsupported by the aged stock ...

New Riff Distilling, a Northern Kentucky distillery offering a new riff on American whiskey, today announces the release of its Bourbon that has been patiently aging for four years. Distilled by an expert beer brewer-turned-distiller, New Riff Bourbon will be available in spirits retail stores, bars and restaurants beginning in Fall 2018 (SRP $39.99/750 ml). Bottled in Bond at 100 ...

Nelson’s Greenbrier, the Nashville-based distillery, is marking both the 4th of July and the birthday of the founder of the original, Charles Nelson, pre-Prohibition distillery with the release of a new bourbon. This new expression is Belle Meade Cask Strength Reserve, a blend of seven barrels of high rye bourbon (presumably MGP-sourced). The barrels in question range from 7 to ...

Wild Turkey has been releasing older whiskeys in recent years, and continues that trend with the release of Russell’s Reserve 2002, hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. This marks the first non-chill filtered, barrel proof bourbon from the venerable brand. To find the liquid for the release, this Bourbon Hall of Famer spent years searching through more than half a ...

Holladay Distillery is counting down the days to the release of its first bourbon. The distillery underwent a $10 million renovation of its original stillhouse in 2015 and started distilling bourbon on site again for the first time in over thirty years. The origins of the distillery date back to before the Civil War, when Kentucky-born brothers Ben and David ...