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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This is one of a pair of expressions released by Islay distillery Bruichladdich in early 2024 as part of a “Luxury Redefined” series. The whiskies represented two sides of a pivot point in Bruichladdich history. The distillery was mothballed for several years, covering the mid- to late 1990s, with production restarting in 2000. The post-2000 ...

A thousand-year-old wild Irish oak tree toppled by a storm is set to be resurrected as rare new Irish oak casks. The ancient giant, with a 10 meter (32 foot) girth, stood tall on the historic grounds of Meath’s Swainstown Farm in Kilmessan, Co. Meath. In a unique project between Boann Distillery – also in Meath – and Kentucky Bourbon ...

Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled the fourth edition in its annual series celebrating the legacy of George Urquhart – the man described by whisky writer Charlie MacLean as ‘the father of single malt whisky’.  The Mr. George Legacy 1958 from Glen Grant Distillery was laid down by ‘Mr George’, as he was known to those who knew him best and ...

By Richard Thomas Among the most prominent of the sourced whiskey brands is Redemption, which is particularly well known for its Redemption Rye expressions. As part of Deutsch Family Spirits, Redemption has greatly expanded its line-up over time, embracing various types of bourbon and even putting out a couple of ultra-aged whiskeys. Sourced whiskeys are routinely underestimated by snobby dilettantes, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Larceny Barrel Proof has been bucking the expectations for what wheated bourbon is supposed to be lately. Through 2023, the expression became quite spice-driven, although how much so varied from batch to batch. Although they still had a softened character, and were certainly not falling into the spicy and dry character attributed to high rye ...