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The James Pepper Distilling Co., bottler of the James E. Pepper ‘1776’ whiskey brand, is pleased to announce that it has received and revived its Federal distillery permit for the historic distillery currently being rebuilt in Lexington, Kentucky: DSP-KY-5, the 5th Distilled Spirits Plant license ever issued in the state of Kentucky. Nowadays, newly assigned DSP numbers are sequenced in ...

By Richard Thomas Samuel Adams Summer Ale and Basil Hayden Bourbon Here are two drinks that compliment and pair together very well. At 80 proof, Basil Hayden is one of the lightest premium bourbons. As an American Pale Wheat Ale, Sam Adams Summer Ale is also on the light side of its category. Basil Hayden comes from Beam’s high rye ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A When it comes to the wider world of whiskeys, I enjoy, but don’t love Scotch. It’s a statement I have repeated to myself for many years. However, I may have met the single malt that brought me over in Tamdhu Batch Strength. I’m not sure it is love, but it’s infatuation at the very ...

By Richard Thomas   Although Walsh Whiskey has been around for quite a while with its sourced brands The Irishman and Writer’s Tears, it was only a little over a year ago that they opened their County Carlow distillery to great fanfare. The plans of Bernard and Rosemary Walsh for the plant are ambitious, to say the least. Not only ...

By Richard Thomas In the most recent example of a major international drinks company buying an American craft distillery, French liquor and wine conglomerate Moet Hennessy has bought Washington-based Woodinville Whiskey. The financial terms are undisclosed at this time. This is the second such deal in Washington state alone, as Remy Cointreau bought Westland Distillery this past December. Moet Hennessy ...