Whiskey lovers are often portrayed as experienced, profound and self-assured. A common trait of people who enjoy drinking whiskey is that they also delight in telling stories about their lives and feel comfortable doing so in public places like the blackjack table. After all, few things go better together than drinking whiskey and playing cards. So, the next time you ...
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Blue Run Celebrates Mother’s Day With New Rye
Blue Run has announced its first ever Single Barrel Rye Whiskey, dropping just in time for Mother’s Day. Blue Run Kentucky Straight Emerald Single Barrel Rye Whiskey marks the second release from Blue Run’s award-winning Emerald Rye series. Blue Run Emerald Single Barrel Rye will be available only online at BlueRunSpirits.com beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Tuesday, May 2. Like ...
Read More »Orphan Barrel Releases First Ever Rye
Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Whiskey Co. has introduced the first ever rye whiskey release, Orphan Barrel Scarlet Shade. This one is dubbed “a born traveler distilled in Indiana, aged to perfection in Kentucky and bottled in Tennessee.” Presumably, that means it was sourced from MGP’s rye stock. That is a good guess, keeping in mind that Diageo brands Bulleit and George ...
Read More »Tamdhu 12 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Located right in the middle of the Speyside region, Tamdhu Distillery has spent most of its existence furnishing malt for use in other blends. My understanding is that it has been such a reliable producer in this respect that it is jokingly referred to as the “Can-dhu Distillery.” That said, Tamdhu has not escaped the ...
Read More »Texas’s Blackland Distillery Releases New Bourbon
Blackland Distillery, a modern, high-tech distillery and tasting room in Fort Worth’s Foundry District, will officially launch its highly anticipated flagship bourbon, Prairie Gold Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Prairie Gold), on May 4, 2023. Aged for a minimum of three years in new oak American barrels, Prairie Gold is cooked, fermented, and distilled on-site using 100% Texas grains from ...
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