Updated March 12, 2019 By Richard Thomas Average Rating: B- When Cork County craft brewer Franciscan Well released their Jameson Stout in Ireland a couple of years back, it set off quite a stir in local circles. That beer began when New Midleton’s Master of Whiskey Science David Quinn made a friendly loan of some used, first-fill bourbon barrels to ...

How Evolution Might Turn Some People Away From Whiskey By Richard Thomas It was when my future wife came to visit me in America for the first time that I learned she detested whiskey, or more specifically Scotch whisky, the most popular spiritous liquor of her native Portugal. After some questioning, I suggested she try some Kentucky bourbon. Liking it, ...

Comparing The Buffalo Trace Antique Collections By Facts, Figures And Opinions By Richard Thomas While Pappy Van Winkle gets the attention in the mainstream press, among true die-hard bourbon enthusiasts the most anticipated annual whiskey release is arguably that of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC). While bourbon fans obsess about the technical details of other annual bourbon releases too, ...

By Kurt Maitland Rating: A This year’s version of George T. Stagg comes from 128 barrels filled in early 2000. While the batch in terms of barrels was essentially the same size as in prior years, the yield out of those barrels was much smaller. Some barrels had only a gallon or two in them after 15 years in the ...

The Seat Of Blanton’s, Pappy And Stagg Offers A Revamped Look For Visitors By Richard Thomas Perched on a scenic spot on the banks of the Kentucky River, Buffalo Trace Distillery is one of the big draws of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Last year the Frankfort distillery saw over 123,000 visitors, a 26% increase over the previous year. Part of ...