Milwaukee craft distillery Twisted Path has announced that on March 30 they will release their first whiskey, a rye whiskey that makes Bottled in Bond status. This will be the first Bottled in Bond whiskey coming out of Wisconsin since Prohibition. The whiskey saw its official launch yesterday, Saturday, March 30th, at the Twisted Path tasting room. “The two bottled-in-bond ...

BenRiach, the Scottish malt distillery, has announced the release of BenRiach 25 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky in the U.S. A rare and balanced marriage of unpeated single malt Scotch whisky aged in a range of oak casks, including American oak ex-bourbon stave hogsheads and French Burgundy barriques, the whisky is available beginning in April 2019 ($299.99, 46.8% ABV, ...

Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced a new bourbon offering in the W.L. Weller line, Weller Full Proof.  This new bourbon will be 114 proof and non-chill filtered. Buffalo Trace Distillery fills their wheated bourbon barrels at 114 proof, hence the name Full Proof (as opposed to cask strength). This bourbon forgoes chill filtration to preserve all the naturally occurring residual ...

In 2011, Bulleit got into rye whiskey just in time for the craze in rye whiskeys by introducing Bulleit Rye, sourced from the 95% rye, 5% malted barley stock whiskey made at what is now known as MGP. It was excellent timing, as rye whiskey was about to experience a short, but very sharp, shortage, driven in large part by ...

The Distilled Spirits Council today released a new report showing the negative impact of the retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys is accelerating, particularly to the European Union (EU), according to full year 2018 export data. Last month, at its Annual Economic Briefing, the Council reported the imposition of retaliatory tariffs beginning in June 2018 caused American Whiskey exports to decline ...