By Richard Thomas Rating: B Kentucky Owl dates its brand identity back to 1879, and was one of many Bardstown distilleries that were shuttered by Prohibition, never to reopen. The brand was revived in 2014, in the middle of the Bourbon Boom, and fast gained a reputation for producing excellent one-time releases based on well-sourced, middle aged whiskeys. The new ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C New Basin really does put the farm into the farm-to-glass and “farm distillery” concept, since the Madras, Oregon distillery is actually located on a farm. They have 400 acres of their own, which they use to furnish grain for their mash. Whereas the Light Whiskeys, Strong and Strongest, in their line up are at least ...

By Alex Southgate Rating: B I have to say it’s been relatively unusual in my experience to find a whiskey that I’d call a “grower.” Generally you know whether you like something or not straight away, simply because that’s how taste works. In the case of the single malt by Dingle that I’ve been sampling recently, however, this isn’t necessarily ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Earlier this year, Old Forrester announced a new limited edition series, The 117, named for the address of the original Old Forrester digs and current urban distillery at 117 W. Main Street on Louisville’s Whiskey Row. The series is built around the concept of giving Master Taster Jackie Zykan reign to highlight different aspects of ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Rhode Island’s Newport Distilling, makers of Sea Fog Whiskey, have billed their American Single Malt as a whiskey made in the American and Scottish traditions. The latter in particular is most visible in the details, drawing on a wort of peated and pale malts, distilled in a pot still, and aged in used bourbon barrels. ...