By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Sonoma Distilling has been around since 2010, and eagle-eyed whiskey fans probably recognize their original label design, with the Golden Gate Bridge and matching “West of Kentucky” title. In 2018, they revamped their line and their image, and as it stands now their line has been reduced from three West of Kentucky bourbons to a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Sonoma Distilling Company’s bourbon has evolved a bit since the distillery got started. Initially they had a series of releases called “West of Kentucky.” In 2018, the distillery revamped their whiskey line, with West of Kentucky No. 1 becoming their Cherrywood Smoked Bourbon and West of Kentucky No. 2 becoming the standard Sonoma Bourbon. For ...

By Michael Cervin Rating: B When most think of the many places whisky comes from, there’s rarely any thought of Taiwan. But Kavalan, found a scant 60 kilometers from Taipei in the northern part of the country, launched their first whiskies in the early 2000s and went on to receive several notable awards for those initial offerings. After achieving this ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- If OOLA started their Discourse series with the intent of starting conversations about non-traditional whiskey-making methods, I’m not sure if Discourse C was the right place to start. That release was essentially a bourbon whiskey finished in Cabernet barrels. While not exactly traditional, in an era when there are nearly 600 craft distillers making and ...

Updated April 14, 2019 By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Produced by Seattle’s OOLA Distillery, Discourse C is paradoxically the first release in the series. I write that because when I first saw it, I assumed it was the third; “C” after all. The purpose of the series is to start a dialogue, as much between drinkers as between the distillery ...