By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The latest batch of uncut, unfiltered, well-sourced and skillfully blended bourbon goodness from Barrell Craft Spirits in Batch 028. According to the fact sheet, this is a bourbon fashioned from 10 and 11 year old whiskeys sourced out of Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana. The latter two are usually attributed to Cascade Hollow (formerly known as ...

By Douglas Fraser Average Rating: B- Booker’s Small Batch Bourbon is the creation of legendary Jim Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe, continued by his son and successor Fred Noe. Booker’s was a forerunner of the seminal Jim Beam Small Batch Collection of the early 1990s, which did so much to cement the foundation of bourbon’s comeback. Each year, four batches ...

By Alex Southgate Rating: B+ It’s always nice to try new things. To be lucky enough to be one of the first to try something is an added boon. I count myself to be one of that lucky group and am very pleased to be able to tell you all about Warehouse 2, Batch 001, the new expression from Fettercairn. ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A- Sazarac’s Barton 1792 Distillery has introduced its first expression marketed as “ultra-premium,” named Thomas S. Moore Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. These whiskeys have been finished in a variety of select casks from around the globe, with the first three expressions available on a limited release basis from December 2020 and all featuring wine casks, ...

By Emma Briones Rating: A Dewar’s takes pride in their double aging process. They are so used to age their blended whiskey, that going one step forward was a natural progression. But instead of going for a triple aging process, they’ve decided that a fourth aging stage would be key for their new range of blends: Dewar’s Double Double. To ...