By Emma Briones Rating: C+ Old Isle of Jura whisky needed a change, so they could get to more people and vindicate the capacity of their small island distillery to produce good whisky. That change arrived with its new, revamped range: Signature Series. Jura 18 year old is the top of the range. This single malt, created with a blend ...
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Widow Jane 10 Year Old Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Right off the bat, I must call attention to this article being about the flagship, small batch 10 Year Old Widow Jane, not the single barrel version. Widow Jane is a small distillery in Brooklyn, started in a disused chocolate factory by Daniel Preston and Vince Oleson. In recent years they were one of a ...
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By Randall H. Borkus Rating A- “Taconic,” (/təˈkɒnᵻk/) was once transliterated as the Taghkanic or Taughannock, meaning “in the trees,” and used as the name of a Lenape chieftain. Taghkanic is still used in eastern New York, as in the name of a small town in the region, for features within and outside the Taconic Mountains. The founders of Taconic Distillery, Gerald Valenti and Paul ...
Read More »Booker’s “Beaten Biscuits” Bourbon Review (Batch 4, 2019)
By Douglas Fraser Rating: B Booker’s Batch 2019-04 “Beaten Biscuits” holds true to the Booker’s signature of delightfully strong, high proof Kentucky straight bourbon. “Beaten Biscuits” is named after the biscuits Booker Noe made using the recipe passed down from his grandmother. Noe spent years perfecting the recipe, beating the air out of them, and ensured the biscuits maintained a ...
Read More »Old Pepper FKO Rye Whiskey Review (2019)
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B The historic James E. Pepper Distillery was making bourbon in Lexington, Kentucky until 1958, when production ceased and the brand was abandoned for over 50 years. In December 2017, the new James E. Pepper Distillery (DSP-KY-5) began distilling whiskey again in part of the old building, basing its mash bill on historic recipes and ...
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