By Richard Thomas Rating: B When Heaven Hill introduced the new Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond (BiB) as a bi-annual limited edition, the usual grumbling was (refreshingly) muted, but absent. What croaking I saw about that Spring 2018 release scoffed at paying $110 for an 11 year old bourbon, complaining that you can still get 10 year old Henry McKenna ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B- Tomatin has recently launched a new limited edition range, inspired by nature elements that have been key to human evolution (wood, fire, earth, metal and water). These elements integral to whisky production as well, and that is why this Highlands distillery has decided to honor them. Tomatin’s new range is called Five Virtues and has ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: B+ “Fred, Make sure they don’t mess with my Booker’s.” That was Booker Noe’s one request of his son, Fred, who would take over after his father, a sixth-generation master distiller, retired. Since taking over as the now seventh generation of master distillers at Jim Beam, Fred has faithfully released a few special batches of Booker’s ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating A- Jefferson’s Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller partnered with OCEARCH founder, Chris Fischer, in 2012 to experiment aging bourbon at sea.  OCEARCH is a globally recognized nonprofit devoted to the study and tracking of great white and tiger sharks. At the time, aging bourbon on an ocean-bound ship appeared preposterous; however, Jefferson’s Bourbon Zoeller, rolled the ...

The GlenDronach Distillery has released its 7th batch of Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in the finest Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks and presented at cask strength. This whisky recently won a Silver medal at the 2018 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. This expression continues our tradition of crafting and releasing small batches of The GlenDronach ...