By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Two of the most exciting newcomers to Kentucky’s whiskey industry are Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) and Copper & Kings. The former’s position as a leading contract distiller means they are very, very busy; the latter doesn’t actually make whiskey, but their barrel stock winds up being used in so many top notch finishes. The latest ...
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Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Scotch Review
By Douglas Fraser Rating: A+ Glenfarclas (“Valley of the Green Grass”) Distillery stands out as an esteemed producer of Speyside style Scotch Whisky. Officially founded in 1836, there has been evidence found that supports theories that whisky-making on the site could have started around 1791. Bought in 1865 by John Grant and his son, the distillery continues to this day ...
Read More »Bushmills 28 Year Old Irish Whiskey Review
By Andrew Graham Rating: A Bushmills on Oct. 1 debuted the first release in a new annual series, “The Rare Casks.” It’s a dizzying and phenomenal dram: the 28-year-old expression was triple distilled in 1992 and spent 11 years maturing in ex-Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon barrels before marrying and having a secondary maturation of 17 more years in Cognac ...
Read More »Old Fitzgerald 14 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review (Fall 2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The current batch of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond series, a limited edition brand of wheated bourbon released twice per year, is a 14 year old. Much is being made of this being the first time Old Fitz BiB has been a 14 year old, but the oldest yet came out a year ago ...
Read More »Michter’s 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon Review (2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- One of the peculiar things about the annual release of the Michter’s 10 Year Old Bourbon and 10 Year Old Rye is that they are both annual, limited releases and both are single barrels. It’s a formula designed to, potentially at any rate, present a fairly variable flavor profile. The only thing consistent about it ...
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