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 ...

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 ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A Given that Angel’s Envy built its house on being the folks who finish Kentucky bourbon in Port wine casks, for some years observers were asking when they would introduce a Sherry cask finished bourbon. Once that was done, most of those same observers consolidated their wish list on arguably the rarest of all the whisky ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A I suppose if Brown-Forman was going to bring a new brand into the already packed-thick autumn bourbon release season, reviving King of Kentucky was the best choice they could make. Now it’s in the third year, and it has already built a sterling reputation. The inaugural batch was a 14 year old that earned an ...

By Michael Cervin Rating: A From Islay comes this Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Ardbeg opened its doors in 1815 and has long been one of the peatiest, smokiest and complex of the Islay malts. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ardbeg stumbled financially and was on the brink of folding. The Glenmorangie Company bought Ardbeg in 1997 and since then, the ...