By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Nicole Austin’s start as the new Distiller and General Manager of the Cascade Hollow Distillery (formerly known as simply George Dickel, which it still makes) was marked by a bang: the introduction of a 13 year old, bonded version of the esteemed Tennessee Whiskey. That release of a middle aged bottled in bond is now ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A July 2020, Louisville-based Michter’s Distillery began shipping the 2020 release of its 10 Year Single Barrel Rye. “This will be the only release of our 10 Year Rye this year because we continue to be in a position where we need to allocate our whiskeys,” commented Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco. “I am very ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Hard on the heels of the return of the classic Knob Creek 9 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon, Jim Beam has gone one better and introduced Knob Creek 12 Year Old as a permanent brand extension. Five years after the bourbon world went hysterical with talk of a shortage that was going to wipe all ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A The annual Redbreast Dream Cask has become the regular chimera for fans of the Irish single pot still whiskey revival. Every year, Irish Distillers release this ultra-aged limited edition, putting a different spin on it in terms of cask stock or secondary maturation. The production run is always quite small, it’s done in 500 ml ...

By Andrew Graham Grade: A- Both golf and whiskey — at least, as they are each understood today — originated in Scotland a long time ago, and both have evolved to become far more interesting over the centuries. The professional golfers who today’s fans favor are younger, fitter, and more diverse than those from previous generations, and this is a ...