By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The Kentucky Bourbon Affair is a celebrated fantasy camp held every year in late Spring, centered on Louisville. It’s not hard to see why its so celebrated. Individual events this year included a tour of the newly opened Bulleit Distillery in Shelbyville (something I haven’t been invited to do yet!), several private barrel selection events, ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Opinions are like, well, it suffices to say everyone has one. There are lovers and there are haters and nothing brings them out of bourbon circles like The Orphan Barrel series. Some consumers chalk it up to a mere marketing gimmick, or disdain it because they have an axe to grind with its makers ...

By April Manning Rating: B- Brad and Kate Mead got the gumption to make bourbon in 2006, leading them to conceive Wyoming Whiskey. They began distilling in 2009, their products were introduced to liquor stores in 2012, and it has been clear blue Wyoming skies ever since. It was so well received the Meads had to expand their production in ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B- For the first time, there is a major Swedish malt whisky with an age statement. Mackmyra just launched Mackmyra Ten Years, a Swedish 10-year old single malt whisky. Although Mackmyra, the best known whisky-makers in Sweden, did launch a limited release with an age statement some time ago, that was never available for general sale. ...

By Father John Rayls Average Rating: B If you’ve been living under a rock for the last 5 years, you might not have noticed that the world of whiskey has been undergoing some dramatic changes. The record demand for all-things whiskey has brought about an unprecedented explosion in new distillery startups, and there have been new innovations and experimentation from ...