By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Benrinnes is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, with whisky first being made at the Aberlour area site in 1826, just a few years after the Crown began issuing licenses for whisky production. That site was washed away in a flood and refounded in 1835 as Lyne of Ruthrie, which went bankrupt, came into ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Bone Spirits, distiller of Bone Bourbon, is located halfway between Austin TX and La Grange, TX, just off highway 71. Jeff Peace, owner and founder, grew up in Texas and was in a unique position in 2009 – 2010 to recognize the tremendous potential of a values driven distillery located in small town Texas ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Taconic Distillery has come a long way since opening its doors and introducing its brand with a sourced bourbon. They got a relatively late start for a craft distillery in New York, and that matters more than in most parts of the U.S., because New York State is one of the places where craft whiskey ...

Updated July 20, 2020 By Richard Thomas Averaged Rating: B+ Sitting atop last year’s revamped Highland Park core line is their 18 Year Old single malt. There are older expressions from this Orkney distillery, of course, but they weren’t included in the Viking-themed revamp. The 18 year old is, in some ways, an embodiment of what Highland Park does. The ...

By Randall Borkus Rating: B My first Wyoming Whiskey experience started in April 2013, when I literally got lost in a Wyoming blizzard and ended up in Baggs, WY. I saw a light in the distance and drove to it very slowly. I found myself parked under a lighted gas station awning and figured I just sleep there until morning. ...