By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee is known for its signature whiskey filtered through sugar maple charcoal to give it its distinctive flavor which most folks either love or hate. The brand is the top-seller in American Whiskey, and although their line-up has grown in recent years, at its core it stays true ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C On May 9, 2018, MGP Ingredients announced the launch of Rossville Union Rye Whiskey label. Named after the original distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Rossville Union represents a historic return to the home of crafted rye whiskey and is meant to honor a spirited tradition dating back more than 170 years in America’s original “Whiskey ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ You might expect Sonoma’s Cherrywood-Smoked Rye to be a variant on their house rye whiskey, but it’s actually a different animal. The flagship rye is a 100% rye that gets a finish in ex-bourbon barrels. This is a wheated and smoked rye whiskey; the mash bill is 80% rye, 10% cherrywood smoked and malted barley, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Adam Spiegel started his California distillery in 2010, late enough that I suppose it would be appropriate to call Sonoma Distilling Company a “middle entrant” into the craft whiskey scene. When it comes to the small and medium distilling scene, collectively known as “craft whiskey,” I think it’s best to ask what are they doing ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee is known for its signature whiskey, filtered through sugar maple charcoal to give it its distinctive flavor which so many either love or hate. For the longest time, Jack Daniel’s stuck with just a few expressions, and although they weren’t as stubborn as Maker’s Mark about brand ...