By Richard Thomas Rating:B- A pioneer of New York State craft distilling, Tuthilltown and the brand it founded, Hudson (the brand is owned by William Grant & Sons, the whiskey still supplied by Tuthilltown), are now coming up on the 10th anniversary of the change in state law that opened the door to craft distilling there by making the licensing ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: A When I am asked, as frequently I am, what is my favorite whiskey, I usually look away for a moment to contemplate before answering simply, “I am very excited about the American Craft Whiskey movement.” Oh, sure, I have a few concrete and sentimental faves, but little excites me as much as the craft whiskeys ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Heaven Hill Distilleries is proud of being the nation’s largest independent, family-owned and operated spirits producer and marketer. They also love their claim to holding the world’s second largest inventory of Bourbon and possibly the most “extra-aged” barrels of any distillery. The latter has led to the introduction of expressions like Elijah Craig 21 ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B Luxco is at bat in the premium leagues again with their latest release of Blood Oath Pact No. 3. In the annual limited editions set, the Blood Oath series seems the most prone to create two camps: lovers and haters. I find very few bourbon drinkers somewhere in the middle. Once again this is ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey is named after one of the Beams, that near-ubiquitous Kentucky Bourbon clan, in this instance the grandfather of Limestone Branch’s Steve and Paul Beam. These two modern day Beams opened Limestone Branch Distillery in 2011 in Lebanon, Kentucky, near where their grandfather, Minor Case Beam, had operated his distillery ...