By Richard Thomas Rating: B If you like Scotch and have never heard of Auchroisk, don’t feel ashamed. This Speyside distillery was founded in 1973, making it one of those late 20th Century foundations. This is purely anecdotal, but I have often found that distilleries started in the late 20th Century lack both the hype of a recent publicity campaign ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Every cask strength batch is a limited edition release in its own right, and always has been. The batching may be the same, drawing on similarly aged and warehoused stock every time, but the very word “cask strength” points right to the fact that each batch will always be a little different. It’s the sum ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ If you read my work, then you are probably familiar with Indiana’s Starlight Distillery through Lisa Rope Wicker’s past work with them, that being how I usually make mention of them. The distillery was started by Ted Huber as an outgrowth of his orchard and winery, the latter being a Hoosier institution dating back to ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B+ There are only a few whiskeys that can be proud to have been releasing a high-end limited edition for almost 40 years. But Barry Crockett, ahead of his time, went for it in 1984 when there were barely a couple of distilleries in Ireland. Thanks to his drive and enthusiasm, today I have before me ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B New Holland Brewing of Holland, Michigan is one of the many brewers occupying the “brewstillery” niche, taking advantage of the fact that in its early stages, malt whiskey and beer are basically the same thing. All it requires for a brewer to make malt whiskey (the brewery also makes their own beer-barrel finished bourbon and ...