By Richard Thomas Since its inaugural batch of bourbon, Craft Barrell Spirits has become a fan favorite for its mix of blending skill, transparency and devotion to releasing uncut and unfiltered whiskeys at a fairly reasonable price. With their most recent release, the company has put twenty distinct batches of bourbon on shelves in five years. Given that you can ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Since Bardstown Bourbon Company had not just a working distillery, but actually a rather large working distillery, in operation prior to launching their own brands, they had a greater range of choices available to them than most newcomers to the whiskey business. They could have chosen to release a young, but entirely in-house product, but ...

Back by popular demand, Old Forester’s fastest selling Whiskey Row Series expression, 1910 Old Fine Whisky, is set to return starting this week. The fourth and final bourbon in the series greatly surpassed projections, depleting a year’s supply in just two months from its original release last Fall. The Old Forester Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, has worked quickly to re-release ...

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) aims to raise $200,000 for Best Buddies New Hampshire by giving whiskey lovers the opportunity to win an unprecedented prize package featuring some of the most sought-after bourbons and whiskeys in the world. NHLC is launching the Pappy Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace Raffle to benefit Best Buddies NH today, offering entrants the chance ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating A- I recently had the good fortune to spend time at Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont Kentucky with some special people, where we met with Freddie Noe and were introduced to an exciting 2019 release of “Little Book Chapter 3: The Road Home” (Recipe 051). Little Book Chapter 3 is the first Kentucky Straight Bourbon ...