By Richard Thomas Started by father and son team of Lincoln and Wes Henderson, Angel’s Envy first came out in 2011, and immediately made a splash as the first high profile example of a bourbon whiskey finished in old Port pipes. That well-received release was followed the next year by the introduction of the company’s annual limited edition, Angel’s Envy ...
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Tarnished Truth High Rye Bourbon Review
By Andrew Graham Grade: B+ One inevitable consequence of the whiskey boom is that it has led to a bonanza of flashy marketing and, frankly, some gimmicks and hacks to bring product to market quickly. It is admirable to make something, to witness a whiskey age for however long it takes to become a perfect marriage between wood and grains. ...
Read More »Treaty Oak Red Handed Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The joke about the Red Handed whiskeys from Treaty Oak Distilling is that they are sourced; “you caught us red-handed.” The company was founded in 2006 on a ranch outside of Austin, Texas, although it was only in recent years that they got a distillery up and running. That has led to the launch of ...
Read More »Bardstown Bourbon Company Reveals Its Own Brands
The Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo), 1500 Parkway Drive, is announcing the release of its first Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey under its own name, Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series #1. The product is a blend of Bardstown Bourbon Company’s estate-made, two-year-old wheat and high-rye bourbons, with an 11-year-old sourced Kentucky bourbon. Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series #1 is the result of a collaboration ...
Read More »Florida Upgrades Craft Distilling Laws
The state of Florida passed a new craft distilling measure on April 25 that greatly expanded what small distillers in the state can do. Under the new law, the uppermost production limit for a craft distillery has been raised from 75,000 proof gallons to proof 250,000 gallons. Craft distillers are also now allowed to sell up to 75,000 proof gallons ...
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