By Douglas Fraser Rating: D There are many celebrities making their way into the spirits business these days. In my experience, only one of those  celebrity whiskey brands was one that I enjoyed. It seems like these spirit brands pop up and try to make a splash in the industry, as a vanity project or relying a big name to ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C- Although the company was notionally started earlier, it’s been  more than a decade since WhistlePig 10 Year Old Rye was first released. The product was very much a creation of opportunity and moment. Raj Bhakta, a former investment banker, Apprentice contestant and Congressional candidate, wanted to start a whiskey company. Bhakta sought the advice of ...

The work of a connoisseur is never done – there are always new heights to achieve and new tastes to experience. And when it comes to whiskey and cigar pairings, there’s definitely plenty to explore. Whether you’re pairing the whiskey to the cigar, or the cigar to the whiskey, it’s obviously important that one doesn’t overpower the other. Instead, they ...

Craft whiskey releases keep gaining in age. In Pittsburgh, Wigle’s first 8-Year Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys can now be purchased from their distillery shop and their online store for local pick and is shipping to Pennsylvania + Washington DC addresses Just 200 bottles were produced of each Single Barrel Rye and Bourbon. Wigle has previously released bottled in bond whiskeys, ...

Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskeys will expand with its own micro-distillery and tasting room in downtown Louisville, at 624 W. Main Street. The space is currently in the final stages of completion and is estimated to open this spring. The 6,000-square foot space will offer a full 360-degree Buzzard’s Roost experience. The space will house a micro-distillery that will produce from ...