By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best New Whiskey, Heaven Hill 27 Year Old Bourbon: This survivor of the greatest American distillery disaster of modern times, the 1996 Heaven Hill fire, is more than just a magnificent pour of ultra aged bourbon. It also somehow got to the grand old age of 27 years, ancient in bourbon terms, without becoming ...

By Richard Thomas Although the hot summer weather might not be ideal in terms of sipping on a fine whisk(e)y, that does not translate into it being a slow season for new whiskey releases. This summer is no exception, but is instead exceptional. A clutch of new, noteworthy bourbons are in the pipeline, as well as other American Whiskeys, Scotch ...

Brenne Whisky introduced Brenne Ten in the U.S. today a 10 year old whisky, billed as “expertly crafted ‘seed-to-spirit’ from organic malted barley and naturally pure water in the Cognac region of France.” This limited bottling of only 290 cases for 2015 is the marriage of four casks, hand-selected for their distinctive complexity and balance by the brand’s founder, Allison ...

By Diana Kaoru Cheang Rating: D+ When I received the package from the Maison de la Mirabelle, a distillery of the Grallet-Dupic family, the box seemed heavier than normal. The unwrapping itself was filled with excitement, as the generously proportioned bottles were packaged in production state, beautifully presented in paper jacket, flaunting an eye-appealing apothecary bottle the length of my ...

By Richard Thomas In this second part of our interview with the multi-tasking Allison Patel, The Whiskey Reviewer covers her French single malt Brenne, and her own personal tastes in whiskey. ~Return to Part I of this interview~ RT: Speaking of Brenne, you’ve had it up and running in the States for several months. How’s it doing? AP: It’s going ...