By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Barrell Craft Spirits new Private Release series is built around the concept of building 24 separate and distinct whiskeys with common roots. All the AH releases use the same blend of “Kentucky Whiskey,” the oldest constiutent of which is an 18 year old, and giving them barrel finishes before bottling at cask strength. That is ...

In a first for the UK and Europe, Three Ships Whisky has launched a special release 12-year-old single malt in limited quantities. Crafted at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington, a small town about an hour’s drive from Cape Town’s City Centre, South Africa, the Three Ships Whisky 12-Year-Old is the first release in the Master Distiller’s Private Collection. The ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C Michigan’s Wonderland Distilling Company enters a pretty crowded field, because the Wolverine State has a pretty well-developed craft whiskey scene. Like many newcomers, they have started by releasing a sourced product; what many croakers have never been willing to accept is that liquor is a business, and it makes all the business sense in the ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B The first in the 48 (yes, that number is correct) permutations of Barrell Craft Spirits‘ BH Private Release series took an 18 year old Kentucky whiskey and finished it in a Sauternes cask. For casual drinkers and narrowly obsessed bourbon enthusiasts, some explanation is needed for those two terms. “Kentucky whiskey” is usually a euphemism ...

Mackmyra has a proud history of challenging traditional norms and also of having a desire to highlight Swedish nature, flavors and craftsmanship outside the country’s borders. In line with this, the company now presents this year’s autumn edition Jaktlycka (Happy Hunting), which is a whisky inspired by our ancient forests and its tasty treasures. Jaktlycka is a limited single malt ...