By Richard Thomas Rating: A- If you’ve ever seen the label of a Virginia Distillery Company whisky and observed the “Virginia-Highland” reference, you might have thought it a reference to the distillery’s location. Virginia Distillery is located between Charlottesville and Lynchburg, after all, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. You would, however, be mistaken. One of the most ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C- Named for a path through the Green Mountains of Vermont, Appalachian Gap Distillery is an solar-powered micro-distillery with an eco-friendly ethos that mirrors its home state. Their whiskey is something of an odd duck, having a mash bill that doesn’t fit with any of the major categories: 45% malted barley, 30% corn and 25% rye. ...

By Michael Cervin Grade: C Whiskey blends are nothing new, but in an effort to create something new-ish, Basil Hayden launched their Two By Two Rye in June 2018. This is a somewhat creative blend of two aged Kentucky whiskeys, blended with two aged Kentucky ryes. To be sure, this is not a new concept; it’s been done before (Wild ...

FEW Spirits has announced a new expression, FEW American Whiskey, a blended whiskey utilizing the distillery’s popular FEW Bourbon and FEW Rye Whiskies, along with their experimental FEW Cherrywood smoked Malt Whiskey. “We are constantly experimenting at FEW, innovating new expressions and our American Whiskey was a direct result of those efforts,” said Paul. “It all started with a unique ...

Like its old Jim Beam Small Batch Collection stablemate Knob Creek, Basil Hayden is undergoing a brand expansion. First came Basil Hayden Rye and then Basil Hayden Dark Rye, both released in 2017 and playing on the original expressions status as a premium high rye bourbon. Now Beam has come out with Basil Hayden Two By Two. This is a blended ...