With whiskey fast becoming more popular than it has ever been and a craft distilling contributing to a highly competitive environment, it’s getting harder to come up with true innovations. The search for the novel and flavorful has led one distillery in a radical direction: beaver-flavored whiskey. Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire has released a new whiskey, Eau De Musc, ...

Seven Colorado distilleries came together for the second annual Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project which took place on June 4. Each distillery handcrafted a wheat whiskey, without using any specialty malts, in their local facility and collectively filled a donated new North American white oak, toasted and charred, 53-gallon barrel from Independent Stave Company. “We wanted to do something fun together ...

By Michael Cervin Rating: B When you think of Norway, you think Vikings, conquest, and perhaps their national drink aquavit. The Vikings didn’t drink whisky, which traces its origins to the late 1500’s, long after the last longship filled with Norsemen looking to trade or pillage set sail out of fjord. Yet whiskey and aquavit are both distilled from grain, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Michigan’s Traverse City Distillery actually has a serious commitment to booze and cherries, if you take a look at their offerings. At a time when all the big distillers have gotten out of making whiskified cocktail cherries, Traverse has them. They also have this flavored bourbon offering. It takes their bourbon, flavors it, and bottles ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B As some hardcore golf devotees are aware, the Silver Cross played an important part in the history of the British Open, first as an award and later as an icon representing the game’s ideal. It eventually evolved into a symbol of friendship, tradition, camaraderie and spirited competition. It seems very appropriate for Silver Cross ...