By Richard Thomas Rating: B Rumors began circulating a couple of months ago that Jim Beam was making a new Booker’s style (i.e. uncut and unfiltered) expression, and the details have been coming out ever since. The new whiskey is Little Book, so named because it is the first product to come from Freddie Noe, son of current Beam Master ...

By Richard Thomas Milk & Honey Distillery has achieved a key milestone in releasing it’s first single malt whisky. Thus the Israel’s first whisky distillery has achieved its initial potential and produced the country’s first single malt. The initial batch of 100 bottles will be sold starting August 11 on whiskyauctioneer.com. Said whisky was aged for 30 months in an ...

By Debbie Shocair Average Rating: B+ Well the American whiskey boom seems to have hit its stride, and I suspect we are in for a marathon run. Despite concerns of shortages and complaints that the good times are over, what is one the shelves is generally good and often getting better. Even skilled blenders, who source rather than distill their ...

Puni, Italy’s first whisky distillery, has introduced a new single malt. This new expression, Puni Sole, is the fourth overall and the third to their regular, core range. After an initial maturation of two years in ex-Bourbon barrels from the United States, Puni Sole was finished for another two years in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks from Spain. “Sole” means sun ...

By April Manning Rating: B- This is a straight American blended whiskey that has a higher rye content and is bottled at 100 proof. Outryder is made from two different mash bills, distilled in November 2011. It’s crafted from two distinct mash bills distilled in November of 2011. The first contains 48% winter rye, 40% corn, and 12% malted barley. ...