By Richard Thomas Hamilton Distillers of Arizona, makers of Del Bac Whiskey, are now offering a private barrel program. Responding to inquiries from distributors in California and their native state for cask strength versions, the craft distiller responded by introducing a program allowing commercial customers to select their own barrels for their own bottlings. Like many craft distilleries, Hamilton ages ...

A new whiskey has arrived on the scene, and it’s made from rice! Launched in Los Angeles in Fall 2015 by Ann Soh Woods, cofounder of Soh Spirits, Kikori Whiskey is unique spirit made entirely from rice. It is distilled, aged and bottled on the island of Kyushu, one of the southernmost islands in Japan. You might be wondering, “Isn’t ...

Updated December 12, 2017 By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Clyde May was a World War II veteran with a penchant for whiskey, one who won a Purple Heart and some would suggest a genuine war hero. His home was in the Conecuh Ridge area of Alabama. He was a true craftsman, but made his living as a moonshiner who ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B One of the most under-sung factors in how a whiskey ultimately turns out is climate. This is true to such an extent that I will sometimes read a whiskey blogger wax romantic about the virtues of a particular historic warehouse in regards to the maturation of the casks laid within, all without mentioning the interplay ...

A Chat About Malt Whiskey In The Pacific Northwest By Richard Thomas Although the Pacific Northwest has become a buzzing hive of micro-distilling activity, most of that activity has been in Oregon. Insfoar as whiskey-making in Washington State went, much of the past attention went to Dry Fly Distilling. Growing up hand in hand with that scene, Seattle’s Westland Distillery ...