By Andrew Graham Grade: B Tincup is a Colorado-based whiskey brand that brought its newest expression, a rye whiskey, to market in January. In my view, the most intriguing element of Tincup’s expressions — aside from the rye; it sells two high-rye whiskeys — is its use of Rocky Mountain water to cut the whiskey, which is aged for three ...

Templeton Rye Whiskey is proud to release the 2020 edition of their highly anticipated Barrel Strength Straight Rye Whiskey. First introduced in 2018, this third rendition celebrates the exceptional aging stocks of straight rye whiskey in the esteemed Templeton, Iowa distillery. In the same vein as the successful 2018 and 2019 editions, this year’s special release has already received a Double ...

Grain & Barrel Spirits’(“G&B”) has released Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey in select markets,“The Famous Old Brand’s” first Rye in more than 70 years. The introduction follows the autumn 2019 launch of the brand’s anchor expression, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Made in partnership with the Bardstown Bourbon Company as part of its collaborative distilling program, the new 95% ...

Pinhook Bourbon has released its 2020 Kentucky Straight Ry, the first whiskey in half a century to come from barrels aged at the legendary Old Taylor Distillery (now Castle & Key) and Pinhook’s first release crafted from its custom Kentucky distillate. The much-anticipated unbarreling marks a new chapter for America’s native spirit. The Old Taylor Distillery, a towering and long-abandoned ...

Centennial State craft distillery Leopold Brothers already had a claim to being one of the most interesting whiskey producers in the United States when it commissioned Vendome to build it an antique-style, three-chamber still. Three-chamber stills were once a common (albeit not universal) feature of the Pennsylvania approach to making rye whiskey, and Leopold Brothers was already known for (paradoxically) ...