By Father John Rayls Rating: B- Journeyman Distillery has been a real mystery to me, because I’ve had a hit and miss relationship with their products. I loved their Last Feather Rye, but some items have thrown me, and this Not A King Whiskey (formerly Federalist #12) is one of them. Located in Three Oaks, Michigan, Journeyman uses as much ...
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Breuckelen Rye & Corn Bonded Whiskey Review
By Father John Rayls Rating B+ Breuckelen Distilling has a winner in its 77 Whiskey Bonded Rye & Corn, a more aged version of their previous 77 Rye & Corn Whiskey. I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this offering, but was very pleasantly surprised. 77 Rye & Corn could just be called a rye whiskey, what with its mash ...
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By Father John Rayls Rating: A- My first introduction to Journeyman Distillery was part of the first collaboration project between craft distilleries, Four Kings Rye. This was somewhat interesting, but not enough to make me jump up and add it to my collection. One of the four contributors to Four Kings is Journeyman Distilling, located in Three Oaks, Michigan and ...
Read More »The Pennsylvania Rye Revival
By Richard Thomas The meteoric rise of craft whiskey distilling in America has yielded many fruits, and among the most talked about have been the spirit of innovation and (recently) the emergence of American single malts. While the novelty of experimental techniques or unexplored styles have their attractions, I think most drinks writers are missing something important by focusing on ...
Read More »Old Overholt Bonded Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Although the Rye Craze, with its attendant shortages of even that bargain shelf classic Old Overholt, may be several years in the past, the Rye Revival is still ongoing. That revival has brought a moribund class of American Whiskey back to life, and in so doing breathed life into extinct styles, such as the Pennsylvania ...
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