By Richard Thomas Rating: B Rogue Ales became Rogue Ales & Spirits when they got into the brewstilling sector, turning their famed Dead Guy Ale into a single malt whiskey. They have since made a handful of Rogue American Malts, and seeing as how we at The Whiskey Reviewer are keen followers of the brewstilling movement, we’ve been paying close attention ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When I proposed doing an interview to Hamilton Distillers co-founder Stephen Paul a few months ago, he mentioned that his whiskeys had evolved quite a bit from when The Whiskey Reviewer initially covered them in 2015. That is sometimes the case with small distillers who have been around for several years or longer; why produce a ...

Support Your Favorite Craft Distillers Through Their Canned & Bottled Cocktails By Richard Thomas The covid-19 vaccine may be in distribution, but like a case of Pappy van Winkle, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to get any anytime soon. We’re all set for a long pandemic winter, and if your state hasn’t already tightened its restrictions, that is ...

By Richard Thomas One of the more interesting features of the American craft whiskey boom is the regional spins it has put on what had been, during the second half of the 20th Century at any rate, an industry of the Upper South. When this 21st Century phenomenon brought commercial whiskey-making to the Southwest for the first time, it incorporated ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B As a wood geek, I’ve taken great interest in Westland Distillery’s project to age some of their stock in new casks made from garryana oak, referred to them sometimes simple as “garry,” a species native to their Washington state stomping grounds. For five years now, Westland has released a whisky drawing on their garry-aged stock, ...