By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ It having been five years since my first look at the cask strength version of one of the best-named whiskeys around, I decided it was time to come around again. Much has happened with the brand during that interval: the makers at Walsh Whiskey formed a partnership to build a distillery; built and opened that ...

By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best To Pass My Lips, Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon: Whereas the standard batches of Booker’s Bourbon and even some of the special releases of the brand are selected by committee, this Booker’s 30th Anniversary was a project of Fred Noe from start to finish. He brought in his son and apprentice Freddie as as ...

By Richard Thomas American limited edition whiskeys are fast becoming collectible items, and some of those terms I just used have implications. Most, but not all, limited edition whiskeys are akin to vintage wine, varying in their flavor profile from year to year. Collectibles command such high prices on the open market that it’s not uncommon to find bottles from ...

By Andrew Graham Rating: A Angel’s Envy is one of those distillers that just makes consistently great whiskeys. To me, the Angel’s Envy rye is one of the best ryes around, and I loved the 2018 cask strength expression. So I jumped at the opportunity to sample the 2019 cask strength, which hit stores on Nov. 1, and to compare ...

Booker’s 2019-04, the last batch of the year, is coming out soon, and its name is “Beaten Biscuits.” Like so many tales of the now legendary Master Distiller Booker Noe, this one is centered on food. It’s said Booker learned to make biscuits with his grandmother, as so many Southerners do, and he spent years perfecting his recipe and technique ...