By Richard Thomas Rating: D According to the marketing story, Cabin Fever Maple Whisky started when Rob Robillard was taught a bit about distilling in Eastern Europe in the late 1990s. Undeterred by the law or the possibility of poisoning himself or burning the house down, he built a still when he got home and began experimenting, ultimately creating a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C- In addition to honey and fruit flavors, the third major twist in the flavored whiskey game is spiced whiskey. The thing is that “spiced whiskey” could mean just about anything, so what you get depends very much on the brand. So it is with Wild Turkey Spiced, introduced last year. The label tells us only ...

By Jake Emen Rating: B   Flavored whiskeys are continuing to emerge these days – can’t you just hear the sorority girls two bar stools over clamoring for another round of Fireball shots? – and they’re coming from small and large brands alike, both new entrants in the world of whiskey and long-standing companies. From a range of cinnamon whiskeys, ...

By S.D. Peters Rating: B I recently stopped in my local liquor store a few hours before a significant snowfall. The woman entering the store ahead of me turned and said, “Some people go to the store for milk and bread, some of us go to provision whiskey.” “There may be fewer of us,” I replied, “but the lines are ...

By S.D. Peters Rating: D Firefly Distillery, on Wadmalaw Island, SC,  produces a distinguished White Lightning Moonshine, which is a great starting place for first-time white whiskey drinkers to start exploring the trend. The Distillery also produces flavored expressions of the Moonshine, of which its Apple Pie Flavor Moonshine is, sadly, reminiscent of neither apple pie nor moonshine. The Moonshine ...