By Richard Thomas I’m rather partial to alternative country music, having been a fan of Uncle Tupelo dating to their first LP, released back when LP meant something technical because it was on vinyl. A decade of living mostly abroad left me tuned out of the scene, so in checking out who would be playing tonight’s 225th Kentucky Anniversary Dinner ...

The Founder of Tuthilltown And Hudson Looks Back As A Distiller And Talks About The Sale To William Grant & Sons By Richard Thomas When I first reached out to Ralph Erenzo, founder of Tuthilltown Distillery and Hudson Whiskey, it was with an eye the recently passed 10th anniversary of the founding of his distillery. One of the forerunners of ...

By Kurt Maitland Last year during our coverage of Diageo’s decision to shutter their Masters of Whisky program, I reached out to the whisky community for feedback on the move. One of the best responses was that of Robin Robinson. This wasn’t a surprise as Robin is uniquely positioned to understand what the industry is going through, due to his ...

By Richard Thomas When I called on Maker’s Mark on the day after the 2016 Election, it was the first time I had been there in 11 years, and Loretto distillery has seen a lot of changes since then. What at one time was the most visitor-friendly distillery in Kentucky has only become moreso, and the facility showed the signs ...

By Kurt Maitland Josh Hatton is a good friend and fellow whisky lover who also happens to be the President and CEO of Single Cask Nation. My love of independent bottlers has been brought to light on The Whiskey Reviewer, and the U.S.-based Single Cask Nation is one of the better ones, having made a point of identifying great one-off ...