Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel “Heritage Barrel” will return to shelves for a limited run this fall. Fewer than 200 barrels, aged in barrels crafted in the classic style used by Jack Daniel himself in the company’s earliest days, have been hand-picked by Master Distiller Jeff Arnett and his team of whiskey makers for this special release. Last year’s edition was ...

Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its exploration into oak tree varietals with the release of its Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak. In late 2018, Buffalo Trace announced its Old Charter Oak series, a collection exploring the different taste profiles of barrels obtained from trees grown in different countries, climates and soil. The Old Charter Oak collection is designed to explore, honor, ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B There is always a first time for everything, even for a cherry-wood finished Irish whiskey. You might have never thought about whiskey aged in cherry wood, but at Midleton Distillery, they have. The team behind the Method and Madness range has unveiled two new and experimental limited edition Irish whiskeys. If you haven’t heard about ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ I’m not a coffee drinker, but I get the attraction to mix whiskey and coffee because I share a similar interest in pouring a shot of whiskey into my pot of tea. Such a coffee combination usually takes place in a coffee-based cocktail (the famed Irish Coffee is but the best known example), but FEW ...

With its latest release, Knob Creek Quarter Oak explores and deepens the influence of oak on its flagship, seminal small batch bourbon. The expression takes the Jim Beam bourbon stock used to make Knob Creek and gives a finish for a minimum of four years in quarter cask, American oak barrels to increase the amount of contact between the whiskey ...