Updated May 3, 2018 By Father John Rayls Average Rating: B- I love the name “Redwood Empire American Whiskey,” as it conjures up all kinds of positive, historic images in my mind. So kudos to Graton Distilling Company, based in Sonoma County, California, for thinking of that! Graton is also behind D. George Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin and a similarly ...

By Richard Thomas With the maturity of the “Rye Revival” in recent years, some observers have wondered aloud why Jim Beam wasn’t doing more with an illustrious and venerable brand in their stable, Old Overholt, starting with David Wondrich’s excellent two-parter for The Daily Beast in September 2016. Perhaps someone at Beam Suntory was paying attention, because a year and ...

American Whiskeys At Over $3,000 A Bottle By Richard Thomas Although the prices commanded by ultra aged, rare American Whiskeys have not quite caught up with what a similar bottle of single malt Scotch might fetch, much has changed since the last time The Whiskey Reviewer looked at this subject, in the middle of 2015. Prices for prized expressions have ...

By Emma Briones He may spend a lot of time traveling around the world promoting new Jack Daniel’s expressions, but Master Distiller Jeff Arnett does not look over his shoulder and worry about how things are going back in the distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. That is because he is confident that everyone back there is working hard to make the ...

By Richard Thomas Whiskey is a quintessentially American drink, a connection that becomes clear when one sees how interwoven it is with American history. The story of American Whiskey is the journey of a rough, unaged distilled spirit made by farmers because it was cheaper to move than grain or flour growing and maturing into today’s modern, multi-billion dollar industry ...