Latitude Beverage Co., in partnership with Owensboro Distilling Company (formerly O.Z. Tyler), is expanding the Wheel Horse Whiskey portfolio with Wheel Horse Bourbon. Following the successful launch of Wheel Horse Rye earlier this year, Latitude continues to collaborate with the historic Kentucky distillery to bring this new Bourbon to life. Wheel Horse Bourbon was aged between two and four years ...
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Cask 88 Laphroaig 2001 Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Independent bottler Cask 88 has done some pretty fine work in the past, and anything Islay and well-aged coming out of such a bottler is guaranteed to grab a certain amount of attention. So it is with Cailleach Beira, a Laphroaig distilled in 2001 and aged for 19 years. Building on that is a finish ...
Read More »Lost Lantern Brings Vatted Malts To American Craft Whiskey
The best whiskey reflects its origin, its craftsmanship, its ingredients, and its distillers. Inspired by the long tradition of independent bottlers in Scotland, Lost Lantern is a new independent bottler of American whiskey. The company seeks out the most unique and exciting whiskies being made all across the country and releases them as single casks and blends, always with a ...
Read More »Chicken Cock Rye Whiskey Review
By April Manning Rating: C+ Not all chickens are cocks, but all cocks are chickens… When you are over 160 years old and known as The Famous Old Brand, you need a worthy back story… and this one has several. In 1856 James A. Miller set off on the journey of producing a high-quality whiskey in Paris, Kentucky, which, as ...
Read More »The Word On Pappy Van Winkle 2020
Fans of the highly anticipated Van Winkle line of bourbons will be excited to learn the annual release is coming soon. Yields from the barrels are typically low due to the evaporation during the long aging cycle, and this year is no exception. While the amount of 10, 12 and 15-year bourbon will be about the same as previous years, ...
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