By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The only whiskey in the new Pearse line from Ireland to bear an age statement is Founder’s Choice, a 12 year old single malt. Alltech’s distilling operations in Ireland predate the opening of its Dublin distillery last year, but they still don’t have anything made in-house that is anywhere near that old. Thus, it’s a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- One perk of living in Lexington, Kentucky is that it’s the hometown for Alltech, parent company of a clutch of brewing and distilling companies. Now that clutch includes Alltech founder Pearse Lyons’ native Ireland, with the opening of their new distillery in Dublin this past September. Following a familiar and thoroughly tested path, they aren’t ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Exclusive Malts is a line of sourced single malts selected and bottled by David Stirk’s Creative Whisky Co., and if you see an example in the United States, it was imported by ImPex Beverages. In this instance, the bottling is of a Dailuaine that was distilled in 2007 and aged for 10 years in a ...

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 ...

Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has released its 2018 allocation of the award-winning Rebel Yell Single Barrel. At 100 proof, the original time-honored Rebel Yell recipe is meticulously aged in charred oak barrels for 10 years, building a unique flavor profile specific to each batch. “Aging the bourbon for 10 years really brings out the sweetness, oakiness, and caramel ...