This Friday, May 19, seven premier Colorado distilleries announce the release of the Colorado Distillers Collaboration Straight Wheat Whiskey. The whiskey, five years in the making, is a coordinated distillation between 291 Colorado Whiskey, Bear Creek Distillery, Laws Whiskey House, Old Elk Distillery, State 38 Distilling, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery and Woody Creek Distillers. A rarity in the whiskey industry, ...

By Richard Thomas Average Rating: C Here at The Whiskey Reviewer, we took a look at Old Elk, the brand launched with the guidance of former MGP Master Distiller Greg Metze, with their 2018 inaugural Blend of Bourbons. They’ve since opened their tasting room in Fort Collins, Colorado and have greatly expanded their line. It’s well past time to circle ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B At my book launch late last year, I was asked what brand was overdue for a cask strength version. Without even a moment’s pause, I said “Bernheim.” Heaven Hill released the cask strength version of its seminal Elijah Craig Small Batch a decade ago, in 2013. Back then, both the Small Batch and Barrel Proof ...

Heaven Hill Distillery introduced the original version of Bernheim Wheat Whiskey in 2005; almost 18 years later, they have finally released a cask strength version. Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey was the first wheat whiskey to use winter wheat as its primary grain, creating a soft, sweet flavor. Now Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey delivers the same familiar smoothness ...

Lost Lantern, an independent bottler of American whiskey, is pleased to announce their Fall 2022 collection, featuring five limited edition single casks from Boulder Spirits in Colorado, Cedar Ridge Distillery in Iowa, Copperworks Distilling in Washington, and Breuckelen Distilling in New York. Co-Founders Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski chose to focus on a theme of “discovery” when they selected the ...