By S.D. Peters Rating: C+ The Whiskey Reviewer’s Jake Emen reviewed the Buggy Whip Wheat Whiskey from Michigan’s Journeyman Distillery in September, so I’ll refer readers who want to learn about the distillery’s general details to his review. As for Journeyman’s W.R. Whiskey, it is a handmade, organic white whiskey that the distillery has “dedicated to the original journeymen.” And ...

In the fall of 2010 the guys at Ranger Creek were installing the equipment at their brewstillery and anxiously waiting to sell their first keg of beer. They had brewed a batch of Belgian beer that couldn’t be sold because they were waiting for government paperwork. On the distillery side, they needed to run something through their still in order ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B In Ireland, poitin has the same meaning as moonshine in the United States, and just as there are those who say moonshine isn’t exactly whiskey, some say poitin isn’t exactly whiskey either. Despite all that, in the United States a throng of small distillers have gotten into the business of turning out (legal) moonshine and ...

An Interview with Brian McKenzie, Co-Founder of Finger Lakes Distillery By Richard Thomas New York State has become one of the busiest parts of the Union in the micro-distillery boom, and among the busiest and best-known of New York’s small whiskey-makers is Finger Lakes Distillery. Outside of New York State, you might be hard-pressed to find one of the variety ...

By S.D. Peters My bottle of Wigle White Rye Whiskey was appended with an informative little flyer, courtesy of Wigle Whiskey. In addition to a blurb about Wigle’s unique Monongahela Rye roots, the flyer promoted two specialty cocktails inspired by Wigle White Rye. The second of these, the Smallman Street Snail (named for the Pittsburgh, PA, street of Wigle Whiskey’s ...