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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Heaven Hill raised a noticeable amount of squeaking from the dingier corner of the enthusiast community last year when Parker’s Heritage 2019 was a not quite 9 year old rye, aged in “Char 5” barrels. These heavily charred casks received 30 second of flame beyond the level of Char 4. Predictably, they focused on the ...

Rogue Ales & Spirits has launched a Single Barrel Project whiskey series, a limited-series of one-off single barrels of Rogue whiskey that have been finished in unique ways. Rogue is the only farmer-brewer-distiller-cooper in the United States and because of this, Rogue is able to handcraft innovative products such as this Single Barrel Project at their headquarters in Newport, Oregon. ...

Corrected November 24, 2020 By Richard Thomas Rating: B- In one respect, 2020 is the year I’ve been waiting for, because it was the year that the American craft whiskey sector was finally deep enough to allow for the return of the whiskey negociant. The Scotch whisky industry emerged from the trying times of the first half of the 20th ...

Corn Trooper 2020 United Craft Bourbon, an all-American blend that showcases unity, collaboration, and strength by uniting seven craft bourbons from seven different U.S. states into one tasty blended bourbon. Instead of taking on the competition, with Corn Trooper 2020 United Craft Bourbon, Flaviar has brought the competition together. Grisa Soba, co-founder of Flaviar and master blender of Corn Trooper, ...

Westward Whiskey celebrates the launch of its third permanent expression – Westward American Single Malt Pinot Noir Cask, which joins the original Westward American Single Malt and Westward American Single Malt Stout Cask. Westward American Single Malt Pinot Noir Cask is a truly elegant whiskey, influenced by Oregon’s premier grape varietal: Pinot Noir. This blend of cask-finished whiskeys is created ...