By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ One pretty consistent pleasure of writing The Whiskey Reviewer is sitting down with the latest offerings from Barrell Craft Spirits. Batch 24 was based primarily on high rye bourbon stocks in consignments aged 9, 10 and 13 years old; this was rounded out with a 15 year old high rye… Continue reading Barrell Bourbon Batch 024 Review
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Jameson Introduces New Beer Cask-Finished Whiskey, Based On Crested
Launching this month, Jameson Crested Finished in Black Ball Metric Stout Barrels is the next step in an exciting collaboration between Irish Distillers and its Co. Cork neighbor, Eight Degrees, who last year celebrated eight years of adventurous craft beer brewing by releasing a uniquely dark Black Ball Metric Stout finished in Jameson barrels as… Continue reading Jameson Introduces New Beer Cask-Finished Whiskey, Based On Crested
Templeton Rye Comes Out With Rum Cask Finish
Templeton Rye Whiskey is proud to announce Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, the highly anticipated 2020 release in their “Barrel Finish Series.” This limited-edition American straight rye whiskey was originally matured to perfection for a period of five years in American oak flame-charred barrels and were specifically chosen from the distillery’s aging sourced stocks of rye… Continue reading Templeton Rye Comes Out With Rum Cask Finish
Woodinville Bourbon Review
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B In bourbon’s modern boom times, a great many lay claim to authenticity by reviving an old brand, returning to family roots or laying claim to a local tradition. Sometimes these claims are quite tenuous and cannot even be described as gimmicks, but they overlook the most authentic path of all:… Continue reading Woodinville Bourbon Review
Woodford Reserve Marks National Bourbon Month With Distillery Series Four Grain
To celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month, Woodford Reserve today released a new limited-edition bottle that blends all four classic Woodford expressions into a new whiskey. Woodford Reserve Four Grain is a blend of the four types of Woodford: Woodford Bourbon, Woodford Rye Whiskey, Woodford Malt Whiskey and Woodford Wheat Whiskey. “Each core expression of Woodford Reserve… Continue reading Woodford Reserve Marks National Bourbon Month With Distillery Series Four Grain