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These Whiskies Are Worth Much More Than Your Car, And Almost As Much As Your House By Richard Thomas It’s been four years since our first Top Ten of the world’s most expensive whiskies, but the market has not stood still in that time. Quite the contrary, each year since has been marked by a few record-breaking auctions, pointing at ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Nicole Austin’s start as the new Distiller and General Manager of the Cascade Hollow Distillery (formerly known as simply George Dickel, which it still makes) was marked by a bang: the introduction of a 13 year old, bonded version of the esteemed Tennessee Whiskey. That release of a middle aged bottled in bond is now ...

By Emily Mullis Rating: B- Another spin on the revived Daviess County Bourbon is the French oak barrel finish, which for me was particularly interesting, as it was the most mellow compared to the Sauvignon cask finish and the Kentucky straight bourbon. Daviess County Distilling Company was one of the few distilling companies to come out strong after prohibition. They ...

Mississippi River Distilling Company, one of the Four Kings of craft whiskey, is releasing a new installment in their Cody Road X Series. This is an experimental offshoot of their existing Cody Road Bourbon and Cody Road Rye, with the X Series coming out twice per year. The latest installment takes the standard Cody Road whiskeys and gives them a ...

Following a nearly 20-year career at the Jack Daniel Distillery, where he served as Master Distiller for the last 12, Jeff Arnett is stepping down from his position, the company announced today. Appointed Master Distiller in April 2008, Jeff has stewarded the iconic Tennessee Whiskey and been instrumental to the growth of Jack Daniel’s, which is now sold in more ...