The Whiskey Reviewer A World of Whiskey, Poured Every Weekday

By Douglas Fraser Every weekend I hear music, dancing, socializing, and an overall laid back atmosphere emanating from the local distillery, Falls Church Distillers, next to where I live. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the distillery turned itself into our local vender for hand sanitizer. One day on my run around the neighborhood, I decided to stop to get some sanitizer ...

Hard Truth Distilling Co., a craft distillery located in Southern Indiana, has unveiled their newest addition to the distillery’s line-up of spirits and first-ever bourbon whiskey product: Hard Truth Sipes’ Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The product name is a tribute to Brown County’s rich history and the area’s first known distiller, Henry A. Sipes. The four-year-old bourbon is finished in hand-selected ...

Rooted in true provenance, the new Outpost Range of American Single Malt Whiskies reflects Seattle’s Westland Distillery’s core mission to push beyond the Old World conventions of single malt whiskies. With the launch of this new series, Westland is exploring new possibilities in the form of three expressions that will be released annually: Garryana American Single Malt, Colere American Single ...

Garrison Brothers, the first bourbon-maker in Texas in modern times and a cult figure with bourbon enthusiasts, has realized a long held dream in releasing Laguna Madre. This new expression is the distillery’s oldest yet, drawing on two 59-gallon barrels. Given the fierce Texas climate and high Angel’s Share experienced at Garrison Brothers, the choice of a bigger cask (with ...

Buffalo Trace Distillery, under various names, has survived Prohibition, the Great Depression, numerous floods, two World Wars, and is now working hard navigating through a pandemic, all the while never ceasing to make whiskey. Currently in the middle of a $1.2 billion infrastructure investment, this National Historic Landmark has made great strides in the past year. Still, Buffalo Trace predicts ...