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Updated June 10, 2020 By Richard Thomas I don’t know what is more remarkable about what has happened between making my evaluation of this year’s first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batching: what has changed or what has not changed. One thing that has occurred to me about the pandemic in America is that it could very well be the bottle ...

By Richard Thomas As a drinks writer, one of the mainstays of my news alerts, inbox and correspondence with my colleagues is the partial conversion of the distilling industry from making booze to making hand sanitizer. It’s reminiscent of the World War Two experience, when spirits-makers largely switched to producing industrial alcohol for the war effort. In the 1940s, making ...

By Emily Mullis With so many different cocktail glasses, it’s hard to remember what drink goes where and, as long as you’re enjoying your drink, it doesn’t matter. That’s not the case with the Moscow Mule and its siblings. Even if people are unfamiliar with what exactly goes into a mule, there is no mistaking it with another cocktail, all ...

In its sixth year, the Blood Oath ultra-premium bourbon series continues to see unique expressions – Blood Oath Pact No. 6 launches this spring. The series – a creation of Lux Row Distillers’ Head Distiller and Master Blender John Rempe – combines three selected bourbons, expertly blended for a distinctive whiskey. For Pact No. 6, Rempe chose a 14-year ryed ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Kilbeggan is something of an oddball, not just among Irish distilleries, but even in the larger picture of world distilleries. Restored in 2010 and boasting the oldest working still set in Ireland, most of what sports the Kilbeggan name isn’t actually made there. If you buy a bottle of regular Kilbeggan, for example, only some ...