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By Richard Thomas Rating: B Ironically, Jack Daniel’s introduction of a Bottled In Bond version of their Tennessee Whiskey, billed as a testimony to the heritage of the brand, also points directly to how the Bottled In Bond Act of 1897 is something of a dusty antique. Jack Daniel’s introduced its iconic square bottle in 1895, and the Progressive Era ...

Islay distillery Laphroaig is poised to release it’s oldest expression to date, a 28 year old single malt. The stock to create this new limited edition release was drawn from a range of cask types, from small quarter casks to massive Sherry butts. After being vatted together, the whisky from the various casks were “married” and finished for an additional ...

Irish Distillers, one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of spirits and wines, has announced the investment of over €150 million in its sites in Cork and Dublin to meet demand for its products as the Irish whiskey renaissance continues apace. The company’s flagship brand, Jameson, has seen double or triple-digit growth in more than 80 markets across the world. Nearly €130 ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Anchor Distilling’s (now Hotaling & Co.) Old Portero is craft whiskey before there was craft whiskey, predating the movement we know today by almost two decades. However, it took the explosion of small distillers for Old Potrero to pursue brand expansions. After all, you need to know a market is there. Old Potrero 18th Century ...

Old Forester will release the fourth and final expression in the Whiskey Row Series this month: the double barreled, 1910 Old Fine Whisky. Like others in the series, 1910 Old Fine Whisky represents a specific point in Old Forester’s nearly 150-year-old history. In October 1910, a fire caused the bottling line to be shut down for an indefinite period of ...