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MGP of Indiana is best known as the country’s main supplier of stock whiskey for bottlers. Since acquiring the George Remus brand, named for the infamous Ohio bootlegger, they have been marketing their own products, and November will bring the second installment of Remus Repeal Reserve. Remus Repeal Reserve Series II is a blend of MGP’s different bourbon recipes, specifically ...

Not two years have passed since Angel’s Envy opened their distillery in downtown Louisville, and already the maker of Port-finished bourbon is looking to expand. It’s a familiar story in modern bourbon-making, but the twist is that they won’t be expanding at their existing facility, located across the road from Slugger Field. According to WDRB, Angel’s Envy will build a ...

WhistlePig has come out with the fifth iteration of it’s esteemed Boss Hog series of rye whiskeys, dubbed “The Spirit of Mauve.” Boss Hog is noted for being an very aged, cask strength and single barrel rye whiskey, and this expression is no exception: it’s a 13 year old, high octane rye. This year’s twist is a finish in Calvados ...

The esteemed independent blender Compass Box is poised to release its sixth installment of rock-inspired Flaming Heart, known as a rich, spicy and smoky vatted malt drawing on heavily toasted French oak aging and some Islay whiskies. Flaming Heart was first introduced in 2006, so it’s a periodic rather than annual limited edition series. This batch yielded over 15,000 bottles ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B The hallmark of Westland Distillery is applying as much terroir of their coastal Washington state home as possible to making American single malt whiskey. Part of that is the use of Quercus garryana, a uniquely regional species of oak tree. As any true whisk(e)y enthusiast should know, barrel aging imparts between 40 and 80% of ...