Diageo’s Orphan Barrel series specializes in older expressions drawn from across that drinks giant’s far flung assembly of whiskey-makers. The series has brought out Canadian and Scotch whiskies before, but has focused on bourbon for the most part, and the latest release is one such: the new Indigo Hour is an 18 year old bourbon. “Indigo’s Hour is perfect for ...
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Roe & Co. Solera Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review
By David Lavine Rating: B- Roe & Co.’s newest entry into the market is a solera-aged and blended single malt Irish Whiskey. Taking an inventive spin on the solera method, Roe & Co. intends this to be a periodic release, each version showcasing another element of the process. The solera method is most associated with Sherry, where tiers of casks ...
Read More »The Revived Rosebank Opens To Public This June
Ian MacLeod Distillers has announced that the revived Rosebank Distillery will open to the public on June 7, 2024. Rosebank is a Lowland distillery, set on the Forth and Clyde Canal between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The distillery was mothballed in 1993; the state reason at the time was an estimated £2m upgrade to its wastewater treatment equipment was uneconomical. Various ...
Read More »Heaven Hill Marks Buying Bernheim Distillery With New Old Fitz
Kentucky distiller Heaven Hill announced today the release of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 25th Anniversary Edition. This is a special release in the Old Fitzgerald line, outside the bi-annual spring and autumn releases, denoted as a “VVS.” The occasion is the 25th anniversary of Heaven Hill’s purchase of the Bernheim Distillery in Shively (an industrial suburb of Louisville), following the ...
Read More »Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The first time I called on Wilderness Trail was a long time ago. I was still living in Europe, and they had only just changed their name from Wilderness Trace and moved from their original storage space-style set-up to their current farm property. That was the summer of 2016, and just about the only thing ...
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