By Richard Thomas Today the U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold hearings on tariffs several American trading partners have placed on American goods in retaliation for President Trump’s own steel tariffs, and one of those goods is American Whiskey (often simplified to just “bourbon” in the news, although the tariffs include Tennessee Whiskey, rye and others). Mexico has already enacted ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- American bottle hunters should keep their eyes open this month, because Brown-Forman will be distributing a new bourbon. This one is simultaneously the first installment of a new annual series; a revival of an old brand name; and their most expensive (in terms of recommended retail price) bourbon release to date. It’s called, appropriately enough ...

By Richard Thomas Since becoming a father myself, I’ve embraced the notion that good fathers deserve good whiskey, and Father’s Day 2018 is this coming Sunday. It’s not too late to get your Dad a special, recently released bottle he can enjoy for the next year, when I’ll have more advice for you on what to get for Father’s Day ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A My first experience with Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon from Garrison Brothers Distillery was last year, as an experimental release. At that time, it was only available at the distillery and was a very limited release. Apparently, they listened to their fan base, because it’s now available as a general release. The whiskey is named ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Beam Suntory upped their game in the Knob Creek brand by extending its rye line. Earlier this year, they released a 115 proof single barrel version of that whiskey; now they have followed up on it by releasing a cask strength (119.6 proof), 9 year old rendition. Between the two, one would have a near ...