By Richard Thomas Among even casual U.S. whiskey fans, the role of Indiana’s MGP Distillery as the principal supplier of America’s stock whiskey is widely known. Indeed, the 95% rye, 5% malted barley Rye whiskey made at MGP has become so prevalent (in brands such as Bulleit, George Dickel, Redemption, Templeton, James E. Pepper and more) on bar and store ...

By Kurt Maitland Last year during our coverage of Diageo’s decision to shutter their Masters of Whisky program, I reached out to the whisky community for feedback on the move. One of the best responses was that of Robin Robinson. This wasn’t a surprise as Robin is uniquely positioned to understand what the industry is going through, due to his ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Bond & Lillard is the other whiskey in the initial Whiskey Barons release from Campari. Like its sibling Old Ripy, Bond & Lillard is a name from the Anderson County distilling industry of old. Since Campari owns Wild Turkey, and Wild Turkey is found on the outskirts of Anderson County’s seat of Lawrenceburg, the choice ...

By Richard Thomas Scotch whisky is known for being at least a little more expensive than American, Canadian or even Irish whiskeys, but that doesn’t mean you can’t buy some outstanding quality at a fairly reasonable price. Premium whiskies are, almost by definition, pricey, but the Scotch whiskies listed here aren’t painfully expensive and offer serious quality for the asking ...

By Elizabeth Emmons Micro-barrels that allow for small experiments in home whiskey aging have been around for a while now, but, for the most part, those who wanted to try their hands at home blending could only improvise and do it themselves. Thanks to a micro-distillery in Florida, however, that is no longer the case. Timber Creek Distillery, the producers ...