The Cable News Giant Started A New Whisky Shortage Scare With Just One Story, But How Accurate Was It? By Richard Thomas On Wednesday I was catching up with my whiskey news feed, whereupon I discovered a torrent of articles about a new Scotch shortage. As I sifted through the pile, I found that the overwhelming majority of the articles ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ 1792 Single Barrel is the newest release of Barton 1792 Distillery of Bardstown, Kentucky, in turn owned by the Sazerac Company and a stablemate of Buffalo Trace. The head office has been giving Barton something of a push lately, what with the 1792 Sweet Wheat and Port-Finish, and now the new Single Barrel, and ...

The Top 5 Inexpensive Ryes To Help Stock Your Liquor Cabinet By Richard Thomas One sad outcome of rye whiskeys modern popularity is its general increase in price, and in the wake of the sudden craze for rye earlier this decade, the price for many good rye whiskeys now floats in the $40 range. Despite this, a handful of ryes ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: B When the proprietor of my favorite local happy juice store pointed out this little Speyside gem, I knew it had to be mine. The Glenfiddich 15 is one of my favorite single malts, and I was sure this 14 year old bourbon barrel-aged whisky would turn out to be a lovely, if divergent, interpretation on ...

Guide To The World’s Biggest Scotch Consuming Countries And Brands By Richard Thomas Although the bourbon and Scotch industries are roughly equal in terms of raw value, in world terms it’s still Scotch whisky that comes out on top. According to Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) figures, the UK exported £3.95 billion ($5.5 billion) in Scotch whisky in 2015, compared to ...