By S.D. Peters Rating: A+ Redemption is a brand of sourced whiskey, owned by Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits. According to the company’s website, Redemption Rye is “sourced in Lawrenceville Indiana from the old Seagram’s distillery [MGP], founded in 1847.” No surprise to those familiar with sourced whiskey, as Lawrenceville, Indiana, is the hotbed for it. Redemption’s Fact Sheet is ...

Why Fine Single Malts Should Be Your Alternative To Pappy Van Winkle Fever By Kurt Maitland The annual outbreak of Pappy Fever has come and gone, and if you haven’t acquired a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle whiskey yet it will likely cost you dearly to do so. January is the time of the doldrums, of having come up empty ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B “Small batch” is a frequently ridiculed concept in the whiskey blogosphere, derided as marketing buzz, and there is some reason for that. Unlike “single barrel,” which has a clear definition inherent in the term, “small batch” is open to abuse and has been abused. Yet forgotten in all the croaking is why the term small ...

World Whiskey’s Five Worst Industrial Calamities By Richard Thomas Industry is prone to accident and calamity, and the whiskey industry perhaps moreso than most. This is due to the salient fact that it is an industry dealing in a highly flammable substance, namely concentrated alcohol in its vaporous and liquid forms. The history of the world whiskey business is replete ...

The Irish Rover Investigates The Stills Of Corsair’s First Plant By Christopher Kelley Corsair Artisan Distillery is a handcrafting, small batch distillery located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, just a few Interstate exits away from the famous Mammoth Cave National Park. This spelunker cave is one of many in the beautiful Green River Valley system, and the distillery and tasting room ...