Westward, and American Single Malt made by Oregon’s House Spirits, has joined together with Distill Ventures, the independently operated and Diageo-backed accelerator for drinks entrepreneurs. House Spirits founder Christian Krogstad began distilling American single malt whiskey nearly 15 years ago. A promising North American whiskey category, American single malts grew 131% from 2014-2017, according to IWSR. In 2015, under the ...

The fan favorite Texas bourbon distillers, Garrison Brothers, are poised to release this year’s batch of Cowboy Bourbon 2018. They will kick off the release with a launch party and putting 500 bottles on sale at the Hye, Texas distillery on September 21st. Garrison Brothers warns that even with a limit of two per person, they expect all 500 bottles ...

The GlenDronach has announced the much anticipated return of its 15 year old expression, The GlenDronach Revival. The original 15 year old Sherry cask matured expression was introduced by The GlenDronach in the 1990s and bottled at 40% ABV. It ceased to be bottled until 2009, when The GlenDronach Revival Aged 15 Years was released at 46% ABV. Having built ...

Four Roses annual release of their Small Batch Limited Edition is almost here, and this time it commemorates the 130th Anniversary of the distillery. Some experts quibble with that 130 year claim, but that has little to do with the whiskey actually going into the bottle. This year, that small batch blend consists of a 13-year-old OBSF, a 10-year-old OBSV, ...

Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) has added a new contract production customer, Grain & Barrel Spirits, the maker of Chicken Cock Whiskey. Grain & Barrel’s Master Distiller Gregg Snyder will be working with BBCo’s own Master Distiller Steve Nally, formerly of Maker’s Mark, and Executive Director of Distilling Operations John Hargrove to transition the brand from sourced stock to contract production. ...