By Jake Emen Rating: A- The Willett Distilling Company, aka, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, produces over a dozen different bourbons, plus a rye or two mixed in for good measure, spread out over several different brand names. They may be best known in some circles for their Small Batch Boutique Bourbon family, which includes Noah’s Mill, which happens to be one ...

By Jake Emen Rating: A- Knob Creek holds a special place in my heart and on my palate, perhaps more so than any other whiskey. As I shifted from my younger era of the-cheaper-the-better whiskey drinking, dominated by a certain fella named Jim, Knob Creek was what first captured my attention as “the good stuff”, and at the same time, ...

By Jake Emen Rating: B- Journeyman Distillery in Three Oaks, Michigan, is another new entrant from Midwest into the distillery and whiskey business, one that opened their doors in October 2011. Journeyman is an organic distillery, with products certified as organic by MOSA, the Midwest Organic Services Association. As is the rage with today’s multitude of American micro-distilleries, the name of ...

By Kurt Maitland Rating: B During a recent trip to Hong Kong and Tokyo I picked up a bottle of Suntory’s The Hakushu Single Malt Whisky while in the Narita Airport Duty Free Shop (Hint to the wise whiskey shopper, always take a look in the Duty Free Shops when you are rolling through an airport – you never know ...

By Jake Emen Rating: A- Out of Traverse City, Michigan, Grand Traverse Distillery, now in its sixth year of operation, produces a range of spirits including a spectrum of whiskeys, such as their bourbon. Grand Traverse prides themselves on their status as artisan distillers, able to handcraft their products and impart their own standards for quality and flavor. For instance, ...