By Richard Thomas Rating: B Whenever I’m confronted with a well-meaning whiskey nerd—the type who isn’t as well-informed as he thinks he is, but isn’t actually toxic—I’m often confronted with the notions that “all craft whiskey sucks” and this is because “they are all young and aged in tiny barrels.” What I usually find upon engaging said enthusiasts in conversation ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This year’s installment of the annual Yellowstone Limited Edition series is a mix of 9 year and 12 year old bourbons, so technically just a 9 year old. No finishes, just some hand-selected, middle-aged, sourced bourbon. As it just so happens, Steve Beam did a good job selected his stock and putting it together for ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The 15 Year Old is the middle rung in the Old Pulteney line up, and in my mind it fits that roll perfectly. It’s a lovely single malt, superbly balanced, and reasonably priced (even in America). However, the odd thing about the 15 Year Old is it isn’t what one might expect from Old Pulteney, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Found in a part of Western Ireland so scenic its a staple of Hollywood filmmaking, Dingle Distillery really evokes the spirit of what an American would call craft whiskey, only in an Irish way. Dingle itself is about as quaint a seaside town as can be found in Ireland, while the distillery is in an ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B Golden Moon Distillery in Golden, CO, has put out its 2019 release of Gun Fighter 13 Tennessee Bourbon – Orphan Cask. Golden Moon Distillery was founded in 2008 by master distiller Steven Gould and Karen Night. Stephen recently was named American Distilling Institute (ADI) Distiller of the Year, is on the board of the Colorado Distiller’s Guild, ...