By Richard Thomas Rating: D According to the marketing story, Cabin Fever Maple Whisky started when Rob Robillard was taught a bit about distilling in Eastern Europe in the late 1990s. Undeterred by the law or the possibility of poisoning himself or burning the house down, he built a still when he got home and began experimenting, ultimately creating a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C- In addition to honey and fruit flavors, the third major twist in the flavored whiskey game is spiced whiskey. The thing is that “spiced whiskey” could mean just about anything, so what you get depends very much on the brand. So it is with Wild Turkey Spiced, introduced last year. The label tells us only ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When studying whiskey history, it seems the single defining event of the industry around the world was U.S. Prohibition. The 18th Amendment didn’t just come close to destroying the American whiskey industry, but left its mark on the business in Scotland and Ireland as well. Take Cutty Sark. One of the highlights of its story ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C- Before flavored whiskeys like Fireball and Bird Dog caught on, the bourbon honey liqueurs started coming back. Wild Turkey is the grandfather in this category, having had a fine honey liqueur in production since 1978, only lately rebranded “American Honey.” Yet these days it seems every big whiskey brand has a honey liqueur of some ...

By Jake Emen Rating: B   Flavored whiskeys are continuing to emerge these days – can’t you just hear the sorority girls two bar stools over clamoring for another round of Fireball shots? – and they’re coming from small and large brands alike, both new entrants in the world of whiskey and long-standing companies. From a range of cinnamon whiskeys, ...