By Richard Thomas Rating: B To my knowledge, George Dickel Rye is the only rye whiskey that can be labeled “Tennessee Rye Whiskey,” and even then one has to overlook the whiskey’s sourcing. The Dickel Rye is made by Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana, because as I discovered when I was at Cascade Hollow in May of this year, the Dickel distillery ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: C The craze in flavored whiskeys might seem a little strange to Americans, who have enjoyed a period where the concept of a “single malt” was virtually the standard since the repeal of Prohibition. Before that, however, flavored whiskeys were commonplace. So contrary to what a so-called whiskey purist might tell you, a middleman like Bird ...

By Jake Emen Rating: C- Alibi American Whiskey wants to be different from much of the whiskey market available to consumers today. Here’s how they describe themselves: “Alibi is not there to be fussed over, debated or used as a muse for a seminar. It is not about its age or aroma – heritage or flavor notes. Alibi is there ...

By S.D. Peters Rating: B+ Hunter S. Thompson, native son of Kentucky and an original voice of journalism (and mildly exaggerated reason) in the latter 20th Century, enjoyed Wild Turkey. Is there a better advocate for the brand? Wild Turkey 101 Straight Rye, is not the Bourbon that Thompson enjoyed, but I think it would easily make top shelf in ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Until their bourbon comes out, Lexington’s Barrel House Distillery has only one point of interest for whiskey drinkers: their Devil John Moonshine. Made in the literal barrel house of the old James E. Pepper Distillery, this ‘shine is named for “Devil” John Wright, a.k.a. “Bad” John Wright, one of late 19th Century Appalachia’s more colorful ...