By Randall H. Borkus Rating: D+ Bearcat Bourbon is bottled by Bearcat Infused Bourbon as an NAS whiskey done at 80 proof (40% ABV), distilled by OZ Tyler Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky, and bottled in Missouri. The plan for Bearcat is for all operations to be moved to Kentucky later this year. The OZ Tyler Distillery Bourbon Whiskey mash bill is ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Brown-Forman has decided to deliver a new rye whiskey through its Old Forester brand. Aside from the obvious feature of having a new rye whiskey on the shelf, this is noteworthy for two reasons. In a minor historical point, Old Forester has never had a rye before, so this is a first for the brand. ...

By Andrew Graham Rating: C I am an outlier among Millennials in that I frequently have to Google celebrities to find out who they are, so learning that MMA fighter and boxer Conor McGregor is behind Proper No. 12, a new Irish whiskey, didn’t set me up with any particularly elevated expectation for the spirit. Instead, I gave it an ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ William Grant & Sons is renowned for their spirits production, winning “Distiller of the Year” at either the International Wine & Spirits Challenge or the International Spirits Challenge for 11 out of the last 12 years. They are best known for their Scotch Whiskies, a stable that includes Grant’s Blended Whisky and the single ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: B In the vast expansion of American craft distilling, there is a tremendous consistency in one regard: passion. For quite some time, I would speak of craft distillers, whiskey-makers in particular, as a sparse group, because whiskey is time-consuming, laborious and expensive to produce. Not so these days, as more men and women are happily indulging ...