By Michael Cervin Rating: B Benriach is a single malt distillery in the north Speyside region of Scotland. It was built in 1898, on the site of the Riach farm, drawing water from the underground aquifer right underneath the distillery. But Benriach has had a tumultuous path. They were operational for just two years before a crash in the Scotch ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Given what has been going on in Minneapolis lately, well, I would say to people do what you feel you need to do. But when you are done and you need to decompress, stop by Tattersall Distillery and try this high rye bonded bourbon. Tattersall has two bourbon mash bills to its name, and both ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ What complaining I have ever heard about the overall handiwork of Barrell Craft Spirits has come in a particularly wistful form. Sure, some of their Barrell Bourbon/Whiskey/Rye releases have been a little disappointing (who hits their mark every single time with almost 40 at bats?), but usually folks just wish their releases weren’t always one-shot ...

By Emma Briones Rating: B- Let’s leave behind all the fuss around the new Ballantine’s Light (which I’ll come to soon for The Whiskey Reviewer, and -#spoileralert- I didn’t like it), there’s more in Ballantine’s than their Finest or their 12 year old. In fact, there is a Ballantine’s 17 Year Old in their range that doesn’t often come up in ...

By Douglas Fraser Grade: B- Boann Distillery is responsible for The Whistler expression line, but the name Boann comes from the Irish goddess of the River Boyne in Leinster, Ireland. It’s a family-owned distillery, owned by Patrick and Marie Cooney, with operations run by the 29-year-old Master Distiller Michael Walsh, the youngest holder of that title in Ireland. The Whiskey ...