By Paer Johansson Rating: B “Langatun;” what is that? Langatun is the Celtic version of “Langenthal” which in turn means “the fortified place on the Langa” (water). Langatun is also the name of a village outside of Bern in Switzerland containing a small malt whisky distillery. The distillery has a very interesting history as it dates back to 1857 when ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Ever since distillery construction exploded in America, I have been awaiting the rise of independent blenders who truly mirrored the work of negociants in the Scotch Whisky trade. Then the American craft spirits movement began moving into the vacuum of American Malt Whiskey, the one place that none of the big distillers or Kentucky and ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ I’m a wood nerd. This extends well beyond whiskey: I like trees, wood floors, wood furniture, wood burning, etc. In terms of whiskey, I’ve become keenly interested in the properties of different species of oak and their regional growing patterns. This explains why I pay the keenest attention to what Seattle’s Westland Distillery does with ...

By Paer Johansson Rating: B “Good things comes in threes” Jameson claims in regards to their newly released bottling “Triple Triple”. One of the triples of course refers to the triple distilling normally utilized in Ireland. The second triple points to the three types of casks being blended together; ex-bourbon, ex-Sherry and Malaga seasoned casks. Jameson is made at the ...

By April Manning Rating: B- “When it comes to whiskey, go slow. It has to be smooth, and it has to be good” – Duane H. Maas So, who is this sage? Duane Maas is a noteworthy distiller of the 20th century, and his legacy (or his hangover, if you will) includes developing distilleries in eight countries. Not a small ...