By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Of course, all of us are familiar with the name “Yellowstone.” The national park associated with the name conjures up images of immense size, beauty and ruggedness. The original founder of Yellowstone Bourbon, JB Dant, had those associations very much in mind for his whiskey. Limestone Branch Distillery is the current owner of the ...

By Michael Cervin Rating: B When most think of the many places whisky comes from, there’s rarely any thought of Taiwan. But Kavalan, found a scant 60 kilometers from Taipei in the northern part of the country, launched their first whiskies in the early 2000s and went on to receive several notable awards for those initial offerings. After achieving this ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- If OOLA started their Discourse series with the intent of starting conversations about non-traditional whiskey-making methods, I’m not sure if Discourse C was the right place to start. That release was essentially a bourbon whiskey finished in Cabernet barrels. While not exactly traditional, in an era when there are nearly 600 craft distillers making and ...

Updated April 14, 2019 By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Produced by Seattle’s OOLA Distillery, Discourse C is paradoxically the first release in the series. I write that because when I first saw it, I assumed it was the third; “C” after all. The purpose of the series is to start a dialogue, as much between drinkers as between the distillery ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B KOVAL Four Grain Single Barrel Whiskey has no lead grain (i.e. no grain at 51% or higher in the mash bill). In fact, we don’t know what the exact grain recipe is, except to say it’s malted barley, oats, rye and wheat. Like everything KOVAL does, it’s a single barrel, bottled at 94 proof and ...