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By Richard Thomas Rating: C Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey is named for the famed Kilbeggan Distillery, which dates back to 1757 and was revived by John Teeling and the Cooley Distillery in 2007. The distillery is so venerable that some point to it, and not Bushmills, as the oldest standing distillery in Ireland. Some observers rest… Continue reading Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ When most people think of South Carolina, they likely think of Charleston or Myrtle Beach and not Appalachia, although the northwestern corner of the state and the city of Greenville lie in the foothills of that mountain range. Keeping that in mind, it should come as no surprise that Greenville’s… Continue reading Dark Corner Lewis Redmond Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Among the Scotches that are nearly omnipresent on the bar, store and restaurant shelves in Portugal and Spain is the Logan De Luxe 12 Year Old blend. For years now the questions of just what that Logan stuff is and what it’s like have lurked in the back of my… Continue reading Logan De Luxe Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Greenville, South Carolina’s Dark Corner Distillery bills itself as producing the “World’s Best Moonshine,” but they also have the singular distinction of being the first distiller of rye whiskey in the history of the state. Earlier this summer, Dark Corner turned out a 115-bottle batch of its Carolina Straight Rye,… Continue reading Dark Corner Carolina Straight Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ It says it right there on the bottle: “Kentucky’s 1st Distiller” and “Since 1783.” Although some legendary figures in bourbon history predate Evan Williams, the Welsh immigrant was the first to set up a commercial distillery, and in what was then the American frontier before Kentucky was a state or… Continue reading Evan Williams Black Bourbon Review
