By Richard Thomas Rating: B Thus far, the only expression from Jameson’s new The Whiskey Maker’s trilogy available in the United States is Cooper’s Croze. I can speculate to the reasons why this expression crossed the Atlantic first. For starters, Cooper’s Croze is New Midleton Master Cooper Ger Buckley’s whiskey, highlighting the wood influence on the flavor of the whiskey. ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Unveiled at a conference in Cannes several months ago and launched in Charles de Gaulle Airport Duty Free in February 2016, the thing that drew my attention to House of Hazelwood was the decidedly moderate amount of buzz it has received since. I made a note of it at the time, the kind of thing ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B I’m watching the evening waves of the Gulf of Mexico crash against the beach as I write this, for after a day of walking on the beach with my lively wife Janice and some cavern exploring in Northern Florida, I am back enjoying this view and sipping a new, aged High Rye Bourbon from ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Jameson’s The Whiskey Masters is designed to highlight the contributions of three key members of the New Midleton Distillery leadership team: Ger Buckley, the Master Cooper; Brian Nation, the Master Distiller; and Billy Leighton, the Master Blender. Blender’s Dog is the middle entry in the range, and the way Leighton jokingly tells it, in more ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Just as Jameson is priming the pump of the Irish whiskey resurgence (Jameson accounts for 78% of all Irish whiskey sales in the U.S.), stablemate Redbreast is carrying the standard for the revival of single pot still whiskey. Within that category, sherry cask aged whiskeys play a key role. Stock drawn from sherry butts are ...