By Andrew Graham Grade: B+ I will be interested in discussing the legislative filibuster at noon EST on January 20, 2021—and in the meantime, I’ll be drinking and reviewing as much whiskey as possible, and also voting in person as early as possible (Editor’s Note: Graham submitted this review before Election Day). For now, let’s talk about the latest expression ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A Brown-Forman marked the 150th Anniversary of their foundation brand, Old Forester, this year by releasing three batches of cask strength bourbon. In a pattern similar to the Birthday Bourbons, Master Taster Jackie Zykan selected a 150 barrel set of Old Forester that was distilled and laid down in the same daily batch, ricked up together ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Distillery has spent several years perfecting their malt whiskey. They released their first batch in 2014, and each successive batch saw a major tweak in the production process. At one point, they adopted a solera system, and no two batches were ever the same when it came to cask stock choices for ...

By Andrew Graham Rating: B+ If one were trying to make a case in favor of drinking young bourbon, then one of the first expert witnesses called should probably be the folks at Treaty Oak. The Dripping Springs, Texas-based distillery produces two young, relatively high ABV bourbons: Ghost Hill bourbon, a wheated bourbon of 57% corn, 32% wheat, and 11% ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Founded in 2015, Still Austin Whiskey Co. entered what was already a crowded small distillery scene in the Lone Star State. When I began covering Texas craft whiskey in 2011, there were already several distilleries with in-house products on the market; that sector has only continued to grow in the years since, with new entrants ...