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By Douglas Fraser Grade: B Kinsey Bourbon Whiskey 4 year is the last of the three whiskies in the Kinsey box set I received for Christmas 2019. Kinsey is an expression of whiskies from New Liberty Distillery in Philadelphia, PA, reviving a defunct brand name while also paying homage to the original foundation along the… Continue reading Kinsey 4 Year Old Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Hard on the heels of the return of the classic Knob Creek 9 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon, Jim Beam has gone one better and introduced Knob Creek 12 Year Old as a permanent brand extension. Five years after the bourbon world went hysterical with talk of a shortage that… Continue reading Knob Creek 12 Year Old Bourbon Review
By Andrew Graham Grade: B- Based 10 miles east of Great Salt Lake in Utah, Ogden’s Own Distillery is perhaps best known in their region for its portfolio of Porter’s flavored whiskies. It also makes vodka and gin, and it now sells a rye, which is sourced from MGP in Indiana. Porter’s Small Batch Rye… Continue reading Porter’s Small Batch Rye Whiskey Review
By Douglas Fraser Grade: C+ New Riff Distilling was established in 2014 in Newport, KY, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. This medium-sized distillery is independently owned, committed to the standards set by the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, and to bottling without any chill filtration. They draw their water from a private well,… Continue reading New Riff Bottled In Bond Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Every year since 2014, that fabled and peaty Scottish island of Islay has seen Ardbeg Day sometime at the end of May or beginning of June. Usually a festival held at the distillery, this year it was a virtual celebration due to the pandemic. However, Ardbeg Day was still marked… Continue reading Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Edition Scotch Review
