By Richard Thomas Rating: A Among that part of the whiskey enthusiast community that mirrors the Star Wars fanbase in most respects, there was a lot of grumbling when Heaven Hill converted the Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond into an aged, premium and bi-annual limited edition expression. They croaked that it was another example of taking discontinuing one of their ...

By Emma Briones Rating: D+ The distillery at the Isle of Jura has taken a new path. That is why they couldn’t choose a better name for the entry whisky of their new Signature Series range: Jura Journey. This small Scottish island is (in)famous for having just one road, one pub, one distillery, and a population of only 200. Deer ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Whenever I’m confronted with a well-meaning whiskey nerd—the type who isn’t as well-informed as he thinks he is, but isn’t actually toxic—I’m often confronted with the notions that “all craft whiskey sucks” and this is because “they are all young and aged in tiny barrels.” What I usually find upon engaging said enthusiasts in conversation ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B The historic James E. Pepper Distillery was making bourbon in Lexington, Kentucky until 1958, when production ceased and the brand was abandoned for over 50 years. In December 2017, the new James E. Pepper Distillery (DSP-KY-5) began distilling whiskey again in part of the old building, basing its mash bill on historic recipes and ...

By Emma Briones Rating: A- Each year, Douglas Laing launches for Christmas a special edition of one of their most known whiskies: Big Peat. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Big Peat brand, so its limited-edition Big Peat Christmas 2019 had to be something really special. As for each edition, the recipe quantities change, but not the ...