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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Something I say a lot in connection to The Whiskey Reviewer is we’re a whiskey media site, so it’s not necessarily just about bottles of whisk(e)y, but what we do must have a whiskey connection. This is why we have made a habit of writing up whiskey barrel-aged beers and… Continue reading Copper & Kings A Song For You American Brandy Review
By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best To Pass My Lips, Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon: Whereas the standard batches of Booker’s Bourbon and even some of the special releases of the brand are selected by committee, this Booker’s 30th Anniversary was a project of Fred Noe from start to finish. He brought in his son… Continue reading Top Picks of 2019
The A. Smith Bowman Distillery in Virginia has announced the latest release in its Abraham Bowman line of experimental whiskey, the Abraham Bowman Twice Finished Whiskey. This limited release began in December 2006 when seven charred oak barrels were filled and laid to age peacefully for eight years and three months. From there, these barrels… Continue reading A. Smith Bowman Releases Middle-Aged, Double Finished Whiskey
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ From Asheville’s Highland Brewing, this annual release takes their double chocolate imperial milk stout and ages it in ex-bourbon barrels. This year’s edition came out at 11% ABV (or at least that is what my bottle says). The usual pitfall with any beer aged in a bourbon barrel is that… Continue reading Highland Brewing Black Watch Bourbon Barrel Stout Review (2019)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Brooklyn’s Widow Jane is one of many small distillers who mixes the trade of the negociant—acquiring, aging and blending whiskey stock for their own brands—with being a small distiller in their own right. Most of what one sees from Widow Jane is of the sourced variety, and their The Vaults… Continue reading Widow Jane The Vaults 14 Year Old Bourbon Review (2019)
