By Richard Thomas Rating: B When Heaven Hill discontinued their 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon, a Kentucky-only release, the decision was greeted with mourning. Even though the expression was always a nod to the distillery’s home state and its diehard bourbon drinking populace, it had become popular with enthusiasts everywhere as a whiskey that punched well above its ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ I’m not a coffee drinker, but I get the attraction to mix whiskey and coffee because I share a similar interest in pouring a shot of whiskey into my pot of tea. Such a coffee combination usually takes place in a coffee-based cocktail (the famed Irish Coffee is but the best known example), but FEW ...

Heaven Hill Distillery today announced the first line extension of Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Larceny Barrel Proof. First launched in 2012, Larceny is one of the most successful new-to-the-world Bourbons in the past decade, enjoying both critical and consumer acclaim. Leveraging the success of the mainline brand, Larceny Barrel Proof offers whiskey fans an opportunity to taste Larceny as Heaven ...

Baker’s Bourbon, part of the original Small Batch Bourbon Collection created by Jim Beam 6th Generation Master Distiller Booker Noe, is going from a small batch to a single barrel bourbon, exclusively. Maintaining its signature 107 proof and minimum seven-year age statement, Baker’s Bourbon will also debut a new bottle design featuring details about the individual barrel including the age, ...

This is the favorite time of the year for bourbon fans, autumn being the season when most of the hotly anticipated annual limited edition whiskeys come out. Foremost among those in stature are the Van Winkle Bourbons.  Like previous years, yields from the barrels are low due to evaporation during the long aging cycle. Known for their smoother and sweeter ...