Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of Heaven Hill 85th Anniversary 13-Year-Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This single barrel limited-edition release celebrates Heaven Hill’s 85 years of distilling tradition. “Perseverance is a hallmark of Heaven Hill’s history, and a value resonating across the industry this year,” said President Max L. Shapira. “Our steadfast commitment to quality and ...
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Colorado’s Laws Whiskey House Releases Port-Finished, Four Grain Bourbon
Laws Whiskey House has announced the launch of its limited-edition Experiential Series Ruby Port Finished Bourbon, adding another expression of Laws’ classic Four Grain Straight Bourbon finished in Ruby Port casks. The latest offering in the brand’s Experiential Barrel Series, and the newest holiday release, Laws Ruby Port Finished Bourbon will be available in limited quantities in selected markets for ...
Read More »In Time For Thanksgiving, Chicken Cock Brings Out 15 Year Old Barrel Proof
Grain & Barrel Spirits has introduced Chicken Cock Master Distiller’s Pick, a 15-year-old limited-edition Barrel Proof release, just in time for the holiday season. For this special expression, Master Distiller Gregg Snyder handpicked 10 of the brand’s best and oldest barrels, sampling them periodically during the finishing process to evaluate the spectacular transformation. He determined that the flavor combinations reached ...
Read More »Taking Knob Creek Vertical: Tasting The 9, 12 and 15 Year Old Bourbons
By Richard Thomas No news sells like bad news, so it was a good news day for the doom-singers when Knob Creek dropped its age statement in 2016. They crowed “I told ya so,” and pointed even more forcefully to an ever grimmer future. But then an interesting thing happened. Earlier this year, Knob Creek brought back the 9 year ...
Read More »Pinhook Bohemian High Proof Bourbon Review (2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Heretofore, Pinhook has been known for its sourced whiskeys rather than its in-house production from Castle & Key. This first batch of Bohemian represents a shift towards the latter, as this inaugural high proof expression (114.5 proof to be exact), is drawn from the first 100 barrels of their bourbon made and aged at what ...
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