By Richard Thomas When I wrote the last installment of our periodic series on shoddy whiskey journalism in May, I had hoped that it would be at least 2016 before I had enough examples to compose a new chapter. Alas, it took only four months, and the blame starts with Men’s Journal and Elon Green’s “A Beginner’s Guide To Corn ...

By Richard Thomas Silver Trail Distillery, the Western Kentucky makers of LBL Moonshine, have won their lawsuit against Revenoor Company, filed after April’s deadly still explosion. Spencer Ballentine, owner of Silver Trail, filed the lawsuit against Revenoor, the Oregon company that made his still, claiming negligence. Revenoor virtually withdrew from the public in the wake of the explosion, temporarily shutting ...

By Richard Thomas Kingsbarns Distillery, owned by the same company as bottlers Wemyss Malts, is delighted to announce that bottles of its new make spirit are now for sale at the Visitor Center. The Kingsbarns Distillery Visitor Center was opened on Saint Andrews Day 2014 by the Wemyss family owners and the founder, local man Douglas Clement. Distilling began in ...

By Richard Thomas King’s County Distillery enjoys the distinction of being the first whiskey distillery to operate in New York City in modern times, and now it is set to expand according to The Brooklyn Eagle. King’s County was started when Colin Spoelman and David Haskell set up shop in 2009, and when they began making whiskey they became the ...

By Richard Thomas Irish whiskey is booming, with sales rising by double-digit numbers in recent years and interest sparking a new wave of small and mid-sized Irish distillery projects. Just as with a similar whiskey boom in the United States, that combination of whiskey-imbibing being cool again and a thriving craft distillery scene has brought what was once an illicit ...