Kentucky Owl, the sourced bourbon and rye brand that was acquired by the Stoli Group in 2017, has brought in Maureen Robinson as their new Master Blender. She takes over the reins from John Rhea following his retirement after a long and industrious career. This appointment marks an exciting time for the brand as they bring in their first female ...

By Kurt Maitland Earlier this summer, I got to meet Malcolm Waring, the distillery manager of Old Pulteney. He graciously gave up some time to discuss some of the changes going on at Wick as well as discuss the first release in Old Pulteney’s upcoming Coastal Series. KM: Malcolm, it was a pleasure to meet you in NYC. Can you ...

The James B. Beam Distilling Company’s Freddie Noe, Eighth Generation Master Distiller of the Fred B. Noe Distillery, has announced the seventh installment in Noe’s acclaimed annual release, blended whiskey series – Little Book Chapter 7: “In Retrospect.” “In Retrospect” is an artful blend of seven cask strength American whiskies – one curated from each of the brand’s previous six ...

Georgetown, Kentucky-based Blue Run Spirits today has announced Trifecta – the company’s first three-age Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Blue Run Trifecta Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a small-batch whiskey that demonstrates the delicate balancing act required when blending a high-quality base whiskey with the vivid flavors and aromas from older “wood heat” whiskeys. Trifecta starts with a base of finely crafted ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ First off, the formal title of this whiskey is quite a mouthful, so forgive me for not using the every single word in the title of the article: Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Special Release Heritage Barrel Rye Whiskey. Still, I don’t think that sentence-length title is necessary to either identify or categorize this particular bottle. ...