Lawrenceburg, Indiana-based Ross & Squibb Distillery announced the launch of Rossville Union 2022 Barrel Proof, its annual, limited-release straight-rye whiskey. Set to reach retail shelves across the country starting this month, this limited allocation of 3,000 six-pack cases was bottled at 117.2 proof (58.6% ABV) and has a suggested retail price of $69.99. Rossville Union 2022 Barrel Proof features a ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: B+ In an international and antipodean collaboration between the state of Vermont, USA and Sydney, Australia comes a rye whiskey barrel aged coffee liqueur. Mr. Black X Whistle Pig Barrel Aged Coffee Liqueur is the creation of stunning pairing of Mr. Black Coffee and Whistle Pig Rye Whiskey. This liqueur pairs well with your morning or ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ If you read my work, then you are probably familiar with Indiana’s Starlight Distillery through Lisa Rope Wicker’s past work with them, that being how I usually make mention of them. The distillery was started by Ted Huber as an outgrowth of his orchard and winery, the latter being a Hoosier institution dating back to ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- A little background about Broken Barrel before we get to their Heresy Rye. This story starts with Seth Benhaim, who started his own liquor company with Infuse Spirits in 2012, at age 29. As the name implies, that company was about a line of infused vodkas. Benhaim built on that company by starting Broken Barrel ...

Stoli Group’s Kentucky Owl announced the second release in The Wiseman series, a new straight rye whiskey available in April across the U.S. The new whiskey joins The Wiseman Bourbon released by Kentucky Owl in September 2021 and named one of Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 and Bourbon Review’s Top 10 whiskies of the year. The Wiseman Straight Rye is a ...