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By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ I first ran into Caribou Crossing several years ago, when my son ordered a special bottle for my birthday upon a retailer recommendation. I was exploring Canadian whiskies at the time, and this one definitely caught my attention. Unfortunately, I never saw it with a local retailer in my area, which is odd when ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B Steamboat Special Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey is produced by Wyoming Whiskey, located in Kirby, Wyoming. A casual observer might ponder how an old boating concept was chosen as the namesake for this whiskey, given Wyoming is best known for big sky, not big water. “Steamboat” was the name of an “unrideable” horse at the ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Baltimore and the state of Maryland have an enviable historical record in whiskey production, with rye in the Maryland style as the  mainstay for the residents of Charm City up until World War II, even surviving Prohibition. Unfortunately, whiskey production in Baltimore and the State of Maryland never recovered from the shocks of Prohibition, ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B Little is known about the provenance of this whisky. It’s labeled as a single malt, so it must have been sourced from a single distillery. Also, it’s known to have been “aged in American oak” and then given a “first-fill bourbon cask finish.” Who bottles it and what distillery it comes from are shadowy ...

By Richard Thomas Since becoming a father myself, I’ve embraced the notion that good fathers deserve good whiskey, and Father’s Day 2018 is this coming Sunday. It’s not too late to get your Dad a special, recently released bottle he can enjoy for the next year, when I’ll have more advice for you on what to get for Father’s Day ...