Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd. launches Brothership Irish-American Blended Whiskey, a unique blend of Irish and American whiskeys, highlighting the best of both spirits. Brothership Irish-American Blended Whiskey is an homage to the heritage of the company, which has roots in the U.S. and the West of Ireland, and will be available stateside just in time for St Patrick’s Day revelry. Connacht ...

By Richard Thomas For several weeks now, the American whiskey blogosphere has been abuzz with word that Campari, the Italian drinks conglomerate that owns of Wild Turkey, would be starting a line of not-Wild Turkey whiskeys. Now Campari is poised to release the first two whiskeys in the line, dubbed Whiskey Barons, entitled Old Ripy and Bond & Lillard. The ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B In 1927, The Hilhaven Lodge was created as a remote recreational retreat for its owner outside of nearby Hollywood. Former owners have included Ingrid Bergman and producer Alan Carr, and the current owner is director and producer Brett Ratner, best known for his Rush Hour films. Ratner partnered with Diageo to produce The Hilhaven Lodge Blended ...

This December 2016, Michter’s Distillery will be releasing its Celebration Sour Mash Whiskey for the first time in three years. It is to be the last Celebration release blended by Willie Pratt before his retirement as Michter’s Master Distiller and his transition to Michter’s Master Distiller Emeritus. To make this 2016 Celebration Whiskey, Mr. Pratt selected his very favorite stocks ...

Wyoming Whiskey has created Outryder, a Straight American Whiskey, for this fall. Outryder is Bottled in Bond and represents their first use of rye, along with corn and malted barley, to craft a straight whiskey from two distinct mash bills. These two whiskies were laid down in November of 2011 at the behest of co-founder David DeFazio. The first mash bill ...