By Richard Thomas It’s the first week of October, and whisk(e)y fans are fast approaching the middle of the ultra-hot Autumn Release Season. Usually centered on a series of much-anticipated, hard-to-get American annual limited releases, this year Scotland and Japan have some noteworthy whiskies either out now or coming out shortly to liven up the mix. These are the new ...

By Richard Thomas Parker’s Heritage is one of two series of annual limited editions that leave enthusiasts guessing as to what is coming. Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition is always a bourbon, with the mystery being the very technical, nerdy issue of which of the distillery’s ten recipes will be used and how old said stock will be. Buffalo ...

The Beam family is proud to officially announce the launch of Little Book, the first and highly anticipated product release from Freddie Noe, eighth generation Beam family member and son of current Beam master distiller, Fred Noe. The debut of Little Book marks an exciting step forward for the next generation of Beam family whiskey makers. The Whiskey Reviewer published ...

By Richard Thomas Part of the Bourbon Boom is the way in which the rise of Kentucky’s Native Spirit has tugged the other major categories of American whiskey on its coattails. Once upon a time, rye whiskey was a sleepy thing, known to most because of Don McLean’s song “American Pie.” Wheat whiskey and American malt whiskey had all but ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Rumors began circulating a couple of months ago that Jim Beam was making a new Booker’s style (i.e. uncut and unfiltered) expression, and the details have been coming out ever since. The new whiskey is Little Book, so named because it is the first product to come from Freddie Noe, son of current Beam Master ...