Barrell Craft Spirits of Louisville, Kentucky, better known to the general public as Barrell Bourbon, has released the first-ever Barrell Whiskey American Vatted Malt, a blend of solely American single malt whiskeys. BCS partnered with small and large producers across the country to select whiskeys that express the full diversity of American terroir and style. This release was years in ...
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Westland Distillery Brings Out Fourth Garryana Cask Malt
Westland’s Native Oak Series continues its exploration of a completely new variety of oak for the whiskey industry – the distillery’s local species Quercus garryana. With the September release of Garryana Edition 4|1, Westland again reveals more about how this unique Pacific Northwest oak contributes to the flavor profile of single malt whiskey. While this year’s release of Garryana includes ...
Read More »Chattanooga Whiskey Adds A Regular Release Whiskey
Chattanooga Whiskey has a announced the release of its new signature expressions, Chattanooga Whiskey 91 and Chattanooga Whiskey CASK 111. The signature recipe—known as “Barrel 91”— for Chattanooga Whiskey 91 was selected by Head Distiller Grant McCracken from the first 100 experimental barrels created at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery. “Crafted using a 4 grain mash bill, including three specialty ...
Read More »Wiggly Bridge New England Single Malt Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- This American Malt whiskey is so new that (at the time of writing) Wiggly Bridge hadn’t even updated their website to reflect its existence! As a single malt, we can guess that it is made from 100% malted barley. The whiskey was bottled at 80 proof. The Whiskey What makes this American Malt so noteworthy ...
Read More »Elwood Single Malt Whiskey Review
By Emily Mullis Rating: B+ Elwood Distilling Company is a small spirits-maker in Boulder, Colorado. They only have one whiskey, their single malt, but a lot of hard work goes into crafting it. Four kinds of malted barely are used in the distilling process, and the mash from that is distilled twice. To finish, toasted cherry wood staves are added ...
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