Old Fitz Bonded Spring 2022 Coming Soon, And It’s 17 Years Old!

Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of the spring 2022 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at 17 years old. Comprised of barrels produced in fall of 2004, and bottled in spring of 2022, the ninth national release ushers in the latest hallmark series to the bottled-in-bond legacy. Bottled in an… Continue reading Old Fitz Bonded Spring 2022 Coming Soon, And It’s 17 Years Old!

Painted Stave Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey Review

Painted Stave Bottled in Bond Rye
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B A couple of months ago, I was at an event sponsored by a whiskey club and asked to give a few impromptu remarks. I decided to address my notion of Craft Whiskey 2.0, and was later asked about a feature of that concept: the gaining maturity of whiskey made by… Continue reading Painted Stave Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey Review

New Riff Red Turkey Botted in Bond Bourbon Review

New Riff Red Turkey Wheated Bourbon
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Newport’s New Riff Distilling is riding more waves of novelty than just those names. The distillery is part of a new class of medium-sized distilleries in Kentucky, and is also part of the group that followed Old Pogue in bringing bourbon-making back to Northern Kentucky. New Riff has also become… Continue reading New Riff Red Turkey Botted in Bond Bourbon Review

Jeptha Creed Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review

Jeptha Creed Bottled in Bond Bourbon
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Jeptha Creed occupied a special spot for me for a few reasons before I got hold of their new bonded bourbon. They were the first new distillery I visited upon returning to the United States from my long sojourn abroad; they were among the first (and are engaged in a… Continue reading Jeptha Creed Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review

Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey Review

Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled in Bond Rye
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B Redwood Empire is a distillery in Sonoma County, California’s Russian River Valley, and they draw their name from an old apple company in whose buildings they are operating from. Running with their namesake, the distillery follows a theme of naming their whiskeys after prominent trees, and they also pledge to… Continue reading Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey Review