By Father John Rayls Rating: A- One of the great things about enjoying whiskey is that it’s a very personal thing, and I really enjoy all things Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Yet I strayed from this camp after Heaven Hill abandoned the 12 Year Old Bourbon for a no age statement (NAS) version of their economical small batch ...

Woodford Reserve has announced that Master Taster Elizabeth McCall has been promoted to Assistant Master Distiller, joining the ranks as one of the youngest female distillers in the U.S. McCall has been a member of Brown-Forman’s Research & Development Department since 2009. In her new role as Assistant Master Distiller, McCall will continue working under the direction of Master Distiller ...

American Whiskeys At Over $3,000 A Bottle By Richard Thomas Although the prices commanded by ultra aged, rare American Whiskeys have not quite caught up with what a similar bottle of single malt Scotch might fetch, much has changed since the last time The Whiskey Reviewer looked at this subject, in the middle of 2015. Prices for prized expressions have ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Few individual expressions have the kind of production story about them that Maker’s 46 has built up. The expression was Maker’s Mark first major brand extension, using a finish based on seared French Oak staves inserted into the middle of the barrel. This was an idea first employed by the independent Scotch blender-bottler Compass Box ...

Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of a limited edition series of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bottlings, to be released each spring and fall. Bottled in an ornate decanter, the series reflects the traditions of both the Old Fitzgerald lineage and the bottled-in-bond designation. Launching this spring with an 11-year-old bottling, whiskey aficionados and history buffs ...