(From Angel’s Envy Press Release) Louisville Distilling Company and Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson today announced the extremely limited-edition release of Angel’s Envy Cask Strength.  Due to the scarcity of barrels necessary for the enhanced finishing process, the living legend will only release 600 total bottles this upcoming holiday season in Kentucky and (Nashville) Tennessee. As with Angel’s Envy, the critically ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ For their latest and fourth addition to the Colonel E.H. Taylor collection of specialty bourbons, Buffalo Trace chose to focus on producing a cask strength bourbon. The idea of a cask strength or barrel proof whiskey invariably appeals to my love of the old fashioned. While cutting bourbon with water is a very old practice, ...

Editor’s Note: This review is of the original 15 year old version of this bourbon, not the current NAS version. By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Admirers of old fashioned, pre-Prohibition style bourbon love to hear two words in connection with a new bottle of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, namely “cask strength” and “small batch.” Granted, “single barrel” and “cask strength” ...