By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The crafty duo of Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski have established quite a name for their enterprise, Lost Lantern, in a short space of time as folks to watch in the small, but growing category of American negociants. For those not familiar with the term, it refers to folks who buy casks of (in this ...

Still Austin, a craft distillery situated in the heart of South Austin, has launched its first limited-release Cask Strength Bourbon, in on- and off-premise establishments throughout Texas and at the Still Austin Distillery Tasting Room. Unlike the company’s Distillery Reserve Series which typically yields up to 600 total bottles and is only available at the Tasting Room, the Cask Strength ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The latest batch of uncut, unfiltered, well-sourced and skillfully blended bourbon goodness from Barrell Craft Spirits in Batch 028. According to the fact sheet, this is a bourbon fashioned from 10 and 11 year old whiskeys sourced out of Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana. The latter two are usually attributed to Cascade Hollow (formerly known as ...

Stellum Spirits, a new national brand created to celebrate the modern-day whiskey drinker, today officially launched its inaugural flagship offerings, including bourbon (blue label), rye (green label), and single barrels, which are all bottled at cask strength. By embracing the vitality of American whiskey today, Stellum is focused on creating the next generation of classic whiskeys that include all facets ...

By Douglas Fraser Average Rating: B- Booker’s Small Batch Bourbon is the creation of legendary Jim Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe, continued by his son and successor Fred Noe. Booker’s was a forerunner of the seminal Jim Beam Small Batch Collection of the early 1990s, which did so much to cement the foundation of bourbon’s comeback. Each year, four batches ...