By Richard Thomas Late last week the McCormick Distilling Company announced they would resume making bourbon whiskey at their Weston, Missouri facility for the first time in 30 years. At the same time they announced they would soon open the distillery to visitors for the first time in two decades. Originally known as the Holladay Distillery, McCormick opened its doors ...

The Top 5 “Corns From A Jar” For Hot Weather Sipping By Richard Thomas Two things life in the South are synonymous with are sweltering summers and corn whiskey, and in my view the two go hand in hand. As the mercury climbs up the thermometer, well-done corn whiskey comes to occupy a larger slice of my sipping time. Back ...

By Richard Thomas Imagine that a wine and travel magazine, such as Wine Spectator or Food and Wine, wanted to do a piece on the rose wines from Ibizia, and how they were so enjoyable in the hot climate there and would therefore be just as enjoyable in similar places in the United States. Now imagine such a magazine giving ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Located in upcountry Greenville, South Carolina, Dark Corner Distillery has built up a hefty bundle of buzz around itself, appearing in books, news and television. The distillery puts out a range of products, including a bourbon and a rye, but they are best known for their entries into legal moonshine. After all, these are the ...

Onyx Spirits Company, the first distillery to produce Connecticut whiskey in centuries, has announced the December release of a whiskey that revives colonial craftsmanship. The whiskey, to be named Secret Stash Reserve, is produced by barrel aging the award winning Onyx Moonshine in hand-built, charred, American oak barrels. Onyx Moonshine, made from corn, malted grains, and Connecticut spring water, is ...