Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former Distillery owner Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. with a special release bourbon whiskey made using four grains in the bourbon recipe.  This 100 proof, Bottled-In-Bond, small batch recipe bourbon was aged for 12 years and is a limited edition release. Made from a distinct bourbon recipe using corn, rye, wheat, and malted ...

Is Four Grain Bourbon Finally Poised To Deliver On Its Promise? By Richard Thomas When the micro-distilling movement first began to take off six or seven years ago, it just happened to happily coincide with the great rye whiskey shortage. That shortage was an opening for many new distillers, allowing them to gain a market foothold by making small barrel ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ The city of Pottstown is nestled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to important historical communities of the Revolution, the Civil War, and our nation’s industrialization. Also snuggled in this sleepy little city is a relatively new distillery, known as Manatawny Still Works. The Manatawny Still Works is located just off the Schuylkill River, which ...

By S.D. Peters Rating: B Last year I reviewed Journeyman’s W.R. Whiskey. This year I had the opportunity to taste Journeyman’s Featherbone Bourbon, which is named for the E.K. Warren Featherbone Factory, a corset and buggy-whip manufacturer that once occupied the grounds on which Journeyman Distillery now stands. The Bourbon Featherbone Bourbon comes in a flat, short-necked bottle with a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B I have fond-if-dim memories of Columbus, Ohio, because that is where my grandfather lived prior to his retirement. Although I was likely a pain in the neck on the long drive there from Lexington, as small boys usually are, I liked being there once the trip was over. So with that in mind, I thought ...