By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ May 2019 seems like another world to me now, but little over a year ago I was visiting in New York and took the opportunity to call upon Breuckelen Distilling. Started in 2010 by Brad Estabrooke, the distillery occupies an industrial studio, making very efficient use of a rather modest space. Despite the space constraints, ...

Last year, George Dickel entered the Bottled in Bond category by launching the brand’s Fall 2005 whisky, which earned widespread praise. Close to a year later, General Manager and Distiller, Nicole Austin, is continuing her pledge of transparency, authenticity and producing a quality whisky at an approachable price by releasing a new bottling of George Dickel’s Bottled in Bond Tennessee ...

This month, Louisville based Michter’s Distillery will begin shipping the 2020 release of its 10 Year Single Barrel Rye. “This will be the only release of our 10 Year Rye this year because we continue to be in a position where we need to allocate our whiskeys,” commented Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco. “I am very grateful to our team for the terrific ...

The Last Drop Distillers, whose mission is to seek out parcels of fine and rare spirits from forgotten corners of the world, announces the launch of its eighteenth release, the 1970 Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky. These 1970 single casks complete the trilogy of Glenrothes Single Malts. The first, from 1968 was released in 2018, and the second from 1969 ...

Woodford Reserve today released a new, limited-edition whiskey that has been aged in five different styles of barrels, creating a unique profile that bursts with rich fruit flavors. Woodford Reserve Five Wood began as standard bourbon aged in a standard oak barrel. Then, that same liquid was finished in four other barrels — Oloroso Sherry barrel, Amontillado Sherry barrel, Ruby ...