By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Maturing whiskey is a complicated picture, and the easiest way to identify a nincompoop out of his depth is to listen for someone saying “older is always better.” This is especially not the case for American Whiskey, where climate and new oak combine to produce whiskeys that are over-oaked as a matter of routine after ...

Next month Michter’s Distillery will release its US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey for sale to U.S. and export markets. While Michter’s has released US*1 Toasted Barrel Bourbon and US*1 Toasted Barrel Strength Rye in the past, this will mark the first ever release of Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey. When Michter’s US*1 Sour Mash was selected by ...

Celebrating six years of dramming, this Christmas GreatDrams will be releasing their first Blended Scotch Whisky which will be exclusively available in person at events around Manchester and from GreatDrams.com. Limited to just 150 bottles, the bottle is now available on pre-sale ahead of the official release in mid-September. GreatDrams expanded to also be in the independently bottled whisky business ...

The 2019 vintage of Writers’ Tears Cask Strength whiskey was launched to great acclaim at a sold-out Irish Whiskey Society event in Dublin on July 25th. It is now on it’s way to store shelves. The 2019 vintage is the 9th annual release of this popular expression from Walsh Whiskey, a vatting of aged Single Pot Still and Single Malt ...

By Richard Thomas Mid-July saw the release of the latest batch of sourced and blended bourbon from popular bottler Barrel Craft Spirits, Barrell Bourbon Batch 20. The foundation for this new batch was 10 year old bourbon, balanced with some 14 year old stock. The whiskey in question was made in Kentucky and Tennessee, but which was which is unknown. ...