By Richard Thomas Rating: B- I had the pleasure of being at Jeptha Creed when they released a six month old version of their bourbon, pegged on the use of Bloody Butcher red corn grown on their own farm. Now they have moved up to an at least two years old release, made with their four grain mash bill of ...

Vermont’s WhistlePig has introduced FarmStock Rye Crop 003, completing the trilogy and marking a momentous step for WhistlePig, as it is the first ever majority WhistlePig whiskey. Founded in 2008, WhistlePig is one of the distillers making the transition from a successful bottler of sourced products (in their case, from Alberta and Indiana) to their own in-house whiskeys. All of ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Brown-Forman’s revival of King of Kentucky is back for a second go-around. It joins the swollen ranks of annual, hot ticket bourbon releases, but avoids the crunch by being timed for summer rather than autumn. Last year’s was a 14 year old bourbon made from a 75% corn, 11% rye, 10% malted barley (so not ...

King of Kentucky is returning this summer with the release of its second edition/expression, reaching shelves in early July. Available in limited quantities in Kentucky, the 15 year old Kentucky bourbon had a run of roughly 2,000 bottles, with a suggested retail of $249.99. King of Kentucky was established in 1881 as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.  Brown-Forman acquired the ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ For over a decade, bourbon lovers have enjoyed Woodford Reserve’s annual Master’s Collection whiskeys. Master distiller Chris Morris’s pledged some time ago he would never repeat a Master’s Collection release, so each year offers enthusiasts something new to look forward to. This collection has been high on my list of annual bottles I dedicate ...