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By Richard Thomas Rating: A I suppose if Brown-Forman was going to bring a new brand into the already packed-thick autumn bourbon release season, reviving King of Kentucky was the best choice they could make. Now it’s in the third year, and it has already built a sterling reputation. The inaugural batch was a 14… Continue reading King of Kentucky Bourbon Review (2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ One pretty consistent pleasure of writing The Whiskey Reviewer is sitting down with the latest offerings from Barrell Craft Spirits. Batch 24 was based primarily on high rye bourbon stocks in consignments aged 9, 10 and 13 years old; this was rounded out with a 15 year old high rye… Continue reading Barrell Bourbon Batch 024 Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B In bourbon’s modern boom times, a great many lay claim to authenticity by reviving an old brand, returning to family roots or laying claim to a local tradition. Sometimes these claims are quite tenuous and cannot even be described as gimmicks, but they overlook the most authentic path of all:… Continue reading Woodinville Bourbon Review
By Douglas Fraser Rating: B+ The Kooper Family Distillery is family-focused. They trace their values back to their grandparents Howard W. and Jean M. Paredekooper, who followed the American dream by working hard, instilling good values, and emphasizing self-reliance. Their rye whiskey label depicts Howard as the 1944 U.S. Armed Forces Heavyweight Boxing Champion, and… Continue reading Kooper Family Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C Rye’d On represents a departure for Castle & Key. Most of the brand’s releases have been whiskeys sourced from MGP in Indiana, perhaps aged in Castle & Key’s unique Warehouse B, and typically part of a vertical series. An example is Pinhook Rye Time. The new whiskey represents an entirely… Continue reading Pinhook Ryed On Rye Whiskey Review
