By Debbie Shocair Rating: A On the heels of their 2016 award-winning release of a 16 year straight rye, Lock Stock and Barrel has launched an equally impressive 18 year straight rye whiskey. This new, but more aged release is among the oldest straight ryes available, and is certainly the oldest one I have had the privilege of enjoying. This ...

Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery, one of the top whiskey-makers in Iowa, will begin expansions to their plant over the next 18 to 36 months. Located in Swisher, they intend to spend approximately $2 million on expansions to the stillhouse and their production capacity and to construct a new warehouse. The state of Iowa as supported this plan by awarding ...

By Richard Thomas Turkey Day is less than two week away, and any proper whisk(e)y enthusiast intent on setting a proper table ought to be turning their attention to what libations to furnish for their guests. This year’s slate of suggestions for a bottle or two to put out for the feast covers four stages of the big meal, offering ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Have you has a whiskey catch you absolutely taken off guard?  Imagine the instructors when James T. Kirk led the cadets in the combat training exercise The Kobayashi Maru (Star Trek fans?). It was designed to measure how a candidate would cope with certain defeat and ultimate death in a sure loser of a ...

Beam Suntory has introduced Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye, the first-ever permanent addition to the Basil Hayden’s portfolio. Much like Basil Hayden’s flagship bourbon, Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye is designed to stand out in the ever-expanding crowd of American whiskies. Uniting the duo of Kentucky straight rye whiskey and Canadian rye with a splash of California port, Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye ...