Wemyss Malts is marking their 15th anniversary with the third release for the Wemyss Malts Cask Club, Black Gold, a single cask single malt from Bowmore distillery. Black Gold is single sherry hogshead cask of 1989 Bowmore that has matured for 30 years and bottled at a cask strength of exactly 50.0%ABV. Bowmore is the oldest distillery on Islay and ...

Old Forester, now in its 150th year, is evolving its highly successful Single Barrel program to offer a 100 proof and unfiltered* barrel strength option for customers who purchase full barrels from the distillery. “Since our founding 150 years ago, we’ve always listened to our customers and looked for ways to innovate to meet their tastes,” said Jackie Zykan, Old ...

By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best To Pass My Lips, Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon: Whereas the standard batches of Booker’s Bourbon and even some of the special releases of the brand are selected by committee, this Booker’s 30th Anniversary was a project of Fred Noe from start to finish. He brought in his son and apprentice Freddie as as ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Jack Daniel’s has followed up on the success of last year’s very limited release, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Heritage Barrel, with a new installment for 2019. For 2018, Master Distiller Jeff Arnett ordered 200 specially toasted barrels, filled them up with Tennessee new make at a mere 100 proof (an particularly low entry proof, lower ...

Enthusiasts on the prowl for ultra-aged bourbon take note, because Michter’s is about to put a fresh batch of their 20 Year Old Bourbon on the market. Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee and Michter’s Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson have approved a release of Michter’s 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon. This 2019 bottling will start shipping from Michter’s Shively Distillery ...