Elixir Distillers and Impex Beverages are bringing the first batch from the Single Malts of Scotland to America, and that batch of 10 independent bottlings will be available exclusively in the United States. Malts in this line come from a variety of Scottish distilleries, such as Caol Ila, Imperial, Glenrothes, and Ben Nevis. The releases are each limited runs in ...

Updated June 10, 2020 By Richard Thomas I don’t know what is more remarkable about what has happened between making my evaluation of this year’s first Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batching: what has changed or what has not changed. One thing that has occurred to me about the pandemic in America is that it could very well be the bottle ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- At an early stage this year, Woodford Reserve released a third round of its whiskey at batch proof as part of its annual Master’s Collection. So, doing a batch proof release is now an annual, limited edition thing and part of the continuing Master’s Collection. In all respects except the proof statement and the bottle ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Right off the bat, I must call attention to this article being about the flagship, small batch 10 Year Old Widow Jane, not the single barrel version. Widow Jane is a small distillery in Brooklyn, started in a disused chocolate factory by Daniel Preston and Vince Oleson. In recent years they were one of a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Heaven Hill chose to kick off 2020 in interesting fashion, with a brand extension of Elijah Craig that carried the line in an entirely new direction: to rye whiskey. My sample bottle was accompanied by a small loaf of bread, made because Heaven Hill’s master distiller Conor O’Driscoll is quite a baker and baking a ...