Corrected November 24, 2020 By Richard Thomas Rating: B- In one respect, 2020 is the year I’ve been waiting for, because it was the year that the American craft whiskey sector was finally deep enough to allow for the return of the whiskey negociant. The Scotch whisky industry emerged from the trying times of the first half of the 20th ...

Corn Trooper 2020 United Craft Bourbon, an all-American blend that showcases unity, collaboration, and strength by uniting seven craft bourbons from seven different U.S. states into one tasty blended bourbon. Instead of taking on the competition, with Corn Trooper 2020 United Craft Bourbon, Flaviar has brought the competition together. Grisa Soba, co-founder of Flaviar and master blender of Corn Trooper, ...

Grain & Barrel Spirits has introduced Chicken Cock Master Distiller’s Pick, a 15-year-old limited-edition Barrel Proof release, just in time for the holiday season. For this special expression, Master Distiller Gregg Snyder handpicked 10 of the brand’s best and oldest barrels, sampling them periodically during the finishing process to evaluate the spectacular transformation. He determined that the flavor combinations reached ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Barrell Craft Spirits new Private Release series is built around the concept of building 24 separate and distinct whiskeys with common roots. All the AH releases use the same blend of “Kentucky Whiskey,” the oldest constiutent of which is an 18 year old, and giving them barrel finishes before bottling at cask strength. That is ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Two of the most exciting newcomers to Kentucky’s whiskey industry are Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) and Copper & Kings. The former’s position as a leading contract distiller means they are very, very busy; the latter doesn’t actually make whiskey, but their barrel stock winds up being used in so many top notch finishes. The latest ...