Tag: Sourced and Contract

Bardstown Bourbon Company Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon Review

Bardstown Bourbon Company Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ In my mind, the first proper in-house expression to come from Bardstown Bourbon Company, under their own brand name, was this wine barrel-finished bourbon. It marked a rather early transition (just a couple of years into operations) from being a contract producer and collaborator to having their own products, even… Continue reading Bardstown Bourbon Company Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon Review

Angels’ Nectar Scotch Review

Angels' Nectar
(Credit: Paer Johansson)

By Paer Johansson Rating: C+ “Blended by Angels, to be Shared with Friends” is the tagline of this new blended (vatted) malt from Grantown-on-Spey in Scotland. The whisky is a blended malt from independent bottlers Highfern (founded by Robert Ransom, formerly of Glenfarclas), crafted from Speyside and Highland malts. The creation is said to have… Continue reading Angels’ Nectar Scotch Review

James E. Pepper 1776 Stout Beer Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ One of the problems confronting anyone in the business of using a previously used barrel to age or further age their booze is that of barrel quality. Vertically integrated companies, brewstilleries and other such outfits don’t have this problem, but to focus just on whiskey-makers, most distillers and independent bottlers… Continue reading James E. Pepper 1776 Stout Beer Review

Great Drams To Launch First Blended Whisky

Greg and Kristie X, founders of GreatDrams
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Celebrating six years of dramming, this Christmas GreatDrams will be releasing their first Blended Scotch Whisky which will be exclusively available in person at events around Manchester and from GreatDrams.com. Limited to just 150 bottles, the bottle is now available on pre-sale ahead of the official release in mid-September. GreatDrams expanded to also be in… Continue reading Great Drams To Launch First Blended Whisky

Ninth Edition Of Writer’s Tears Cask Strength Launched In Dublin

The 2019 vintage of Writers’ Tears Cask Strength whiskey was launched to great acclaim at a sold-out Irish Whiskey Society event in Dublin on July 25th. It is now on it’s way to store shelves. The 2019 vintage is the 9th annual release of this popular expression from Walsh Whiskey, a vatting of aged Single… Continue reading Ninth Edition Of Writer’s Tears Cask Strength Launched In Dublin