Updated May 3, 2018 By Father John Rayls Average Rating: B- I love the name “Redwood Empire American Whiskey,” as it conjures up all kinds of positive, historic images in my mind. So kudos to Graton Distilling Company, based in Sonoma County, California, for thinking of that! Graton is also behind D. George Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin and a similarly ...
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Rebel Yell Single Barrel 2018 Rolling On Down
Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has released its 2018 allocation of the award-winning Rebel Yell Single Barrel. At 100 proof, the original time-honored Rebel Yell recipe is meticulously aged in charred oak barrels for 10 years, building a unique flavor profile specific to each batch. “Aging the bourbon for 10 years really brings out the sweetness, oakiness, and caramel ...
Read More »J.J. Cory Irish Whiskey Coming To America
Founded in 2015 by Louise McGuane and billed as “Ireland’s first modern whiskey Bonder,” Chapel Gate Irish Whiskey is taking their J.J. Cory brand to the U.S.A.. J.J. Corry, ‘The Gael’ is made with 5% 26 year old single malt, 27.5% 11 year old single malt, 27.5% 15 year old single malt and the remaining 40% is 7 year old ...
Read More »Boondocks Cask Strength American Whiskey Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Boondocks Cask Strength 11 Year Old American Whiskey was a surprising item. Created by Royal Wine Corporation, it’s stats make it a light whiskey: 80 to 90% corn, some rye and malted barley in the mashbill; distilled to above 160 proof; and aged in used oak barrels. Light whiskey is rarely seen on store ...
Read More »Exclusive Malts Batch 15 Now In Circulation
By Richard Thomas Continuing in their role as an independent bottler, ImpEx Beverages has released their latest installment of their Exclusive Malts line, the fifteenth in the series. This series consists of single malts, sometimes identified by distillery and sometimes only by region, bottled at cask strength. This batch includes: A 9 year old Islay malt from a refill hogshead ...
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