Brown-Forman must have been taken by surprise by the popularity of Woodford Reserve’s fifth regular release whiskey, Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt, because the expression sold out in just two months. Thus, August was a pretty scarce month for the American Malt made in an Irish-style triple set of copper pot stills, but supplies are set to improve as Woodford ...

Uncle Nearest, the independent American whiskey brand named for the man who taught Jack Daniel’s how to distill, will open Phase One of its Nearest Green Distillery on Saturday, September 14th in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Travelers visiting the Nearest Green Distillery during its Phase One opening this fall can expect to see the first of what is to be built on ...

Heriot-Watt University and the Port of Leith Distillery are undertaking a comprehensive examination of the impact of yeast on the flavors found in Scotch whisky. Funded by Innovate UK, the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will test more than 20 strains of yeast, one of just three ingredients authorized in the production of Scotch whisky[1]. As the KTP celebrates its first-year ...

Irish Distillers, makers of some of the world’s best-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has added two new and experimental, limited edition Irish whiskeys to its Method and Madness range; Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Finished in Wild Cherry Wood and Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Finished in Acacia Wood. The whiskeys represent the latest results of the research that Midleton ...

Knappogue Castle Single Malt Irish Whiskey has announced the launch of the third iteration in their new Cask Finish Series, their classic 12 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey finished in Marchesi di Barolo casks from the village of Barolo in Piedmont, in the heart of the beautiful Langhe Hills. With only 1,200 bottles set for production, the new limited ...