Heaven Hill Brands, the largest independent, family-owned and operated distilled spirits supplier based in the U.S., has signed an agreement to acquire Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the second-largest selling Canadian whisky in the world, from Constellation Brands Inc. The purchase will be made through a subsidiary of Constellation, The Black Velvet Distilling Company located in Lethbridge, Canada. The sale is ...

Westland’s Native Oak Series continues its exploration of a completely new variety of oak for the whiskey industry – the distillery’s local species Quercus garryana. With the September release of Garryana Edition 4|1, Westland again reveals more about how this unique Pacific Northwest oak contributes to the flavor profile of single malt whiskey. While this year’s release of Garryana includes ...

Chattanooga Whiskey has a announced the release of its new signature expressions, Chattanooga Whiskey 91 and Chattanooga Whiskey CASK 111. The signature recipe—known as “Barrel 91”— for Chattanooga Whiskey 91 was selected by Head Distiller Grant McCracken from the first 100 experimental barrels created at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery. “Crafted using a 4 grain mash bill, including three specialty ...

Colorado’s Golden Moon Distillery is better known for its spirits that aren’t whiskey, as well as for it’s use of antique, early-to-middle 20th Century stills for making those spirits. Now co-founder and Master Distiller Stephen Gould is trying his hand at whiskey by releasing a 13 year old Tennessee-sourced bourbon. Gunfighter 13 Tennessee Bourbon – Orphan Cask is bottled at 50% ABV ...

By Richard Thomas Vermont’s WhistlePig has two principal claims to fame: one is as a purveyor of popular, middle-aged rye whiskeys from Indiana and Canada; the other is as one of the first crop of bottlers making the transition to distilling their own products. The brand just released their third batch of FarmStock, a blend of sourced and in-house whiskeys, ...