This Friday, May 19, seven premier Colorado distilleries announce the release of the Colorado Distillers Collaboration Straight Wheat Whiskey. The whiskey, five years in the making, is a coordinated distillation between 291 Colorado Whiskey, Bear Creek Distillery, Laws Whiskey House, Old Elk Distillery, State 38 Distilling, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery and Woody Creek Distillers. A …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- The Old Elk brand got started with a blend of bourbons, crafted by former MGP Master Distiller Greg Metze. Their next step was to expand the line with a straight wheat and a straight rye whiskey. All three are sourced, and the sourcing remains undisclosed. Old Elk’s rye uses the …
Bushmills Irish Whiskey and its owner, global spirits giant Proximo, proudly celebrate 415 years of whiskey heritage with the opening of the new £37 million state-of-the-art Causeway Distillery. The opening is part of Proximo’s £60 million investment in its Irish single malt distilling and ageing facility at Bushmills over the past five years. The 39,000 …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- A few years ago, FEW Spirits introduced a novel spin on their bourbon by cutting it with cold brew coffee instead of water. They were followed by a Jameson cold brew whiskey and a few cold brew whiskeys introduced by small distillers around the country. Now Kings County in Brooklyn …
Laws Whiskey House has released batch #4 of their Bottled in Bond San Luis Valley Rye. The whiskey is available for tasting and for purchase in the Laws Whiskey House tasting room in Denver starting Thursday, May 11, and will be available at lawswhiskeyhouse.com and in key markets across the country starting late May for …
B.R. Distilling Company, Memphis’ oldest licensed distillery, is elated to announce it is now offering tours at the distillery as well as tastings in a newly opened 550-square-foot tasting room. Fans of the award-winning bourbon line-up will now have the opportunity to learn about the brand as well as sample the three Blue Note Bourbons: …
Many would argue that there is no alcoholic beverage in the world that is as universally loved and invested in by drinkers as whiskey. Whiskey is easily one of the most popular and iconic alcoholic drinks in the world, yet many still confuse its definition. The widespread confusion over its definition stems from the many …
By Richard Thomas One of the idealized features of an artisanal movement–whether it be craft beer, craft whiskey or craft gin–is the spirit of independence. That ideal has existed more often in the imaginations of the imbibers than at the company making the booze, but it’s easy to understand how it got there: the little …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A Glenglassaugh is a Speyside distillery, located some 50 miles northwest of the regional center of Aberdeen. Founded in 1875, it’s story has fewer twists and turns to it than many of Scotland’s distilleries. The distillery was started by a grocer so as to supply his own retail needs, and many …
Company Distilling announces the second release within its experimental product lineup, Tennessee Three Wood, a Straight Tennessee Whiskey Finished with Apple Wood. This is the second exploratory offering by Company Distilling, the first (Seismic Rye Single Barrel) was announced in November of 2022. “Tennessee Whiskey was the logical next addition to our product portfolio. At …
