Bulleit has introduced its first new brand extension in a decade and a half, and this new bottle is their first-ever hybrid at that. Bulleit ’87 was designed to be sipped neat to showcase the unique flavor characteristics, and marries bourbon and rye whiskeys in one balanced blend. The new expression is named in honor …
Pearse Lyons Distillery, the sixth operating distillery in Ireland’s modern whiskey revival, has announced the release of The Camino Collection, its first-ever single cask whiskey series, celebrating seven generations of Lyons family craftsmanship, the historic St. James’s Church, and Ireland’s enduring connection to the Camino de Santiago. Featuring individually selected Irish Single Malt and Irish …
Every December, the same quiet question repeats itself in checkout lines at liquor stores across the country: is a bottle enough of a gift, and which bottle says the right thing? After years of watching how people shop for the holidays and unwrapping more than a few bottles myself, I’ve come to believe the answer …
By Vyron Johnson A bartender pours a bourbon for a regular. Not a heavy pour, nothing anybody would call a mistake. Just friendly, maybe a quarter ounce past the line, because the guy tips well and it is a slow Thursday. Nobody notices. That is the point of the pour. I owned Club Luna in …
American whiskey has long been associated with bourbon and rye, both of which have earned strong reputations in domestic and international markets. In recent years, however, American Single Malt has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s whiskey industry. Produced from 100% malted barley and distilled at a single distillery, it offers …
A DUI charge can create consequences that extend well beyond the courtroom. While many people immediately think about fines, license suspensions, or possible jail time, educators may also face professional concerns that affect their careers, teaching credentials, and future employment opportunities. Those issues can arise even before the criminal case has been fully resolved. Teachers …
By Richard Thomas Brown-Forman has rejected a second unsolicited bid from Sazerac to buy the company, made yesterday. The terms of the second offer have not been disclosed. Sazerac’s original unsolicited offer bid $32 a share, which would have amounted to roughly $15 billion, during the merger negotiations between Brown-Forman and French drinks giant Pernod …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ When I learned that Michter’s was releasing a cask strength version of their US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey, two thoughts simultaneously entered my head. One was “at last!” The other was “they will soon run out of new variants to introduce.” The two thoughts are intertwined. Michter’s core line up consists …
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B- Jeptha Creed Distillery is a women-owned craft distillery located outside Shelbyville, Kentucky, led by mother-daughter team of Joyce and Autumn Nethery. I have generally enjoyed the bourbon crafted at Jeptha Creed Distillery. I met Master Distiller Joyce Nethery and her daughter Autumn, Director of Operations, a few years back …
By Genevieve Jacot-Guillarmod Rating: B Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s most versatile distilleries, producing both single malt and single grain whiskies using a pot stills (including an idiosyncratic Lomond still) and continuous Coffey stills. That flexibility allows them to experiment with styles that blur the boundaries of conventional Scotch categories. When I first encountered …
