The drop date for one of the most anticipated releases of the year has been set: Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2026 will come out on October 10. That also means we now know the details for this annualized limited release bourbon, the 19th in its series. Non-chill filtered and bottled at 109.2 proof, …
By Richard Thomas Late last week it was revealed that two prominent members of the Brown family had sent a letter to Wolf Pen Branch, the entity that holds most of the Brown family stock in Brown-Forman, harshly condemning leadership of the company. This letter was sent in July, when Sazerac had renewed its push …
Starlight Distillery has released its 10-Year Miznunara Reserve—the oldest bourbon finished in Mizunara they have made to date. The bourbon is a de facto single barrel, as it is made from one singular Mizunara cask, with a production run of only 250 bottles total. The online lottery for 200 of those bottles has already come and …
By Douglas Fraser Rating: A- Founded by Troy and Michelle Kooper in 2012, the company which began as a small whiskey project in Central Texas has blossomed into a whiskey blending powerhouse. Koopers Texas Whiskey is extremely family orientated. They trace their values back to their grandparents Howard W. and Jean M. Paredekooper, who followed …
Four Roses Distillery in Anderson County, Kentucky has announced the release of its Experimental Series No. 002 Honey Cask Finish, the second release in its Experimental Series. Following the successful debut of the series with Experimental Series No. 001 Mizunara Cask Finish, the latest release explores the remarkable life cycle of a barrel beyond its …
Buffalo Trace Distillery announces today the return of its immersive traveling tasting experience: Buffalo Trace Distillery On Tour. Now in its second year, the tasting and retail experience will visit four U.S. cities: Branson, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; and Denver, Colorado, bringing the Distillery experience to fans beyond its Frankfort, KY home. Buffalo …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Jim Beam earned the top spot as America’s best-selling bourbon company only in recent years, and much of the credit for seizing that crown does not go to Jim Beam itself. Instead, it goes to the steady promotion of the many brands owned by the company. The endgame came when …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Branch & Barrel is located in Centennial, Colorado (“The Centennial State”), an exurb of Denver located south and just slightly east of Denver’s core. Operating since 2015, the distillery is part of a vibrant craft whiskey scene that I had in the running for becoming America’s third whiskey state (after …
St. George’s Distillery was a pioneer in the American Single Malt category, as they were part of a class of distillers sometimes dubbed “craft whiskey before craft whiskey was a thing.” Every year since their opening at the dawn of the 21st Century, the California distillery has released a new batch of single malt. That …
The Manhattan was built on Pennsylvania rye, and for nearly a century it has been made without it. Wigle Whiskey today released its Manhattan Ready to Serve, a bottled version of the classic built on the whiskey style Western Pennsylvania invented and Prohibition nearly erased. The Manhattan Ready to Serve is 34% ABV and is …
