A “Precious” Way to Celebrate
The “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and a new whisky has come from Middle Earth to mark the… Read More
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Making Irish-Style Whiskey in America
Minnesota’s O’Shaughnessy Distilling wasn’t the first American distillery to make triple-distilled Pot Still whiskey, but the makers of Keeper’s Heart Whiskey have plenty of Irish… Read More
Islay’s Farm Distillery Celebrates 20 Years of Single Malts
Kilchoman Distillery marked its 20th anniversary in 2025, and founder Anthony Wills will be in the U.S. for a series of anniversary tastings this week.… Read More
Whisky, Hollywood Style
Filmland Spirits founders Troy Bolotnick and Charlie Flint created their brand as an homage to the classic “B Movies” of the 1950’s and 60’s. With… Read More
A Trip to Barrell Craft Spirits
We recently held a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting at the Barrell Craft Spirits facility in Louisville. The meeting was hosted by Chris Zaborowski and included a tour of the facility and a blind tasting and blending exercise…. Contin…
The Bond Between Peat and Whisky
While politicians in Scotland debate a potential ban on the harvesting of peat, author Mike Billett writes of the undeniable ties between peat and whisky.… Read More
Shining a Light on Lost Lantern
Lost Lantern Whiskey took the Scotch Whiskey tradition of independent bottlers and applied it to American craft whiskies. Founders Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski weren’t… Read More
Barrell Bourbon Ice Wine Cask Finished Bourbon Review
If Grace Kelly could come back as an elegant whiskey, this would be it. If you could liquify gold and consume it, this is how it should taste. It’s 14 karat color backs my strained metaphor.
The World’s Most Remote Distillery?
Few places are as remote as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, and that makes the Faer Isles Distillery the world’s most remote distillery.… Read More