For its third expression in its single rickhouse concept line, Wild Turkey has released Russell’s Reserve Camp Nelson B. This follows the 2022 release of Camp Nelson C and 2023’s Camp Nelson F, and is the highest proof release of the entire brand to date. Each release in this series is crafted from a small …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Although we only do things whiskey at The Whiskey Reviewer, that bailiwick is widened somewhat by doing all things whiskey. That includes beer and wine aged in old whiskey barrels, such as Josh Cellars bourbon barrel aged cabernet sauvignon. For this expression, Josh takes their standard “cab sav” and gives …
King of Kentucky is back for its seventh year, and Brown-Forman has made the single barrel, cask strength bourbon it a 16 year old this time. Approximately 5,100 bottles will be produced with a suggested retail price of $349.99. For this year’s iteration, Master Distiller Chris Morris chose two lots of barrels to set aside …
Kentucky’s sole “brewstillery,” Lexington Brewing & Distilling (also known as Town Branch Distillery and Lexington Brewing Co.) has a new release: Town Branch Imperium MMXXIV Kentucky Straight Bourbon. This special annual release features a new wheated bourbon mash bill, comprising 50% of the blend, along with only the finest barrels hand-selected for this year’s blend. …
Castle & Key, the distillery that has revived the historic Old Taylor property in Woodford County, Kentucky, has announced the release of its Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon (52.8% ABV; $60 SRP). This milestone release marks the 10th year since the purchase of the property, formerly the Old Taylor Distillery, which the team revitalized into the …
Penelope Bourbon introduced its new Estate Collection of limited-availability aged whiskey and bourbon releases – Founders Reserve, Private Select and Single Barrel. The collection represents the pinnacle of Penelope’s craftsmanship, from hand-selected barrels to meticulously crafted blends. The new premium releases spotlight masterful innovations in aged wheat whiskey, exquisite blends of aged straight bourbon whiskey …
By Richard Thomas When Wes Henderson teamed up with his father Lincoln, a veteran of Brown-Forman whiskey-making and Hall of Famer, to found Angel’s Envy, the father-and-son team did more than establish another sourced whiskey brand. Their company was built around the concept of secondary maturation, more popularly known as finishing, which was still a …
Saturday, October 5 will see the return of Jeptha Creed’s Fall Harvest Festival at the distillery’s property, located in Shelbyville, Kentucky immediately off of I-64 between Louisville and Frankfort. This year’s festival will feature a live performance from local country music sensation, J.D. Shelburne, on the scenic Jeptha Creed Distillery lawn. In addition to music, …
Basil Hayden and age statements have had a back and forth history. Originally introduced as part of the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection in 1992, Basil Hayden started out life with an 8 year old age statement. Beam Suntory then dropped that age statement in 2014. In 2018, they put a 10 year age statement …
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) today announced Bardstown’s Chicken Cock Whiskey as the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. A historic brand dating back to 1856, Chicken Cock Whiskey was rediscovered in 2012 by the CEO and Founder of Grain & Barrel Spirits, …
