Lexington, Kentucky’s Town Branch Distillery kicks off Bourbon Heritage Month (September) with its high-end limited-edition bourbon built on a 50% wheated bourbon foundation, bottled at Cask Strength (115.1 Proof), non-chill-filtered, and offered at an SRP of $119.99: IMPERIUM MMXXVI. Imperium MMXXVI Bourbon is a relative newcomer to annualized limited edition bourbon releases, with 2026 marking …
Shelbyville, Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery, the mother and daughter-owned craft distillery, is marking a decade in the bourbon business with Jeptha Creed Solera Aged Bourbon. Known for their use of heirloom corn, this Solera expression brings whiskey made from every heirloom corn varietal the distillery has grown, capturing years of farming, distilling and experimentation in …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ The last of the trio from Old Elk’s new collection of 10 year old whiskeys is named as the 10 Year Old Straight Bourbon, which is so named because there is a wheated bourbon in the trio. By calling it “straight,” what they mean is that it uses the traditional, …
By Douglas Fraser Rating: C+ Redemption Whiskey is a sourced brand owned by Deutsch Family Spirits, who are best known for Josh wines. Many Redemption expressions have used MGP whiskey from Indiana, and back in the early days of the Bourbon Boom the brand built a reputation for its age stated, mature rye bottlings. These …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A When folks think of Four Roses and an extra-aged, limited edition release at this time of year, it’s usually because this is when we are told about what the annualized Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition is going to be and when to expect it. Indeed, news of that expression …
Remus Bourbon has announced the launch of Remus Repeal Reserve Series X, a 10th anniversary edition of the award-winning annual series. In celebration of the momentous occasion, the brand is also expanding the collection with Remus Repeal Reserve Rye Whiskey, its first-ever rye release. For the last decade, the Remus Repeal Reserve Series has honored …
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 …
The other day, Matt and I attended a Potter Jane tasting of their Big Vat Liar Bourbon at Bourbons Bistro. Potter Jane Distillery is the distillery founded by Denny Potter and Jane Bowie and they stated at the beginning of… Continue Reading →
