Bourbon

Yellowstone Limited Edition 2022 Is Marsala Superiore Aged

Limestone Branch Distillery Master Distiller Stephen Beam announced the upcoming release of 2022 Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Featuring a delicately balanced blend of 7-year, 15-year and 16-year aged bourbons hand-selected by Beam and aged in Marsala Superiore casks, the latest expression of Yellowstone Limited Edition will begin to be available in September …

Booker’s Second Batch For 2022 In Circulation, Continues Older Trend

Booker’s second round for this year is entering circulation, dubbed “The Lumberyard Batch.” This title directs attention to what Booker Noe was doing prior to entering the bourbon trade: working in a lumberyard. This continues a trend this year of Booker’s batches being older than has been the case in recent years. From its origins …

Dylan’s Heaven’s Door Inaugurates Decade Series

Bob Dylan’s portfolio of award-winning American whiskeys, Heaven’s Door Spirits, announced today the inaugural release of its Decade Series.  The Decade Series is a limited collection of super-premium American whiskeys, each 10 years of age or older. The first release in the series is a high-rye 10-year-old straight bourbon whiskey. The Decade Series collection began …

Booker’s “Ronnie’s Batch” Bourbon Review (2022-01)

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This morning I received word that the second 2022 batch of Booker’s was on it’s way, so it is a good thing I was already intending to write this review of the year’s first batch! This one is called “Ronnie’s Batch,” for a 40 year veteran of Jim Beam who …

Loretto & Lawrenceburg

Today is a special day, as I’m happy to announce the first whiskey of a special collaboration, “Loretto & Lawrenceburg.”
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Broken Barrel California Oak Bourbon Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- As I have been working through the Broken Barrel line-up for The Whiskey Reviewer bit by bit these last months, only a brief recap of who these folks are is necessary. Drawing on sourced whiskey made in Owensboro, Kentucky, Broken Barrel then adapts stave bits from other casks (ex-bourbon barrels, …

Old Forester Continues With 117 Series In New Firefighter Edition

Today, Old Forester Distilling Co. announces the release of the newest installment of The 117 Series – Whiskey Row Fire. This commemorative bottle honors the 7th anniversary of the fire on Whiskey Row that nearly destroyed the historic block. “I remember that day and that fire vividly,” Louisville Fire Chief Greg Frederick said. “We are …

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