By Richard Thomas During the last couple of weeks I have seen reports that unobtanium bottles (either on demand and at MSRP) for years, in some cases since before the Pandemic, were back on store shelves. Some of these appeared in my social media and other instances were sent to me, but examples included shelves …
Lost Lantern, the esteemed American negotiant, has marked another milestone. Lost Lantern’s Fall 2026 release is its first collection devoted entirely to one distillery, and its first partnership with a large, heritage distillery: George Dickel. Cascade Hollow Distilling Co., better known as George Dickel, is one of roughly a dozen American distilleries with generations of …
Willett Distillery today announced Willett Pot Still Reserve Cask Strength, a new full-proof expression of the distillery’s small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The release brings greater intensity and body to the familiar wheated bourbon while preserving one of American whiskey’s most recognizable presentations: the pot still-shaped bottle designed by the late Even Kulsveen. The …
Penelope Bourbon has released its Cigar Sessions: Chapter 2, a high-proof American whiskey crafted in collaboration with renowned cigar-makers Alec Bradley. The new expression brings together Penelope’s blending expertise and Alec Bradley’s decades of cigar-making experience to create a whiskey specifically designed to complement medium to full-bodied cigars. Cigar Sessions: Chapter 2 was developed as …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Just in time for my favorite time of year, Spooky Season, the shelves have a bottle bearing the name “Ghostwood Bourbon” on them. The company’s marketing speaks more to cowboys than specters, but that’s okay. Check out the bottle image. That more than matches it to October in my book. …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The next step up in Chicken Cock’s core line-up from their entry level Straight Bourbon is the Chicken Cock Small Batch. The term “small batch” remains ill-defined, but rarely abused, and this whiskey is a perfect example. Mine is from Batch 30, drawing on just five barrels. Anyone who would …
New brand The Maven has made its first release, its flagship entitled The Maven Straight Kentucky Bourbon. Through self-distillation, custom-specified sourcing, and selective barrel acquisition, Master Distiller Kevin Curtis, Master Blender Steve Hughes, Associate Master Blender Ashley Moore and their team assembled the most diverse privately owned bourbon library in America, an inventory now serving …
Peas have shown up in vodka and gin before. Branch & Barrel Distilling is transposing them to the world of whiskey. The Centennial, Colo. distillery has released Peas Please, a limited-edition specialty spirit distilled with Colorado field peas alongside corn and barley — a mash bill the distillery believes may be a first for the …
I’d like to thank Maker’s Mark and their PR partners for sending this sample with no strings attached.
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I’d like to thank Maker’s Mark and their PR partners for sending this sample with no strings attached.
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