By Douglas Fraser Rating: B Redemption Single Barrel Bourbon is hand selected by Master Blender Alan Kennedy for character, structure, and balance. But it is also a Bottled in Bond whiskey, meaning distilled by only one distillery in a single distilling season, matured in a government-supervised warehouse and bottled at 100 proof. It’s also at …
Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the release of the 20th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, a 14-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey distinguished in that it was made with rye backset. The annual ultra-premium release continues to honor the legacy of Heaven Hill’s late Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam. “The Parker’s Heritage Collection has allowed …
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 …
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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 …
