Blade and Bow has lifted the curtain on a 30 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the second expression in its distinguished 30-Year-Old collection. Following the 2025 debut of Blade and Bow 30-Year-Old Limited Release Bourbon, this exceptionally rare offering presents the same extraordinary whiskey at its natural barrel strength of 164.2 proof …
Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS), a fan favorite neogciant since 2013, has introduced its Black Label Series 22 Year Old Sweet Peat Whiskey, a blend of Canadian and Scotch whiskies and finished in toasted Jamaican Rum and Islay Casks in Kentucky at 142.34 proof (71.17% ABV). Barrell Sweet Peat whiskey reveals a different side of peat, where …
Barton 1792 Distillery has annouced the introduction of 1792 Wheated Full Proof Bourbon, a new 125-proof expression that brings together the sweet, soft character of a wheated bourbon balanced with the bold flavor of full proof – matching the whiskey’s original entry proof to the barrel. 1792 Wheated Full Proof builds on the foundation of …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Michter’s Distillery has hit the trifecta with their rye whiskeys placed above their US*1 Rye (which isn’t to say that is not a worthy expression in its own right). Their Barrel Strength Rye is popular and a particular favorite of our Deputy Editor, Kurt Maitland. Michter’s 10 Year Old Rye …
When Kentucky Senator Bourbon sought to create a private-barrel Thoroughbred Legacy Series, the small-batch bourbon reached for the stars for the inaugural subject: D.J. Stable’s champion filly Nitrogen. The 113-proof bourbon — selected and bottled by Potter Jane Distilling Company of Springfield, Ky., for Kentucky Senator Spirits — commemorates the multiple champion favored for the …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The latest Single Barrel Special Release from Jack Daniel’s draws on their rye whiskey but combines that with the twist that swiftly became a fan favorite after it was first used with their staple Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey: Coy Hill. Coy Hill overlooks the distillery and was the first …
By Richard Thomas For years, one of the things that has signaled to me someone is really paying attention to American whiskey is if they know who Jake Norris is. After all, Norris was the first head distiller at both Stranahan’s and Laws Whiskey House. Stranahan’s was one of that class of trailblazing small distillers …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Lately it has come into vogue for major distillers to cultivate limited edition series based on their warehouse properties. Only a major distiller can do this, since craft distillers often have just the one barrel house, and even if they have more than one, the geographic and construction differences between …
Starlight Distillery is proud to announce the release of its Estate Collection 7-Year Cask Strength Bourbon, an annual expression produced in collaboration with the Estate Whiskey Alliance and among the purest reflections of what Starlight has to offer. Starlight Distillery’s Estate Collection is a true reflection of commitment, passion and family legacy. Made entirely grain-to-glass …
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 …
