The 2023 vintage of The Irishman Vintage Cask, a rare cask strength Irish whiskey expression, from Walsh Whiskey, has been released. This year’s vintage is limited to 8,400 bottles worldwide including – USA, Canada, Ireland, France, the UK, South Africa and Asia. The 2023 vintage is the 15th annual release since 2008, when it became …
Lost Lantern, an independent bottler of American whiskey, is pleased to announce the release of their ninth single cask collection since launching in 2020. The Spring 2023 cohort features four limited-edition single casks—all aged at least 7 years–from three distilleries: Westland Distillery in Washington, Watershed Distillery in Ohio, and Corbin Cash Distillery in California. The …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A In an intersection between car nerdom and whisky enthusiasm, Bowmore began a collaboration with luxury/supercar-maker Aston Martin. James Bond might prefer Macallan (in the movies anyway; in the Fleming novels he is partial to Jim Beam), but the folks who sometimes make his armored spy cars are working with Bowmore. …
Heaven Hill Distillery introduced the original version of Bernheim Wheat Whiskey in 2005; almost 18 years later, they have finally released a cask strength version. Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey was the first wheat whiskey to use winter wheat as its primary grain, creating a soft, sweet flavor. Now Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey …
By Richard Thomas Rating: Something I’ve touched on before is what I think of as a Bourbon 201 lesson: all cask strength whiskeys offer a similar degree of variation as a single barrel release. While a single barrel release might come from a prized “butter barrel,” for the most part they sit within a range …
Royal Wine Corp has released Boondocks 18 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey (MSRP $279.99), the latest in Boondocks’ Signature Series Collection. This cask-strength bourbon will have a limited production of just 1,620 bottles, each individually numbered. Like all of Boondocks’ premium whiskeys, ryes, and bourbons, this limited edition is created by the legendary master distiller …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Uncle Nearest almost instantly became a well-known whiskey brand thanks to two points. First, it’s named for and honors the legacy of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the slave who is known to have worked as distiller and taught Jack Daniels the whiskey-making trade in the 1850s. Second and related, it’s a …
Michter’s Distillery will begin shipping the 2022 Edition of its Celebration Sour Mash this February 2023. Originally intended to ship after its bottling in late 2022, the release was delayed by supply chain issues involving the arrival of packaging. This will be the fourth ever Michter’s Celebration release and the first one since 2019. When …
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A The GlenDronach Distillery was established in 1826, and is one of Scotland’s oldest licensed distilleries. This is slowly and steadily taking a place among the upper tier Sherry cask matured whiskies, using barrels that have previously held Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry. GlenDronach is located near Forgue, by Huntly, …
The GlenDronach Distillery announces the eleventh release of its highly anticipated Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This expression boasts the exceptional depths of sherry wood maturation, continuing the legacy set out by distillery founder James Allardice in 1826 which marries Highland spirit to Spanish oak. The GlenDronach Cask Strength offers a deep insight …
