The drop date for one of the most anticipated releases of the year has been set: Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2026 will come out on October 10. That also means we now know the details for this annualized limited release bourbon, the 19th in its series. Non-chill filtered and bottled at 109.2 proof, …
Starlight Distillery has released its 10-Year Miznunara Reserve—the oldest bourbon finished in Mizunara they have made to date. The bourbon is a de facto single barrel, as it is made from one singular Mizunara cask, with a production run of only 250 bottles total. The online lottery for 200 of those bottles has already come and …
Newport, Kentucky’s New Riff Distillery has brought back a fan favorite again. First introduced in 2022 and building on the distillery’s exploration of malted rye whiskey, New Riff’s 2026 Sherry Finish Malted Rye pairs its rye whiskey with a sherry cask finish. Following its initial maturation in New Riff barrels, the whiskey is transferred to oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for additional maturation. “We’re not known …
By Richard Thomas Enthusiasts who know anything about the global market for rare bottles know that when the subject is the most expensive whiskies out there, American stuff never comes up. And I mean never. The truly expensive stuff in the world carries a six digit price tag at retail, and of those bottles that are …
Non-Distiller Producer (NDP) Kooper’s Whiskey has introduced a new tweak to Texas whiskey by finishing bourbon in Texas-sourced oak. Regional oak variations have been a thing in craft whiskey since its earliest days, especially with wood sourced from Wisconsin and Minnesota, which have shorter growing seasons and tighter wood grain that restrict the whiskey’s access …
Speyside’s GlenAllachie Distillery has brought back a favorite, their 21 Year Old cask strength single malt, for the seventh time. Sitting at the upper echelon of The GlenAllachie’s core collection, a showcase of the finest expressions housed within its 16 on-site warehouses, built upon one philosophy: the masterful interplay of multiple cask types. Master Distiller …
Neogtiant Lost Lantern is perhaps best known for their carefully curated single cask releases of American craft whiskey, but in their latest release the company has returned to its foundation of blending. They have announced the launch of the United States of Bourbon, the first-ever blend of bourbon from all 50 states, and the widest-ranging American …
Jack Daniel’s has released its Distillery Series 17 whiskey into the White Rabbit bottle shop in Lynchburg: a batch proof High Angel’s Share Tennessee Whiskey. The last time the Distillery Series did a High Angel’s Share was 2018, and since then Jack Daniel’s has released some expressions drawn from the upper floors of the Coy …
One reason Jim Beam supplanted Jack Daniel’s as the biggest selling American Whiskey is that when we say “Jim Beam,” we are not talking about just the Jim Beam brand, but everything Jim Beam Distilling makes. Growth in all the brands made by the company, from Beam to Knob Creek to Legent, has contributed to …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ When I learned that Michter’s was releasing a cask strength version of their US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey, two thoughts simultaneously entered my head. One was “at last!” The other was “they will soon run out of new variants to introduce.” The two thoughts are intertwined. Michter’s core line up consists …
