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Four Roses Releases a Spicy, Limited Edition Bourbon
Four Roses has spiced up the direction of its limited-quantity special bottlings with the newest entry, the 2012 Limited Edition Single Barrel...more
Posted: May 11, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Wild Turkey Brings a New Rye to the Flock
Wild Turkey’s associate master distiller Eddie Russell has weighed in with Wild Turkey 81 Rye, a counterpart to the Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon he...more
Posted: April 13, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Woodford's New Bourbon Doubles the Oak
How do you make an already excellent Bourbon better? According to Chris Morris, the master distiller at Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve Distillery,...more
Posted: February 17, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Two Pockets Full of Rye From Woodford
You named your latest release well, Woodford Reserve. Your Rare Rye Selection manages rarity on many levels. The first rye whisky from the Woodford...more
Posted: November 23, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
First Taste of Evan Williams 2002 Bourbon
Bottling of the 17th annual version of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage has begun and the popular vintage-dated Bourbon is scheduled to reach...more
Posted: November 18, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Into the Woods with the Single Oak Project
With such choices as small-batch, single-barrel, cask-strength, varied mash bills and different yeast strains, nothing has compared with Bourbon...more
Posted: October 28, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
A Happy Birthday for Old Forester Bourbon
The effects of extreme conditions of cold and heat during maturation highlight the 2011 version of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, an annually...more
Posted: October 7, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Parker’s Heritage Cognac-Finished Bourbon—A Bargain Whiskey for 80 Bucks?
A Franco-American Reunion Yields an Exquisite Spirit
Posted: September 30, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Wild Turkey 81 Takes Off
Mixology is the key to Wild Turkey's latest release, Wild Turkey 81. Increased by just one proof from the standard release Turkey, but packing a full...more
Posted: June 10, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
An Even Rarer Eagle
When you're 17 years old, you're sort of half way there—old enough to drive in most states, but not to vote. It turns out that a Bourbon of the...more
Posted: April 15, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Jim Beam Takes the Devil's Due
Whiskey fans the world round know about the angel’s share, that percentage of alcohol that escapes through evaporation while the spirit is aging in...more
Posted: March 4, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Maple-Finished Woodford Reserve
A finish in sugar-maple-wood barrels distinguishes the most recent Master's Collection release from Woodford Reserve, the copper-pot-distilled...more
Posted: February 11, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
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