Yesterday Brown-Forman announced the release of Collingwood Whisky, a new Canadian spirit that will hit store shelves this month. Collingwood will be the only maplewood mellowed Canadian whiskey available on the market. The whiskey is triple distilled and then matured…
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The Super Bowl brought a lot of people to Dallas, including Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett. We met at a local pub for some whiskey tasting and booze-centric conversation. Arnett noted that Jack Daniel was born around 1850 and…
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Laphroaig 10 Year Old is a single malt Scotch whisky distilled on the island of Islay. The 10 year old expression is Laphroaig’s entry level Scotch in a lineup that ranges from cask strength and quarter cask offerings to 18,…
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Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon is, as the name implies, aged in a single barrel and then bottled, rather than blended with other barrels before bottling. Blanton’s is the first bourbon ever marketed as a single barrel offering, hitting the market…
Read MoreLast week Brown-Forman announced that its Early Times brand is adding the new 354 Bourbon to its whiskey lineup. It’s a big change for Early Times, which hasn’t produced a true bourbon since 1983. From the company — Brown-Forman announces…
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Auchentoshan 12 year old Scotch whisky is part of the Lowland single malt lineup that also includes the Classic, Three Wood, 18 year and 21 year expressions. The triple-distilled Auchentoshan 12 year old Scotch is light and toasty on the…
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Canadian Club Classic is aged for 12 years, twice the length of the traditional white-labeled Canadian Club. The brand has enjoyed a resurgence of late, with notable appearances in HBO’s “Boardwalk” and last year’s ads touting Canadian Club as “what…
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Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon is the newest entrant in Beam’s small batch brand portfolio. Both the standard Knob Creek bourbon and the new Single Barrel are aged to nine years, but while the original is 100 proof, the new…
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Russell’s Reserve Bourbon is a 10 year old bourbon distilled by Jimmy Russell, the master distiller of Wild Turkey. Russell’s Reserve used to reflect its limited edition bottling under the Wild Turkey label, but the small batch bourbon now sports…
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Kellan Irish Whiskey is a blend of malt and grain whiskeys. It is double distilled and then aged more than four years in used bourbon casks. Kellan is produced at the Cooley Distillery, one of only three distilleries in Ireland, and…
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WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey is a 10-year old, 100 proof, 100 percent Canadian rye spirit bottled at the WhistlePig Farm in Vermont. The whiskey officially launched in November, and its first batch of just 1,000 cases has already received some…
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Having tried and enjoyed several whiskeys from the Dalmore lineup, the 18-year old expression is a new one for me. The Dalmore 18 is aged for 14 years in American oak before being transferred to Sherry casks to finish maturing….
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On November 1st Woodford Reserve announced the newest addition to its Master’s Collection – a bourbon finished in sugar maple wood barrels. With a sample in hand, it’s time to taste the new offering. Woodford Reserve Maple Wood Finish Bourbon…
Read MoreWoodford Reserve has expanded its Master’s Collection to include the newly released Maple Wood Finish Bourbon, which marks the fifth limited release installment in the lineup. This whiskey is the first bourbon to be finished in barrels made from sugar…
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Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is back for another year. The 2010 edition, which commemorates the birth of Brown-Forman’s founder, George Brown, is aged 12 years and just may be the best of the bunch. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is quite…
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Canadian Club Sherry Cask is a small batch Canadian whiskey that’s aged for eight years in white oak and then finished in Spanish sherry casks. It sits at the top of the Canadian Club lineup and, unlike the standard six-year…
Read MorePendleton Whisky (they drop the E) is a 10-year old blended Canadian whiskey. It’s made with water from Mt. Hood in Oregon, and is bottled by Oregon’s Hood River Distillers, but since it’s distilled in Canada, Pendleton keeps its Canadian…
Read MoreThere are few things more comforting than sipping a dram of Scotch or a stout whiskey cocktail during the cold winter months. But just like red wine, people often shove whiskey to the back of their liquor cabinets during the…
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Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon is part of Four Roses’ core lineup of whiskeys that also includes the Small Batch and Yellow Label bourbons. The “single barrel” designation means that the bourbon is pulled from single casks and bottled, rather…
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In March, I spoke with Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Kevin Smith about the launch of the new Maker’s 46 bourbon. Skip forward a few months, and Maker’s 46 has officially launched, hitting store shelves July 1st. The release of Maker’s…
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