The buzz began to spread among bourbon and whiskey aficionados in late October 2017. Jim Beam’s Basil Hayden was coming out with a new release that was to become a permanent addition to the portfolio. With the title Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye, the special spirit was a blend of Kentucky straight rye whiskey, Canadian rye […]
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Laws Whiskey House Craft over commodity. Quality over quantity. Whiskey above all.
The fellas at Laws Whiskey House in Colorado live by a few simple rules that they call a mantra. Craft over commodity. Quality over quantity. Whiskey above all.® As they saw at Laws: “If we had to add a fourth (and we do…) it would be “There are no shortcuts”. These principles appear on the […]
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye Lands in Australia
Although Jack Daniel’s has one of the most recognized brand names on the spirits shelf, the Tennessee whiskey company isn’t content resting on its laurels — and continues to release new, higher priced whiskeys for connoisseurs of the dark aged liquor. Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye is the fully aged counterpart to Rested Tennesee Rye 2013 […]
The First Chicago Distillery Since Prohibition
In less than ten years, a distillery established by two ex-academics has come to dominate the domain of spirits. More impressive, theirs was the firs legal distillery to be opened in Chicago since Prohibition. So what is the secret of success at the heart of Koval Distillery? At the heart of their success is the heart of their distillate, […]
Limited Edition Experimental Johnnie Walker Whisky Released
Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch Bourbon Cask & Rye Finish has just been released. The first market to receive this bottle will be Singapore. The whisky is the second release from the Johnnie Walker Blender’s Batch series, an experimental take on Scotch whiskies that challenges tradition. The first release was the Johnnie Walker Red Rye Finish. […]
Discover the Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey
Craft Whiskey of the Year Award 2015 by the Whisky Advocate’s Pennsylvania, which was once another of the great rye-producing regions, also suffered the consequences of the prohibition. Luckily the talent of entrepreneurs such as Herman Mihalich and John Cooper has done much to rekindle past traditions. Welcome to Dad’s Hat Distillery, whose grain is […]
Pikesville Rye Wins Awards
The famous Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky USA has released a super premium version of their long running Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey. Bottled at 6 years old and 55% ABV, this new expression of Pikesville Rye is produced at Heaven Hill’s historic Bernheim Distillery in Louisville and aged in its premier rick-houses in Bardstown, Kentucky. […]
Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey Comes to Australia
Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye in produced in Pennsylvania, USA by Mountain Laurel Spirits. Along with other craft distillers, The Mountain Laurel distillery is playing its role in restoring Pennsylvania historical place as America’s rye whiskey mecca. But there is also family history in Dad’s Hat Rye, a whiskey meant to evoke the taste of Herman […]