New Brand Releases

Old Forester Unveils New Product in 117 Series: Scotch Cask Finish

Old Forester 117 Series: Scotch Cask Finish is bottled at 93-proof and is available starting today (December 12) at the retail shop at Old Forester Distilling Co. and at select Kentucky stores.  The suggested retail price is $59.99

North American Whiskey Review

Fraser & Thompson Whiskey Review

The bottle tag states, "It's going to be strange liking whiskey," but I already like whiskey, and I don't like this one. It doesn’t bring anything new to the market, and adding 8% Kentucky bourbon to the 92% Canadian whisky does not add any dimension.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Review – 2023 Release

The nose leads with sorghum molasses, raspberry tart, dark fired tobacco, glove leather, creamed corn, soda bread, macadamia nuts, chocolate graham cracker. Yeah, all that and more.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Remus Gatsby Reserve Review

Remus Gatsby Reserve leads with aromas of caramel, candied dark fruit and saddle leather, with slight brown sugar and very sweet candied notes.

Rye Whiskey Reviews

Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye Review – 2023 Release

A single sip shows off its super-soft mouthfeel, and as always, this whiskey is precision balanced with no single flavor rushing to the fore. Soon enough, though, toasted oak emerges arm and arm with candied cherry, sugar maple candy and graham cracker.

New Brand Releases

Chattanooga Whiskey Announces Annual Limited-Edition Release: The Vault Series

This year’s inaugural Vault Series releases include a trio of rare, 6-year-old single barrels, which showcase a few of Chattanooga Whiskey’s earliest, most cherished High Malt recipes, including Batch 001, Batch 007, and Barrel 91.

New Brand Releases

Puncher’s Chance: The Unified Belt Bourbon/Irish Blend Release

At the ring of the bell, The UNIFIED BELT enters with dark fruit, orchard fruit and cocoa, which are perfectly balanced with layers of warm oak and baking spice. The finish is long with hints vanilla and baked green apples.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

King of Kentucky Single Barrel Bourbon Review

The nose is huge, leading with that unmistakable Brown-Forman yeast note that's fruity, candied, floral and tropical. Browned biscuits, cinnamon, dark chocolate (yeah, it flirts with Mexican hot chocolate), confectioner's sugar, old oak and licorice.

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Tequila Reviews

Annual Fortaleza Winter Blend Showcases Challenges of Cask Finishing

The result in Winter Blend 2023 is the still-strength blanco is nearly outgunned by all the varied wood influences. Francavilla has made a blend that’s undeniably Fortaleza, but in the glass, there’s a lot going on that keeps it from becoming a unified whole.

Book Reviews

Warehouse H Book Review

This book isn't just for Blanton's fans; it's a love letter to Bourbon's history. Guglielmi's a self-proclaimed "super fan" – think David Jennings and his Wild Turkey obsession, but with a Blanton's twist. He wears the "tater" badge with honor, and frankly, his dedication is contagious.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Bardstown Bourbon Co. Discovery Series 11 Review

Loads of tropical fruit and lilac lead on the nose followed by orange lemon zests and a hint of dried grain. The deeply toasted oak reminds you that a 13-year-old bourbon makes up the bulk of this blend.

New Brand Releases

CaskShare Unveils Exclusive Bottleling of Ultra Rare Macallan

A limited run of 190 bottles of the rare malt Scottish whisky will go on sale globally via ballot for $4,250 under its Collective Series label.  Members will have priority access to the bottles, which will be bottled in January 2024 and promptly dispatched to eager consumers in March 2024.

New Brand Releases

Heaven Hill Distillery Announces Fall 2023 Edition of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Series

The Fall 2023 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bares a bright burnished copper color, with a nose of brown sugar and toasted bread in addition to cinnamon and nutmeg.

Podcast

Bourbon & Banter Podcast #35 – Squatting on Bublé

We’re heading into the holidays with excitement following our first ever Bourbon & Banter Community Summit, that is until Bob hears about Michael Bublé’s new whiskey….

New Brand Releases

Blue Run Spirits 12 Days of Bourbon Returns

These highly limited edition bourbons have a variety of unique profiles inspired by the holiday season crafted by acclaimed distiller, Jim Rutledge.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Wild Turkey Generations Review

This bottle is so unique among the Wild Turkey pantheon that it really has to be experienced and shared, and until another release comes along that tastes this good and carries this kind of backstory, I'm going to say, albeit reluctantly, that it's worth the MSRP.

American Whiskey Reviews

Old Elk Wheat N' Rye Review

It's a lovely blend that I'm continuing to enjoy well after writing this review. In fact, I think I'm enjoying this blend more than when I drank its respective components alone. Proof once again that sometimes, 1+1 does equal more than just 2.

Industry News

Pursuit Spirits Launches Two New Immersive Distillery Experiences in Louisville

Guests will taste a variety of Pursuit's award-winning whiskeys, learn all about mashbills, blending, and maturation from our expert guides, partake in their own private barrel selection, and then fill a personalized bottle to take home.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Still Austin Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Review

It starts with a whiff of pine lumber—a surprising yet pleasant note discernible in other Still Austin releases—forest floor, sage, and some rosemary, all intriguing and without shortcomings.

New Brand Releases

The Glendronach Launches Grandeur Batch 12

The GlenDronach’s commitment to creating Single Malts using time-honored methods passed down through the generations for almost two centuries, is encapsulated in this hand-crafted limited release, with each individual bottle sealed with wax and numbered by hand to reflect its rarity.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Still Austin High Rye Bourbon Review

This bourbon is a multitasker, great neat, on the rocks, or in an old-fashioned. To make room for a little air in the bottle, I made three old-fashioneds for my guests. That they took notice of their drinks as "really good and spicy" says they caught on to this bourbon's difference.

New Brand Releases

Old Forester Releases its Rarest Bottle Ever in its 150th Anniversary Offering

For even more heritage on this limited run product, the decanter is packaged with wood recovered from the fire at Old Forester on Whiskey Row in 2015, and the bottle design is inspired by the Old Forester history holiday decanters from the ‘50s and ‘60s created by Raymond Lowey.

New Brand Releases

Frey Ranch Introduces Limited-Edition American Single Malt Smoke Whiskey

At 110 proof and aged for six years and seven months, Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked was produced using 100 percent of the slow-grown barley that is grown, harvested – and now smoked – and then milled and distilled –– on the Frey Ranch farm.

New Brand Releases

Aberfeldy Celebrates 125 Years of Scotch Distilling

The 25 Year Old limited edition, in a commemorative pack, celebrates the distillery’s heritage, with a whisky typical of Aberfeldy’s signature soft, honeyed waxy character, augmented by a finish in first-fill Oloroso Sherry casks.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Still Austin Red Corn Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Review

The palate is simple, lovely, sweet, and oaky. It’s what bourbon at its simplest should be. No surprises, no disappointments, just goodness that’s so easy to drink that you extend your arm for a refill—before you need a refill.