Rye Whiskey Reviews

A. Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey Review

This is rye whiskey that speaks beyond corn's common caramel coating with a voice that goes deeper, all the way into the soil itself, to tell its own story, a story I find utterly intriguing because it reveals itself through taking new sips to turn a new page in the tale.

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Interview

In His Words: Angel’s Envy Master Distiller, Owen Martin

What’s different between what I do now versus what I did at Stranahan’s was operating mostly as a blender and finding complementary finishing casks. I really enjoyed that, but to come here was an opportunity to do that on a bigger playground.

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This Round's Mine

Home Cocktail Trend Still Strong, and I’m Part of the Problem

Despite being part of that shift, I’m still a little bothered as a former restaurant industry employee. It’s tough to know distant peers are struggling due to a shift in the new habits adopted by me and millions of other drinkers.

New Brand Releases

Green River releases Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Green River Full Proof is a blend of five-to-seven-year barrels selected from curated areas of Green River’s Owensboro tile warehouses and feature the same mash bill as Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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This Round's Mine

Calm Down, Bourbon’s Boom Isn’t Over

Here’s one fact to grasp: This perceived sales slump is exemplary of the rollercoaster ride that affects every large industry. Good days see profits rise, bad days see them plummet.

Blended Whiskey Reviews

Bardstown Bourbon Co. Collaborative Series Amrut Barrel Finished Review

Now, go to a quiet room, add earplugs if necessary, and place a large napkin over your head to capture all the crazy aromas you'll get from this—things like over-baked chocolate brownies, figs, prunes, bonfire embers, ganache, chocolate cake, pastry cream and a deeply charred barrel.

Australian Single Malt Whiskey Reviews

Rare Hare The Tempest Review

It's a whisky as impressive for its variety of flavors as for how those flavors develop. Even if I had Bill Gates's bank account, I wouldn't want to drink something like this all the time or casually when I did. I want to think that's by design.

New Brand Releases

Introducing Whiskey JYPSI Legacy Batch 002: “The Alchemist”

The combination of these rare spirits lives up to its name, for a blend that is truly greater than the sum of its components.

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WhistlePig & Solo Stove Fire Up Summer with Limited Edition CampStock Wheat Whiskey

WhistlePig and Solo Stove’s new Limited Edition CampStock Wheat Whiskey is the first of its kind, offering an easy-drinking profile for warm weather adventures and long summer nights.

New Brand Releases

Woodford Reserve Releases New Distillery Series: Toasted Bourbon

After 18 barrels were filled, the distillery team noticed they had the wrong barrel. But Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall had an idea – keep the barrels and see how the whiskey matured.

Industry News

Proof° Equity Provides ‘Set It and Forget It’ Whiskey Barrel Investments

While Proof° Equity can purchase bulk whiskey from multiple American distilleries, it has partnered for its first offering with Coal Pick Distillery, located near Drakesboro, Ky., in the western third of the Bluegrass State.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Elijah Craig 2024 PGA Championship Edition Review

Share with Elijah Craig fans, golfing buddies, and Scottie Scheffler, who could probably use a pour or four right about now.

New Brand Releases

Introducing Wild Turkey's New Master's Keep Release – Triumph Rye Whiskey

Master's Keep Triumph's extended maturation helped to develop a complex and bold flavor profile that's consistent with the high quality that fans have come to expect from the Master's Keep collection.

Banter

STL Meet-up Recap

After dinner, more guests arrived for an extensive bottle-share party that lasted into the early morning. The weather cleared up, so we took the party outside, continuing the conversation with more cigars.

Industry News

Buffalo Trace Distillery Opens Doors to Buffalo Trace Distillery London

Buffalo Trace Distillery London features an immersive, sensorial experience that brings a taste of Kentucky to the nation’s capital.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Bourbon Review

The aroma is warm, with savory notes of saddle leather, oak, dark caramel, and brown butter. The palate shows a bit more sweetness than the nose, but things still skew more toward the wood and spice corners of the flavor wheel.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 8-Year Review

Upon arrival, the proofs of those 32 barrels were 125. Near that modest body of water and behind the rickhouse's brick walls, they've steadily lost proof down to 108, which is pure magic in whiskey aging.

Industry News

Bourbon Women Announces 2024 SIP Scholarship Program

The SIP Scholarship Program gives individuals interested in moving into the spirits industry or furthering their careers access to the Bourbon Women SIPosium National Conference, August 15 – 18, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville.

New Brand Releases

The WoodWork Collective in Collaboration with David Jennings Announce the Release of Raconteur Rye

Raconteur Rye is a combination of three unique Indiana distilled “95/5” rye whiskeys, each aged a minimum of seven years.

New Brand Releases

Blood Oath Pact 10 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Coming Soon

Blood Oath Pact 10 combines some of the finest rare bourbons Rempe could find, including two well-bred ryed bourbons and one finished bourbon each complementing the others.

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Bourbon Lovers Raffle Winner

Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket for this year's Bourbon Lovers Raffle. I'm excited to share that this year's winner is Robert Hobbs. Robert has chosen The Four Roses Lovers Collection as his prize. We will get his bottles shipped out

New Brand Releases

Overholt Launches A. Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey

A. Overholt joins the ranks of this beloved, and trade favorite portfolio currently consisting of Old Overholt 4YO, Old Overholt 4YO Bottled in Bond, and Old Overholt Extra Aged Cask Strength.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Whiskey JYPSI Explorer Series Release #1 Review

The fact that they've brought this to market at just under $70 should be a warning shot to others in the industry who have insisted that a quality sourced and blended product has to command a price point over $100.

Banter

Whiskey Glassware 101: Beginner's Guide

When it comes to tasting whiskey - and any spirit, for that matter - there is a wide array of shapes to choose from, each promising to be “the best.” This guide overviews the most common glassware types for drinking whiskey.

Industry News

Barrel Global™ Launches New, High-End American Whiskey Experience with its “Kentucky Bourbon Retreat”

“Our Kentucky Bourbon Retreat democratizes barrel ownership by allowing individuals to create their very own batch of barrels with a truly bespoke mashbill."