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Four Roses Is Swinging Big With Their New Anthology Series

Everything I've heard says it delivers. I'd love to get my hands on a bottle and tell you exactly where it lands. But $500 is where my enthusiasm and my wallet part ways. A lot of people who fell in love with Four Roses Yellow Label or Small Batch know exactly what I mean.

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New Maker’s Mark Wheat Whisky is groundbreaking in many ways

There have been several terrific entries to the category over the last few years, some of which we’ve reviewed. But this one’s a standout: lush in aroma and texture and fruit-centric like middle-age rye whiskies.

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Graeter’s Bourbon Ball Ice Cream Review: So Good It Broke My Cover

I saved the bourbon for last because even with everything else being so incredible with this ice cream, Graeter’s has achieved what is often very difficult and what another whiskey ice cream on the market failed at (you know the one…)

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Maker’s Mark Breaks Tradition with First Wheat Whisky

Star Hill Farm Whisky will be the first to carry an Estate Whiskey certification — a new designation by The Estate Whiskey Alliance™ group established by the University of Kentucky to highlight the advantages of local sourcing and sustainable production in the whiskey industry.

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Yellowstone Bourbon introduces Small Batch 107

“The higher proof brings out more flavors, and by non-chill filtering Small Batch we created a much more full-bodied product than a lower-proof chill filtered bourbon...

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Whiskey JYPSI introduces Tribute Double Barreled Bourbon

This is a whiskey with a price point and a flavor profile everybody can enjoy, but with the same high-quality approach we’ve taken with our other whiskeys. And that’s what we were looking for with Tribute.

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Blue Note Bourbon Unveils Limited-Edition Special Reserve

Crafted in Memphis, the limited-release is a blend of 10 casks from Kentucky and Tennessee – cognac, madeira, sherry, port, triple sec, madeira, apricot brandy, amontillado, vanilla cognac and vino de Naranja – ranging in age from four to 19 years with varying mashbills.

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Discover Kentucky Peerless's New Toasted Rye Whiskey Release

Peerless Toasted Rye is aged in two separate oak barrels. The small batch rye is initially aged in the distillery's standard, char level 3 barrel. This process develops the desired flavor profiles of caramel, brown sugar, and toffee.

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Green River Unleashes a Bold New Wheated Single Barrel Bourbon

Presented at barrel strength, ranging from 110 to 130 proof (55 – 65 percent alc. by vol.), and aged a minimum of five years, each Green River Kentucky Straight Wheated Single Barrel selections burst with ripe apricot and tangerine over luscious barrel notes of oak, cinnamon, and vanilla creme.

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Buffalo Trace's Experimental Release: Grain and Hops Spirit

“Hoppy beers are a playground for brewers; there are many techniques used to capture different flavors. It inspired us to play around with this essential beer ingredient as well,” Buffalo Trace Distillery Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley

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Penelope Wheated Bourbon Joins Core Lineup at 95 Proof

“Wheated bourbons are more popular than ever, and we think we hit the mark with this one, from flavor to proof to price,” said Michael Paladini, Penelope founder and vice president of strategy for MGP. “It'll be a welcomed addition to our core line up."

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Lux Row's PX Sherry Cask Bourbon: Nationwide Release at 112 Proof

“We wanted to meld the intensely sweet flavors of PX Sherry with the spicy, peppery flavor notes of our ryed bourbon,” said Lux Row Master Distiller John Rempe. “The outcome is a delicious combination of two opposing yet complementary flavors that results in a truly unique expression.”

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Discover Laws Whiskey House's New Super Wheater Bourbon

“SUPER WHEATER is a whiskey made for those who honor tradition but live in the moment – pour a glass, slow down, and enjoy the rich character of this remarkable grain,” says Al Laws, founder and president of Laws Whiskey House.

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WhistlePig Snout-to-Tail Bourbon: Bold Innovation in Bourbon Craft

The only Bourbon aged Snout-to-Tail, WhistlePig flips its barrels 180 degrees in the warehouse to capture each barrel head’s unique toasted flavors and bring out the big, bold character in this palate-pleasing Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

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Woodford Reserve’s Beloved Double Double Oaked Makes National Debut

Double Double Oaked is handcrafted by finishing fully-mature Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon for an additional two years in a second, heavily toasted, lightly charred, new oak barrel (hence the name Double Double Oaked).

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Still Austin Whiskey Co. Launches Tanager Cigar Blend Whiskey

“Tanager represents the culmination of years of careful blending and aging expertise. By using the Petites Eaux technique, weʼve created a whiskey that offers a unique complexity, with layers that reveal something new with each sip,ˮ said Nancy Fraley, Master Blender at Still Austin.

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Minden Mill launches premium estate distilled whiskeys

All the whiskeys are aged in climate controlled rickhouses tied to specific weather stations in whiskey regions that inspired the distiller: the Speyside region of Scotland for the American single malt and Nelson County, KY for the bourbon and rye.

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Four Roses Unveils Single Barrel Collection

The Single Barrel Collection will feature the first three new 100 proof Single Barrel bourbons  – OBSF, OESK, and OESO – alongside the flagship Single Barrel, OBSV.

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Bourbon de Luxe returns to a legendary name in Kentucky whiskey

First created in the early 1900s by a Ft. Worth, Texas-based whiskey merchant named Milton Eppstein, Bourbon de Luxe is now being brought back as a super-premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon by the founders of Rolling Fork Spirits, Turner Wathen and Jordan Morris.

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The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection returns for Fall 2024

William Larue Weller Bourbon shines among the Collection this year with its caramel notes and long, creamy finish. It's fitting that this year also marks the 25th anniversary of Sazerac Company's acquisition of the Weller brand.

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Log Still Distillery releases new rye whiskey

Monk's Road Rye Whiskey is a proud proponent of the farm-to-glass approach, ensuring that the journey from raw ingredients to the final product is as transparent and pure as possible.

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Maverick Distilling introduces Samuel Maverick Barrel-Aged Rum

Samuel Maverick Barrel Aged Rum is made with cane sugar and unsulphured molasses that are fermented in-house. The cane sugar is imported Colombian Panela, a raw sugar created by boiling down and evaporating the cane juice.

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King of Kentucky Bourbon Releases Seventh Edition

This year’s release of 63 barrels came from the production dates July 19, 2007, and November 15, 2007.  All the barrels were aged in Warehouses G and J at the Brown-Forman Distillery.

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Uncle Nearest launches Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey

Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey was created with inclusivity and versatility in mind—an everyday bourbon that bars and restaurants can confidently pour as their first choice for cocktails or when reaching for a bottle to satisfy any call for bourbon.

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Penelope Bourbon introduces premium 2024 Estate Collection

The exceptional craftsmanship of the Penelope Estate Collection demonstrates the brand’s commitment to offering a portfolio of high-quality aged products sought out by aficionados, and hand-crafted in limited allocations by Penelope’s signature standards.