127.9 proof: 6 years, 11 months $59.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: Beam has bottled the first of six planned releases in its 2016 Booker’s Batch Collection, a limited-edition series honoring legendary master distiller Booker Noe. Each batch will be selected by…
90 proof; 18 years old $120/750ml suggested retail price The story: It’s back! After a three-year absence due to inventory shortages, Heaven Hill is again releasing Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon, which was introduced in 1994. As demand for the…
108-114 proof (this bottling is 108.9 proof); no age statement $40/375ml The story: In September 2014, Maker’s Mark began offering an uncut and unfiltered cask strength version of its bourbon (see my tasting notes here). That proved to be so…
88.9 proof; aged 6 years in new American white oak barrels and an additional 2 in used port wine barrels $39.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: Barton 1792 Distillery, owned by Sazerac, continues its new line of premium 1792 brands…
Every September, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., releases its Antique Collection, five limited-edition whiskeys – George T. Stagg, Eagle Rare 17 Year, William Larue Weller. Sazerac Rye 18 Year and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye – that have become…
100 proof, 12 years old $69.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: Each year on Sept. 2, in honor of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday, Old Forester releases a limited-edition, 12-year-old vintage-dated expression. This year’s lot of barrels were filled on…
108 proof; 8 years old $99.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: The annual Parker’s Heritage Collection honors Heaven Hill Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam. This year’s, the ninth edition, is a Kentucky straight malt whiskey. The barrels used were part…
108.5 proof; blend of four recipes, the youngest 11 years old $119/750ml suggested retail price The story: The 2015 edition of Four Roses’ Limited Edition Small Batch is a tribute to longtime Master Distiller Jim Rutledge, who will retire as…
92 proof; 22 years old $149.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: This new brand from Diageo pays homage to Stitzel-Weller, the historic distillery that now houses Diageo’s Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience. The name refers to the blade shaft and the ornamental…
91 proof; no age statement $49.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: This new brand from Diageo pays homage to Stitzel-Weller, the historic distillery that now houses Diageo’s Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience. The name refers to the blade shaft and the…
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