Kentucky-based Michter’s has released US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye – showcasing the art of toasting, which heats the inside of the barrel at a lower temperature for a longer period of time. Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye was initially fully matured in barrels then and transferred to secondary barrels made of wood that were […]
Popular bourbon brand, Maker’s Mark, is releasing Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged – their first-ever age-statement bourbon. The 2023 version of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged, will be the oldest Maker’s Mark whiskey to be released to date and is a blend of 87% 12-year-old whiskey with 13% 11-year-old whiskey that will be bottled at a cask […]
London-based bottler Compass Box has released a fruit-forward malt whisky – Orchard House – (46% ABV) as part of their Malt Whisky Collection. Compass Box Orchard House is a blend of whiskies from distilleries known for their fruit-forward flavors which was then aged in a trio of casks – water-rinsed first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, Oloroso sherry-seasoned […]
Luxco-owned Blood Oath Trilogy has released their second assortment of bourbons – Pact 4, Pact 5 and Pact 6 – all of which were blended with selected trios of bourbons. Blood Oath Trilogy Pact 4 is a blend of three bourbons – a 12-year-old, a 10-year-old and a nine-year-old – then finished in toasted barrels […]
Brown-Forman-owned Jack Daniel’s will be releasing Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey aged in oak barrels for 10 years – the first age-stated whiskey from the distillery in more than 100 years. Jack Daniel’s 10 Years Old Tennessee Whiskey was bottled at 48.5% alcohol by volume [97 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
Angel’s Envy has released Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak Casks – a blend of four-year-old and nine-year-old Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon, finished in Japanese mizunara oak casks for an additional two years – as the first entry in their newly-created Angel’s Envy Founder’s Collection, which will include whiskies commemorating brand […]
Maker’s Mark has released their 2020 limited edition bourbon entitled – creatively enough – Maker’s Mark 2020 Limited Release. The 2020 Maker’s Mark Limited Release becomes the second bourbon in MM’s Wood Finishing Series, uses two stave styles – caramel and vanilla – and was bottled at 54.5% alcohol by volume [109 proof]. The first […]
Woodford Reserve – a primary sponsor of the upcoming Kentucky Derby – has released a promo for the bourbon, branding it to be a “Spectacle for the Senses”. The Kentucky Derby, originally scheduled annually for the first weekend in May, was postponed to September 5, 2020, due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.