Irish Distillers-owned Green Spot has collaborated with Canadian winery Quails’ Gate [based in British Columbia] to produce a pinot noir-finished Irish whiskey for their Wine Geese Series, which features Ireland’s contributions to the world of wine. The limited edition Green Spot Quails’ Gate was initially matured in both American oak and ex-sherry casks before being […]
Australia-based Starward has come out of left field and released Left-Field – a whisky aged in multiple red wine barrels. Starward Left-Field whisky was matured in 100% French oak red wine barrels from the Australian Barossa Valley and Yarra Valley regions – those wine barrels had previously held Shiraz, Cabernet and Pinot Noir, bottled at […]
WhiskyCritic recently had the opportunity to sample some First City Whiskey from Trail Distilling in Oregon City, Oregon. First City is so named because Oregon City carries the distinction of being the first USA city incorporated west of the Mississippi River when it was incorporated in 1844. First City Whiskey is a small batch corn […]
Touted as the first American whiskey [Bourbon] to be aged in pinot noir barrels from California, Woodford Reserve has released Woodford Reserve Sonoma Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish. Why use pinot noir barrels from the northern California-based vineyard of Sonoma-Cutrer? Both Woodford Reserve and Sonoma-Cutrer are part of the gigantic Brown-Forman spirits/wine corporation. Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer […]