The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, this whiskey was not created with avid whiskey fans in mind. Instead, it was created as a fun and quirky expression, at a lower ABV and perhaps with a more approachable profile for those not accustomed to drinking whiskey. This is something that needs to be taken into account when you first try this whiskey.

Liqueur 98

Liqueur Whiskey Highball Brandy 98

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 7, 2024

We review Virginia Distillery Company Cider Cask Reserve American Single Malt, first aged in ex-bourbon barrels for years before being finished in a combination of French calvados casks, Virginia cider barrels, and Laird’s Apple Brandy barrels. Dr. George G. “We remain committed to leading the American Single Malt movement.

Whiskey 104

Whiskey Brandy Bottling 104

VinePair

MARCH 14, 2024

If there’s one thing whiskey fans love, it’s superlatives. All spirits must be American rye whiskeys. It must be a rye whiskey under the definition during the period in which it was bottled. Interviewees could only choose rye whiskeys they’ve personally sampled. Oldest, highest proof, rarest — we covet them all.

Whiskey 135

Whiskey Bottling Rum Brandy 135

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 22, 2024

The Global Spirits Masters Competition (GSMC), home of the American Whiskey Masters, is one of the most fierce competitions in the spirits industry. In 2023, The GSMC received an unprecedented number of entries for the American Whiskey Masters, demonstrating the growth of the sector in recent years.

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Whiskey Bottling Brandy Club 111

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

And while it’s probably a stretch to call bourbon “America’s native spirit” — that title could equally go to apple brandy or rye whiskey — it’s certainly a distinctly American product anyone in the U.S.A. Since the whiskey boom in the mid-2010s, some states are practically neck deep in craft bourbon.

Brandy 134

Brandy Whiskey Bottling Liquor 134

Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And it’s a story that results in one of my favorite clever drink variations — an apple brandy-forward riff on the Penicillin (a honey-ginger Scotch whisky sour) that I’ve never seen published anywhere. You’ll need bottles of apple brandy and Scotch whisky. I knew…I liked…whiskey…?

Brandy 52

Brandy Bartender Bartending Gin 52

Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. As always, watch this space for our top whiskeys of the year list in mid-December, which will offer even more solid picks. Want to get wild?

Alcohol 105

Alcohol Rum Gin Vodka 105