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Our annual content series, Whiskey Around the World, is a celebration of everyone’s favorite spirit—whiskey! Yoichi Single Malt Released in 2016, this no-age-statement expression is a permanent product that captures the authentic style of Yoichi malts. billion by 2032.
Founded by Curt Richardson in 2013, it aspired to create a portfolio of whiskeys that transcended tradition. We have our core four categories of whiskey that are quite unique and different from all others. I met Old Elk in 2012 when they ask me to craft and produce custom whiskey mash bill’s specifically for them. Tell us more.
The Ancho Reyes chile liqueurs (both the original Ancho Chile , released in 2012, and the Verde in 2016) have become industry favorites for crafting complex drinks, as our own recipe gallery can attest. Like a chef in the kitchen with a new ingredient, bartenders take no small amount of delight in experimenting with a new cocktail component.
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In 2016 author and researcher Fawn Weaver read an article in The New York in Times that suggested an enslaved man taught Jack Daniels the whiskey-making craft. Both whiskey types must meet the same basic requirements: it must be aged in a new, charred American oak barrel; it must enter the barrel at a maximum of 62.5%
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Batch With an emphasis that could be considered hedonism at its finest, Batch puts its focus on two things: whiskey and doughnuts. Opened in 2016 by Tucson natives Ronnie and Christian Spece, Batch boasts one of the largest whiskey collections in the state, with more than 1,000 unique labels and counting. s flagship hazy IPA.
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey , renowned as America’s top whiskey and a global best-seller, has achieved iconic status. Over the years the range has expanded to include rye and flavored whiskey expressions along with the high-end ‘Single Barrel Select’ offering aimed at the premium end of the market.
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(image via Jeptha Creed) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Jeptha Creed, introduced in 2016, is a small Kentucky craft whiskey distillery that is unique in this busy bourbon landscape in several ways. It is bottled at 100 proof and priced at $74.99.
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The distillery is no stranger to unique malted whiskeys, delivering impressive bourbon and rye expressions over the years, but they’ve also been working quietly behind the scenes on 100% malted barley offerings like this new Sour Mash Single Malt. New Riff whiskeys are often somewhat complex affairs, but this one may take the cake. “But
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This week in my Awards Series article, I return to bourbon and American whiskey. The North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition (NABAWC) 2024 honored many USA-born spirits with points and medals. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ‘Best In Show’ whiskeys from the competition. proof, in Vermont.
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Image via Redwood Empire Whiskey & PR News Wire Redwood Empire Whiskey has today announced the launch of the Small Lot Series. The brand’s dedication to pushing boundaries in whiskey production means that these bottlings will embody an experimental approach. Bottled at 99 proof. Bottled at 99 proof from 25 barrels.
Ole Smoky Distillery has announced the nationwide distribution of its Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Barrel-aged for four years and true to Tennessee production traditions, this whiskey expands Ole Smoky’s straight whiskey offerings. Flavors include hints of smoke, char and caramel, the distillery reports.
With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need.
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This gives the whiskey ample time to interact with the wood and take on the characteristics of the liquid that was previously matured in the cask, unlocking new flavors and profiles. The whiskey is comprised of a blend of straight bourbon whiskeys from Kentucky and Indiana, aged for 13 and 10 years respectively.
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Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finishes Collection – Toasted – The first thing I learned with this whiskey (four years old, by the by) is that you don’t get very far nosing small samples of dry wood. Imagining how one would impact a finished whiskey is hard enough. Let’s taste both. 100 proof. 101 proof.
It was released in 2016 as a travel retail exclusive and following a packaging revamp in 2014. Buy The Aberfeldy 28 Year Old The Aberfeldy 28 Year Old is available for $492 on The Whiskey Wash Shop, with free shipping to the US. This Aberfeldy 28 Year Old is a high-age statement release from the Highland distillery. Buy it now.
In fact, much of the whiskey was distilled on December 7th, 2016, Booker Noe’s birthday. They showed me the ropes of how to make great whiskey and built my love and respect for everything that goes into the craft. They became spokesmen and celebrities in their own right. They made the job as big as they were.
Still, Eda Rhyne never intended to completely ignore whiskey. When I first met the owners in 2018, they were already talking about developing an heirloom rye whiskey, plans that eventually became The Heirloom Project. The corn in the Rye Whiskey mash bill is even more rare. Thoughts follow.
1 – distilled from 100% Scottish mainland barley and matured predominantly in American bourbon or whiskey casks x.2 was distilled in 2017 from a 2016 harvest of 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley that was malted to a very smoky 128.9 ppm; aged for five years in first fill, ex American whiskey casks; bottled at 59.6%
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