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Whiskey Around the World: Japanese Whisky

Chilled Magazine

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.

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We Ask Old Elk Master Distiller Greg Metze About Crafting Whiskey

Chilled Magazine

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.

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Drink of the Week: Ancho Reyes Barrica Chile Ancho Liqueur

Imbibe Magazine

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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TTB Establishes Official American Single Malt Category

Cheers

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has ratified a ruling that will officially create a recognized category for American single malt whiskey (ASM). Many ASM producers, as well as the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission ( ASMWC ), have applauded the long-coming decision.

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Review: Fort Hamilton Single Barrel Rye, Double Barrel Bourbon, Gin, and Barrel-Aged Syrup

Drinkhacker

Located in Brooklyn New York, Fort Hamilton Distillery is named after the nearby Fort Hamilton Army Base and began barreling whiskey in 2016. On their website, they note their particular dedication to producing outstanding rye: On a mission to recapture Americas finest spirits, we celebrate Americas original whiskey style New York Rye.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE: With Uncle Nearest

Chilled Magazine

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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Review: Wyoming Whiskey Outryder 2024

Drinkhacker

For this seventh release, this American whiskey that threads the needle between bourbon and rye comes with its origin story, which I don’t recall ever reading. And here it is: In 2010, co-founder David DeFazio requested Wyoming Whiskey’s distiller at the time, Bourbon Hall of Famer Steve Nally, to develop a rye. 100 proof.

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