The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Young female creatives are working hard to bring whiskey to a diverse audience. Photo: OurWhisky Foundation Jo Hanley There has never been a more vocal period of inclusiveness in whiskey. Globally the percentage of female whiskey drinkers varies between 30 to 40%, so the industry would be foolish not to embrace diversity.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 4, 2024

From its custom filtration process to its unique approach to barrel toasting and specialty toasted offerings (which have inspired countless imitators), Michter’s made its modern name with an innovative approach to American whiskey. Let’s check them out. My favorite Bomberger’s release yet. Reviewed: Batch #24F2309. 108 proof.

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Whiskey 105

The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 18, 2024

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. California’s renowned Napa Valley is known much more for world class wine versus whiskey. Phinney’s operation, known as Savage & Cooke , opened on the historic Mare Island back in 2018. Final bottling occurred at 100 proof.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 25, 2024

We review Blackened Rye The Lightning 2024, a blend of straight rye whiskeys that are vatted and transferred for finishing to Madeira wine and Caribbean rum casks for 2-14 weeks each, where they undergo the Black Noise sonic enhancement process. It is crafted from a blend of straight rye whiskeys hand-selected by Dietrich.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 23, 2024

image via Rabbit Hole) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. This decision led to founding the popular Kentucky distillery Rabbit’s Hole, which opened in 2018 as a state-of-the-art distillery and tourism experience in the Nulu neighborhood in the heart of downtown Louisville.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The beauty of the term ‘American Style Whiskey’ is that it encompasses a wide range of whiskey styles. From American single malts to experimental spirits, American whiskeys can appeal to a very wide range of palates, and allow distilleries room for experimentation. Keep an eye out! 40 as the one destined for bottling.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 9, 2024

We review Two Souls Spirits 6-Year Straight Rye (Wollersheim Distillery), a Wisconsin rye whiskey aged over six years and released from an American independent bottler. image via Two Souls Spirts) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. proof, this whiskey is priced at $84.99. Bottled at 118.4

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 11, 2024

(image via Two Souls Spirits) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. The world of American independent bottlers and whiskey blenders is a still emerging trend in the greater world of all things whiskey in the United States. proof, this whiskey is priced at $104.99. Bottled at 137.4

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 11, 2024

The wealth of new distilleries in Ireland has meant an increasing number of new Irish whiskey expressions to sample. The country is renowned for its triple-distilled whiskey. Some of the recommendations below are brand-new releases that you should pay attention to if you’re a fan of all things Irish whiskey. Bottled at 54.8%

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 9, 2024

image via MGP) Editor’s Note: The party behind this whiskey gave us a review sample. Penelope Bourbon, founded in 2018, is a popular sourced American whiskey label originally named after founder Mike Paladini’s daughter. The whiskey being reviewed here, Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish , is one of those.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 1, 2024

We review Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon, the next chapter in an Indiana whiskey producer known for its sweet mash style. image via Hard Truth Distilling) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon per 750 ml bottle.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 10, 2024

We review Templeton Fortitude Bourbon, the next chapter of an American whiskey brand with a once-troubled past. image via Templeton) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Templeton Fortitude Bourbon

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

(image via Hard Truth Distilling) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Since its start in distilling back in 2015, Indiana’s Hard Truth distillery has primarily focused on being a whiskey producer, more specifically, a maker of bourbon. per 750 ml bottle.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 17, 2024

(image via Heaven Hill) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. As it now does twice a year, going back for the first time to 2018, Heaven Hill likes to bring to market its Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond offerings.

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Bottling Whiskey 111

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We’ve tempered our taste for four-figure spirits this time around, and while most of the whiskeys we picked for 2023 cost more than $100, only one lands in what we’d consider unicorn territory. As always, we’re revealing one whiskey each day over the next 10 days until we hit #1 on Christmas Eve. Want more selections?

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

New American whiskeys to hit the market in the past week include a new experimental range from Heaven’s Door, a club release from Westward Whiskey, and a collaboration with baseball stars from Maker’s Mark. Heaven’s Door was founded in 2018. Westward Whiskey chose the latter. for a 750ml bottle. for a 750ml bottle.

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Cheers

APRIL 23, 2024

Lux Row Master Distiller/Master Blender John Rempe marks a decade of Blood Oath with the launch of Pact 10 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The first Trilogy — featuring Pacts 1, 2 and 3 — released in 2018. The post Blood Oath Pact 10 Bourbon Whiskey appeared first on Cheers. proof (49.3%

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 21, 2024

(image via Heaven Hill) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. What’s in the bottle Before this year, only two VVS offerings had been made available: the VVS 2018 14-year-old and VVS 2020 16-year-old. ” This bourbon, aged 13 years and bottled at 100 proof, comprises 13-year-old barrels.

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Bottling Whiskey 111

The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 12, 2024

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. California’s renowned Napa Valley is known much more for world class wine versus whiskey. Phinney’s operation, known as Savage & Cooke , opened on the historic Mare Island back in 2018.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 25, 2024

The Ezra Brooks bourbon whiskey brand has a short, but interesting history. 1960) – while exploring Ezra Brooks’s evolution from an imitator to an established whiskey brand. The Origins of Ezra Brooks A modern bottle of Ezra Brooks Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey. Hoffman Distilling Co. 7, caused by surging demand.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. California’s renowned Napa Valley is known much more for world-class wine than whiskey. Phinney’s operation, known as Savage & Cooke , opened on the historic Mare Island back in 2018.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 18, 2024

The US’s burgeoning whiskey industry has come on in leaps and bounds during recent decades. With distilleries stepping up their visitor experiences, there has never been a better time to take a trip around the must-visit whiskey distilleries in the United States. You will be taken deep into the heart of whiskey production.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. For over 150 years Brown-Forman has been focused on the development of various American whiskeys and other types of spirits, created in-house or acquired over its long history. ” This 16 year old Kentucky bourbon, bottled at 125.8

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 12, 2024

The double-blind tasting competition is held annually and features everything from whiskey and bourbon to tequila and vodka. To name every gold medal winner in the American whiskey and bourbon categories would take a long time. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is named for George T. Stagg was at the helm of the O.F.C.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 14, 2024

Irish whiskey is seeing a boom in popularity in overseas markets, with the USA seeming to have a particular love of spirit from the Emerald Isle. As such, the competition for medals at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) was fierce in the Irish whiskey category. Read up on other award-winning whiskeys here.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Seattle, Washington-based Westland Distillery, in its role as one of America’s more prominent American single malt whiskey producers, has among its various offerings its Outpost Range. Nose: Wow is the very first word for this one!

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When Bespoken Spirits founder Martin Janousek asked Jordan Spitzer to come try some whiskey out of his garage, Spitzer wasn’t sure what to expect. But out of the several batches Spitzer (now Bespoken’s Head of Flavor) tried that day in 2018, a handful weren’t so bad. The whiskey stays in the vacuum vessel anywhere from 22 to 26 hours.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In this year’s competition, there were 787 Double Gold medal winners across all categories including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. The whiskey contains rye whiskeys aged up to 17 years old, with the youngest whiskey being 12 years old, hence the age statement.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 24, 2023

We’ve tempered our taste for four-figure spirits this time around, and while most of the whiskeys we picked for 2023 cost more than $100, only one lands in what we’d consider unicorn territory. As always, we’re revealing one whiskey each day over the next 10 days until we hit #1 on Christmas Eve. Want more selections?

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We’ve tempered our taste for four-figure spirits this time around, and while most of the whiskeys we picked for 2023 cost more than $100, only one lands in what we’d consider unicorn territory. As always, we’re revealing one whiskey each day over the next 10 days until we hit #1 on Christmas Eve. Want more selections?

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 1, 2024

” The Basil Hayden 10 Year Old first hit the shelves in December 2018, and very quickly became a popular expression. This American oak maturation imbues the whiskey with flavors of caramel and vanilla. As the brand website promises: “You never forget your first sip of Basil Hayden.”

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

(image via Hard Truth) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Since its start in distilling back in 2015, Indiana’s Hard Truth distillery has primarily focused on being a whiskey producer, more specifically, a maker of bourbon. per 750 ml bottle.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

After launching in 2018, Penelope made waves blending and finishing whiskey distilled by MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Penelope does a fine job at blending MGP whiskey, but what are the results when the artist is suddenly given additional colors from Kentucky on their palette? The debut release in this series is bottled at 101.2

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 30, 2024

Marlene Holmes has worked in the whiskey industry for 34 years. Credit: Milam & Greene Whiskey Marlene Holmes, Master Distiller at Milam & Greene Whiskey , has been named ‘Master Distiller of the Year’ at the second annual Women of Whiskey (WOW) Awards. And guess what?

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

We currently have three Macallan Exceptional Cask expressions on The Whiskey Wash Shop, as well as three other exciting single cask Macallans. The Macallan Exceptional Casks All of these exceptional single cask Macallans are available on The Whiskey Wash Shop. So, let’s discuss just why single cask, cask strength Macallan is so rare.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 5, 2024

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. The Yellowstone American whiskey brand has a long and storied history, dating back to its inception by one J.B. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Yellowstone Bourbon Finished With Toasted Staves Dant in 1872.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Bottled in Bond Act dates to 1897 and established strict standards of quality for American whiskey that were much needed at that point in history. The whiskey industry today is full of bottled in bond ryes and bourbons, but short on single malt choices. Ironton was founded in 2018 and employs Laura Walters as the head distiller.

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