The Whiskey Wash

MAY 27, 2024

We review Wenzel Whiskey Wheated #2, a blend of two Georgia wheated bourbon barrels (both 6.5 image via Wenzel Whiskey) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Wenzel Whiskey is a Covington, Kentucky-based rectifier and blender tied to a name associated with that state’s whiskey past.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 29, 2024

We review Wenzel Whiskey Rectifiers Rye #2, which takes 95/5 mash bill Indiana ryes and blends them together, consisting of two 8-year barrels and one 7-year barrel. image via Wenzel Whiskey) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. It is bottled at 114.4 It is bottled at 114.4

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 15, 2024

We review Westward Whiskey Vienna Malt, distilled from an “accidental” delivery of two-row Vienna malted barley to the distillery instead of its usual two-row pale. image via Westward) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 28, 2024

We review Wenzel Whiskey Wheated #3, a blend of around 14 Georgia wheated bourbon barrels (all 6.5-7 image via Wenzel Whiskey) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. As part of Wenzel Whiskey’s current strategy, they acquired the assets of Ghost Coast Distillery from Savannah, Ga.,

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 24, 2024

We review High n’ Wicked Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, distilled through a column beer still and doubler from a mash bill of 91% rye and 9% malted barley and aged for a minimum of 5 years. image via High n’ Wicked) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Lyons Brown, III, and Kevin E.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 12, 2024

We review Buzzard’s Roost American Whiskey, a three year-old, sourced whiskey finished in Buzzard’s Roost’s specialized secondary maturation process. image via Buzzard’s Roost) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 30, 2024

We review Wenzel Whiskey One 50th Bourbon, a “traditional” bourbon blend clocking in at 111.6 image via Wenzel Whiskey) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. As part of Wenzel Whiskey’s current strategy, they acquired the assets of Ghost Coast Distillery from Savannah, Ga.,

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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.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Editor’s Note: The party behind this whiskey gave us a review sample. Fortune’s Fool , a new woman-focused whiskey producer, first emerged on the scene back in 2019. Fortune’s Fool , a new woman-focused whiskey producer, first emerged on the scene back in 2019. proof; priced at $55.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 13, 2024

We review Milam & Greene Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled from a mash bill of 70% corn, 22% malted rye, and 8% malted barley and aged to meet the bottled-in-bond requirements. image via Milam & Greene) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Now, they’ve released one.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 9, 2024

We review High n’ Wicked Foursquare Mark X 2007 Cask Finished Single Grain Irish Whiskey, finished for six months in casks that previously held Foursquare Mark X 2007 Barbados Rum. image via High n’ Wicked) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Lyons Brown, III, and Kevin E.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Sagamore Spirit is driven by a singular mission: to craft the world’s best rye whiskey. Today, we are inspired by whiskey enthusiasts around the globe, aiming to bring a modern approach to American Whiskey that emphasizes a meticulous farm-to-table process. ’s Rye Whiskey in bond.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 4, 2024

image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Old Elk has its whiskeys contract distilled for it, leveraging “an existing distilling facility and their equipment to bring to life” its custom mash bills created by Metze. Distilled in Indiana, it costs $99.99.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 28, 2024

We review The Perfect Fifth Canongate 14-Year-Old American Whiskey, aged three years in Kentucky and 11 in Scotland, before being bottled at 64.4% image via The Perfect Fifth) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. and aging and bottling them in Scotland.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Raj Bhakta is known for his eccentric approach to whiskey-making. Credit: Hogsworth Raj Peter Bhakta, the enigmatic founder of BHAKTA Spirits and WhistlePig Whiskey , has unveiled a new and innovative brand, combining the boldness of American bourbon with the elegance of French Armagnac. But I remained fond of pigs.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 4, 2024

Jamie Foxx says that BSB Whiskey is “about bringing people together to celebrate life and have fun” Credit: WES Brands Oscar-winning actor, comedian, and singer Jamie Foxx has unveiled BSB (Brown Sugar Blend) Whiskey in collaboration with WES Brands. million cases in 2023, up from 14 million cases in 2019.

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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

JUNE 5, 2024

We review Old Elk Wheat N’ Rye, a blend of the distillery’s 7-year Straight Wheat and 6-year Straight Rye whiskeys that’s bottled at 54.2% image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Old Elk Wheat N’ Rye

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Cheers

MAY 15, 2024

Wild Turkey today announced the release of Master’s Keep Triumph Kentucky rye whiskey, the latest expression in its annual limited-edition series. This small-batch, 10-year-old rye whiskey is the oldest age-stated rye ever released by Wild Turkey. ” The Master’s Keep series first started in 2015.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 23, 2024

image via High n’ Wicked) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. In this case, they are an importer and specialty bottler across the whiskey spectrum founded in 2019 by two former Brown-Forman senior executives, W. Lyons Brown, III, and Kevin E. states and online.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 6, 2024

We review Old Elk Cigar Cut Island Blend, a blend of Old Elk’s bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys finished in former Port, Sauternes, Sherry, and Rum barrels before being bottled at 111.7 image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. This whiskey, bottled at 111.7

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 27, 2024

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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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Editor’s Note: The party behind this whiskey gave us a review sample. Fortune’s Fool , a new woman-focused whiskey producer, first emerged on the scene back in 2019. Fortune’s Fool , a new woman-focused whiskey producer, first emerged on the scene back in 2019.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 24, 2024

Dickel’s bonded expressions continue to arrive at a healthy clip of about one per year since the 2019 launch of the series. From the start this is a soft and friendly whiskey, gentle to the point where it almost feels bashful, innocuous. This new 2024 version was distilled in Spring 2011 and bottled after 12 years in the barrel.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Big Apple, as the city is ironically nicknamed, is seeing a renaissance of classic cocktails like whiskey sours, martinis, and highballs. For Altair’s Roasted Apples cocktail, apple butter, apple brandy, and whiskey are brought together to create a velvet-like whiskey sour variation. Lemon Juice.5 Cranberry Shrub.75

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 17, 2024

For nearly a decade now, we’ve periodically covered the NHLC’s acquisition of single barrel American whiskey and tequila. Now, through a partnership with Bord Bia, Ireland’s Agency for Food and Drink, the Granite State is getting access to a wide selection of unique Irish whiskeys. A must try for fans of Irish pot still whiskey.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 10, 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 $94.99. Bottled at 126.7

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Wolves Whiskey hit the scene in 2019 with both an unexpected mission and a surprising fanfare. Founded by two footwear magnates and leaning on the distilling prowess of Charbay ‘s Marko Karakasevic, the outfit drew a lot of its playbook from Charbay’s longtime program of making whiskey out of beer.

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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.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

‘American Style Whiskey’ is something of an all-encompassing term, with many different whiskey styles falling underneath this category at the World Whiskies Awards in 2024. This is part 2 of The Best American Style Whiskey According To The World Whiskies Awards 2024. Traverse City Whiskey Co.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

The cocktail, called the Flora Volcanica—made with two types of whiskey, genepy, manzanilla sherry—evokes not only of the volcanic landscape but the flavors of the shrubs growing from it. One of Lee’s favorites was the 2019 Game of Thrones menu created in honor of the series’ final season.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 14, 2024

By 2019, Stoll & Wolfe was able to get their hands on enough harvested Rosen rye to begin distilling it. We’ve covered this whiskey at two steps of its development previously. Sadly, Stoll passed before the first release could come to market.) Just 220 bottles will be released for sale in Pennsylvania and via ecommerce.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2016, I opened ROKC (Ramen Oysters Kitchen Cocktails) in Hamilton Heights, and following its success, I opened NR (’N ROLL) on the Upper East Side in Fall of 2019. For a fat-washed cocktail, I think spirits that can be drank at room temperature like whiskey, rum, brandy, and Anejo tequila, as well as some liqueurs, work best.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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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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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Cheers

APRIL 3, 2024

With the celebrity alcohol brands trending heavily , Jamie Foxx and WES Brands have teamed up to launch BSB Whiskey. This is a flavored whiskey with cinnamon and brown sugar. BSB Whiskey is 70 proof. million cases in 2023, up from 14 million cases in 2019,” says Lauren Kiyak, SVP of marketing at WES Brands.

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

Her impressive achievements include being named the 2023 American Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year and has earned the title of “Best U.S. She was recognized as a semifinalist for Tales of the Cocktail’s American Bartender of Year in 2018 and 2019 and a finalist for American Bartender of the Year in 2020 and 2022.

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