2020 Bottling Brandy 
Drinkhacker
JUNE 15, 2024
All of them are made at least in part with brandy distilled from Patricia Green’s grapes, a project that started in 2020 when wildfires tainted much of the area’s fruit, leaving unusable for winemaking. Lots of youth, the unmistakable camphor quality of the brandy, and a long walk through the lumberyard. 100 proof.
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
In 2020, generational family member Ronald Dodge, Executive Vice Chair, handed the reins of the company to industry veteran David Ballew, who was subsequently named President and CEO in 2022. By the late 50s Hood River Distillers had begun blending and bottling spirits for distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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VinePair
JULY 1, 2024
The 2020 wildfires in Oregon’s Willamette Valley destroyed over 1 million acres and left multiple vineyards with vine damage that would eventually lead to smoke-tainted wine. So far, approximately 5,000 bottles of the sauce have been made, though 15,000 more could be produced from the winery’s remaining smoke-tainted wine.
The Whiskey Wash
APRIL 25, 2024
Though very much known for its Iowa corn bourbons, in 2020, Cedar Ridge released an American single malt known as The QuintEssential. This malt draws influences from barrels that once held brandy, rum, wine, port, or sherry before a final blending in the distillery’s solera vat. Its SRP is $99.99.
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. After aging, the bourbon is bottled at cask strength. The 2024 release is aged seven years and bottled at 64.2 territories.
The Whiskey Wash
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In new American whiskey and bourbon releases this week, Milam & Green expands its Wildlife Collection and Chattanooga bottles in bond. The whiskey was bottled from single cask #508 at 65% ABV on July 15th, 2024. This is the first in an annual series by Barrell Craft Spirits, with a further eight barrels waiting to be bottled.
Drinkhacker
JANUARY 19, 2024
For the fifth year, we’ve tried all the same, looking back at the year that just ended to select our 10 favorite bottlings. Sadly, many of the price tags on these rums are fairly luxe — with bottles nearly 30 years old, single barrels, one-off experiments, or all of the above. 300 [ BUY IT NOW FROM RESERVEBAR ] 5.
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