The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In new releases this week, Westward Whiskey unveils Milestone No.2 Old Overholt releases the 2024 Extra Aged rye, and Hudson Whiskey finishes in Calvados Casks. Let’s take a closer look at some notable new whiskey releases in the USA this week. Westward Whiskey Milestone Edition No.2 Westward Whiskey Milestone Edition No.2

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Jameson is the world’s bestselling Irish whiskey brand, renowned for its triple-distilled smooth blend. The brand’s popularity is evidenced by sales of 31 million bottles annually, earning Jameson the award of the World Whisky Brand Champion 2022. Is Jameson An Irish Whiskey? How Is Jameson Whiskey Made?

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Whiskey Beer Stout Craft Beer 76

The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A new true-crime book by Mike Gerrard introduces the world of alcohol crimes, from whiskey heists to fake million-dollar wine. We’ve all been there at the end of a long week (or sometimes day); devastated to reach for our favorite bottle and find it empty. ” Read more in Behind Bars, available from October 2024 at $22.95

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 24, 2024

We review Ammunition Cask Strength Bourbon, a four-year-old Kentucky bourbon finished for six months in French Bordeaux wine barrels that previously held Ammunition Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. image via Daylight Wine & Spirits) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand.

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Whiskey Wine Alcohol Bottling 98

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 5, 2024

New American whiskey and bourbon releases this week include a Bottled-In-Bond expression from Westward Whiskey and a new Experimental Batch bourbon from Chattanooga. This is the third exclusive bottling to be released in 2024. The whiskey was bottled from a very small batch of six barrels.

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Whiskey Club Beer Stout 97

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. For Phinney, he began his journey into wine in 1998, founding his first label with a couple of tons of zinfandel.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 22, 2024

(image via Savage & Cooke) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Savage & Cooke has emerged in recent years as one of the more interesting craft whiskey outlets in California. Often, these have a wine cask influence, owing to Phinney’s wine industry experience.

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Whiskey Bottling Wine 96

The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 11, 2024

These whiskey brands produce high-quality single malts, as recognized by The Tasting Alliance at the 2024 Top Shelf Gala. A black-tie event complete with a three-course meal, signature cocktails, and networking opportunities, the Top Shelf Gala 2024 named the best single malt whiskeys from around the world.

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Whiskey Signature Cocktails Bottling Wine 88

The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Eggnog is back in time for the holiday season. Images courtesy of Skrewball Whiskey. Ahead of the festive season Skrewball Whiskey has announced the nationwide relaunch of its Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Eggnog. Carriers include Total Wine and ReserveBar.

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Whiskey Brandy Alcohol Rum 87

The Whiskey Wash

JULY 19, 2024

(image via Savage & Cooke) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Savage & Cooke has emerged in recent years as one of the more interesting craft whiskey outlets in California. Often, these have a wine cask influence, owing to Phinney’s wine industry experience.

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Whiskey Bottling Wine 91

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. For Phinney, he began his journey into wine in 1998, founding his first label with a couple of tons of zinfandel.

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Whiskey Wine Bottling 100

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

AUGUST 16, 2024

We review Tenmile Little Rest Port Cask American Single Malt, aged for four years in first-fill Port wine casks from California before being bottled at 46% ABV. image via Tenmile) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. It is bottled at 46% ABV.

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Whiskey Bottling Wine 93

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

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This is an exclusive bottling to Hedonism Wines in London, a pretty well-suited place for something like this. A limited output of only 150 bottles and upon writing this, they have 108 bottles left to purchase…107 after we’re done writing these notes. Plus, it’s a 75cl bottle, adding to its appeal.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Wyoming Whiskey and Bardstown Bourbon Company unveil double releases, and Dierk Bentley launches his new whiskey brand. Let’s take a look at some new American whiskey releases. Wyoming Whiskey National Park No.4 4, a straight bourbon whiskey paying tribute to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.

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Whiskey Bottling Wine 91

The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. For Angel’s Envy , the Kentucky-based distillery very much known for its straight bourbon finished in port wine barrels, a highlight on the calendar each year is the release of a limited edition, cask strength version of its flagship product.

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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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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And flavored whiskey is everywhere. But on my first night visiting family, I realized that flavored whiskey had grown more than I’d expected when my brother reached for a bottle of Skrewball to make a drink. Where do you think Fireball ranks among all spirits brands — not just whiskey — in terms of sales?” It’s the No.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 9, 2024

We review Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish 2024, an eight-year-old MGP rye that’s been finished in former Hungarian Tokaji wine casks. image via MGP) Editor’s Note: The party behind this whiskey gave us a review sample. The whiskey being reviewed here, Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish , is one of those.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 9, 2024

Jameson is the world’s bestselling Irish whiskey brand, renowned for its triple-distilled smooth blend. The brand’s popularity is evidenced by sales of 31 million bottles annually, earning Jameson the award of the World Whisky Brand Champion 2022. What kind of whiskey is Jameson? Where is Jameson whiskey produced?

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Whiskey Signature Cocktails Craft Beer Wine 85

The Whiskey Wash

JULY 26, 2024

Rye whiskey originated in colonial America, particularly in Pennsylvania and Maryland, where early settlers began distilling rye whiskey in the 18th century. In recent years, the industry has been experiencing something of a rye whiskey renaissance. The rye was then aged in oak and bottled at 46.5%

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

With some 200 whiskeys available for tasting, you can’t possible sample everything on offer. Producers bring their unicorn bottles like Heaven Hill Parker’s Heritage Collection and Michter’s two 10 Year Old Single Barrel offerings, all for sale at MSRP. And so they did again in 2024 at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 28, 2024

Amrut Collaborative Series, a straight rye whiskey finished in Amrut Indian malt whisky barrels blended with straight bourbon whiskey. Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. What’s in the bottle Bardstown Bourbon Co. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Co.

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Whiskey Bottling Beer Wine 102

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 8, 2024

We review Virginia Distillery Company Port Cask Reserve American Single Malt, first aged in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels for years before being finished in a combination of traditional tawny port casks sourced from Portuguese bodegas, along with port-style wine casks sourced in Virginia. Dr. George G.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: The party behind this whiskey gave us a review sample. Teeling Irish Whiskey , established in Dublin, Ireland, in 2015, represented, at the time, one of the first of a new wave of Irish whiskey brands to emerge from a country with a once dominant whiskey scene.

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Whiskey Aperitif Rum Inventory 93

The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Some whiskeys have little going on with them on the development side: one, maybe two types of grain in the mash bill, and just one type of aging cask. 750 ml bottle. proof; no chill filtration; $69.99/750

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VinePair

JUNE 11, 2024

The relaunch, announced Tuesday, includes an updated formula and a sleek new bottle design. Beam Distilling Company managing director Rashidi Hodari of the 90-proof whiskey. This expression’s new age statement is the first to appear on the Black bottle since then.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 14, 2024

At the end of 2023, Savage and Cooke rebranded its permanent lineup, revamping its core whiskeys, ditching the avant garde photography, and formally changing its name to Savage & Cooke instead of Savage and Cooke. But, I suppose, it’s what’s inside the bottle that really counts. 113 proof. 100 proof.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

American whiskey is in a weird place. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. These consumers increasingly prefer a handful of favorite bottles rather than experimenting across brands. Does all this spell trouble for American whiskey?

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 18, 2024

(image via Garrison Brothers) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. This distillery introduced the first bourbon whiskey legally made in that state in 2010 and, subsequently, has released several bourbon-focused expressions from its small farm and ranch located in the Texas Hill Country.

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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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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. The core bottling, Jack Daniel’s Old No. it has won the admiration of celebrities, including the iconic Frank Sinatra, who was rumoured to be buried with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s.

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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. Held by the Wine Country Network, the 2024 Denver International Spirits Competition took place in Broomfield, CO, between March 2nd and March 10th, 2024. Stagg, an iconic figure in bourbon history.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 22, 2024

When Rabbit Hole Distillery founder Kaveh Zamanian began his whiskey journey, he was one of the industry’s ultimate outsiders. On a recent trip to Kentucky, Drinkhacker recently sat down with Zamanian to talk about his journey from outsider to Hall of Famer, in addition to how he’s looking at the future of American whiskey.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 28, 2024

Lux Row’s 10th edition of Blood Oath is here, this one double finished in two different wine casks. Red wine finishes can be divisive, but the impact they’ve had on this bourbon is impressive. 51,000 bottles produced. If you’d told me this was Port barrel-aged, I’d readily believe it. Love this stuff.

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Dry Atlas

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By Martha Wright, Founder of Clear Power Coaching As a former winery owner, I was quite on board with the culturally-accepted norm that a good bottle of wine or Champagne (or whiskey) is the ultimate gift. And if you want to show up with a bottle, the non-alc options have exploded. It’s the price of admission.

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