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Review: Little Book Blended Whiskey Chapter 8: “Path Not Taken” (2024)

Drinkhacker

The 8th year of Beam Little Book releases has arrived, and while last year we were invited to consider Little Book “In Retrospect,” now we journey onto the “Path Not Taken,” which is a reimagining of American rye whiskey designed to showcase, in essence, that rye is not as boring and same-same today as you might think it is. This release features 7 different whiskeys in the blend.

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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Berry Brothers & Rudd

The Whiskey Wash

Berry Brothers & Rudd is the oldest independent bottler in the UK, with roots dating back to 1698. From its premises at No.3 St James’s Street, London, the firm has been supplying fine wine and spirits to the public for centuries. The company is, therefore, steeped in history and whimsical fun facts. If you are a scotch whisky fan, then chances are you know Berry Bros for bottlings such as the Berry Brothers & Rudd Glenrothes 1970 Single Cask and the astonishingly old and rare Highlan

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Review: Method and Madness Garryana Oak Irish Whiskey

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Several Irish distilleries have taken to experimenting with new approaches to making whiskey of late, but few more boldly than Method and Madness. Today we look at their newest expression, which is Single Pot Still Irish whiskey that was first aged in ex-bourbon casks and then finished in Garryana white oak casks from Oregon. Method and Madness isn’t the first distillery to use Garryana oak (we discuss its distinctiveness in our review of Westland Garryana American single malt ), but it is the f

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