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Westward Whiskey has introduced its first club release of 2025, Westward x Fort George Brewery Stout Cask. Westward’s latest expression builds on a nine-year history of crafting stout cask finished American single malts , with Fort George Brewery standing as one of its original and most valued collaborators.
Beer Churros with Chocolate Stout Sauce The only thing better than fried bits of sweet, beer-soaked dough (aka beer churros)? Chocolate Whiskey Cake Tune into the irresistible combo of whisky and chocolate. Looking to make something sweet for your Valentine this year? Dipping them in a beer-spiked chocolate sauce.
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The Doppelgänger unites housemade stout, Irish whiskey and local flowers and grains in this high-concept take on the classic from New York’s Dead Rabbit.
We now know what this year’s Bourbon County Stout variants will be. There was a BCS Cordial Stout (with chocolate, cocoa nibs and Amarena cherries), an intriguing sounding Upside Down Cake Stout (with pineapple, vanilla, brown sugar and Maraschino cherries) and this Proprietors label for a BCS Junior Mint. Or Andes Candy.
For this latest offering, Ian Macleod Distillers has taken their sourced Islay single malt (rumored to come from Lagavulin or Caol Ila) and finished a portion of it in stout beer casks. On to the Twisted Stout tasting! As with the rest of the Smokehead lineup, the aroma isn’t as punchy with peat and smoke as the marketing suggests.
Frozen Irish Coffee The housemade Irish coffee mix in this recipe inspired by a New Orleans favorite combines coffee liqueur and Irish whiskey sweetened with a stout and coffee syrup. A frozen Gin & Tonic, especially one made with cooling cucumber. Frozen Moscow Mule Everyone’s favorite vodka cocktail gets the blender treatment.
Through the month of February, a portion of proceeds from Ole Smoky Peanut Butter Whiskey and Yee-Haw Peanut Butter Stout will be donated to Second Harvest. Ole Smoky’s Peanut Butter Whiskey and Yee-Haw Brewing’s Peanut Butter Stout can be purchased at 6th & Peabody , the 30,000 square-foot entertainment complex at 423 6th Avenue.
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Dublin Honey Stout and chocolate are a match made in milkshake heaven. Irish Coffee Milkshake To end the night on a sweet note, whip up this Irish Coffee Milkshake by simply blending together Irish whiskey, vanilla ice cream, coffee liqueur, and cold-brew coffee.
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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image via Nino Kilgore-Marchetti/The Whiskey Wash) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. In its time on the Indiana whiskey scene, Hard Truth Distilling has established itself as one of the craft leaders in that state. It is available in 750 ml bottles and is bottled at 116.6
image via Nino Kilgore-Marchetti/The Whiskey Wash) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. In its time on the Indiana whiskey scene, Hard Truth Distilling has established itself as one of the craft leaders in that state. Available in 750 ml bottles, it is bottled at 113.4
image via Nino Kilgore-Marchetti/The Whiskey Wash) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. In its time on the Indiana whiskey scene, Hard Truth Distilling has established itself as one of the craft leaders in that state. Available in 750 ml bottles, it is bottled at 114.8
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This gives the whiskey ample time to interact with the wood and take on the characteristics of the liquid that was previously matured in the cask, unlocking new flavors and profiles. The whiskey is comprised of a blend of straight bourbon whiskeys from Kentucky and Indiana, aged for 13 and 10 years respectively.
The “perfect” two-part pou r is argued and obsessed over by stout enthusiasts worldwide, and for many, Guinness is the only beer they care to drink. Patrick’s day, we say it’s time to bend the rules and explore how Guinness cocktails can turn another stout-soaked afternoon chasing down a parade into a full-fledged soirée. But this St.
Maple bacon Pullman Brown ale calls to me, but maybe the PB&J Kratos Imperial Stout is speaking more to you… Also this afternoon, you can head to Dovetail’s Holiday Market for 20 artists and makers starting at 4pm … but we’d hold off until 6pm to enjoy the sounds of Tuba Force. five milk stouts!
For a spirit so dependent on extended aging periods, it’s remarkable how much the whiskey landscape can change over the course of just one year. But selecting one standout bottle from every sub-category of whiskey at the beginning of each year offers a unique snapshot into what wowed us over the last 12 months.
Northern California’s Griffo Distillery enticed us with its recent release of whiskey distilled from Lagunitas’ The Waldos beer, so we’re diving back into the distillery’s offerings with a deeper dive into some of its more mainstream, permanent releases. Reviewed: Batch #26. Reviewed: Batch #17. No age information.
New Holland and its flagship Dragon’s Milk bourbon barrel-aged stout is, and was, a beer that always felt a step or two behind its pseudo-mass market, craft contemporaries in Founders’ KBS and Goose Island’s Bourbon County. But those points of comparison are only useful in helping to wrap one’s head around this whiskey. 95 proof.
Over the past handful of years, one of the biggest trends in bourbon has been the proliferation of high-proof , cask-strength whiskey releases. Before they’re packaged, whiskeys are usually diluted with water to bring them down to an easier-to-drink proof. Cask-strength whiskeys, however, are sold at their full strength.
SENSES by Liath is a limited edition set of five 23-year-old Irish whiskies created by Rupert Grey and Egan’s Irish Whiskey. “Do Never again,” says Damien Grey, creator of SENSES whiskey as well as head chef and founder of the two Michelin Star Liath in Dublin. Do it once.
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Mikerphone worked with Makers Mark to create this Private Selection whiskey which you can grab a bottle of. Lagunitas Willetized coffee stout is back , which means a four-pack will be in my fridge very soon. Share Just don’t get anyone whiskey stones, please, anything but whiskey stones. Cheers, y’all.
New scotch whisky releases this week include a Pedro Ximénez matured single malt from Eden Mill, a stout cask finish from Lochlea, and an extremely rare 33 Year Old from Rosebank. These casks were then loaned to Overtone to age their double mash stout before being returned to Lochlea, seasoned with rich stout flavors.
offers a few crowd-favorites, including its Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA and its Star Wars-inspired Imperial Stout Trooper. A year later, the brewery re-released Imperial Stout Trooper with Groucho Marx-style glasses and a mustache slapped over the existing Stormtrooper facade. Connecticut’s New England Brewing Co. Lucasfilm Ltd.
If you were wondering how Twisted Tea Whiskey came into the world, that’s how.) ICBG ED Ray Stout went on WBBM radio to talk about this month’s My Illinois Beer Fridge promotion. Subscribe now Patch covered the news that Elder Brewing was closing , as does Shaw Local and WBBM radio.
Whiskey can be ‘finished’ in a wide variety of casks including sherry, port, wine, and Mizunara. Cask finishing allows whiskey creators, distillers, and blenders to explore new profiles in their finished product, with the finishing casks imbuing the whiskey with new and exciting flavors.
The craft whiskey producer remains rather unique among its peers, offering 100% grain mashbills and aging in small barrels (mostly 5-gallon). Reservoir Distillery Holland’s Ghost – Finished in an Ardent stout barrel for two and a half years. Milk stout isn’t the easiest finish to pull off, but this is a more than admirable effort.
The story behind the making of their new 2024 Barrel-Aged Imperial Smells Like Bean Spirit Special Reserve — which is an “Imperial Breakfast Stout Aged for 26 Months in a R6 Distillery Smells Like Bean Spirit Whisky Barrel, Conditioned on Daydream Coffee Beans and Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup” — is bonkers.
I spent money on Bourbon County Stout. The tasting notes from Whiskey Raiders are pretty good too. Extremely raisin-y and figgy with plenty of creamy stout body but a pretty faded bourbon presence. This weekend, I did something I haven’t done in years. Crazy, right? Let’s see what they’ve got. So it goes.
All images courtesy of Egan’s Irish Whiskey. About The SENSES Collection This is a collaboration between Rupert Egan , a whiskey bonder, and the great, great-grandson of Henry Egan – the founder of P&H Egan in Tullamore, County Offaly. Rupert represents the sixth generation of whiskey bonders.
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The final collaborative release of 2024 was finished in stout barrels from Blackberry Farm Brewery. Partnering with Blackberry Farm Brewery, the brand has unveiled a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Blackberry Farm Brewery Oxheart Stout Barrels. ABV) and has a suggested retail price of $159.99.
With its warming notes of baking spices, rich caramel, and herbs, it’s no wonder that rye whiskey is a popular choice for winter sipping. Though bourbon continues to be the darling of the American whiskey category, rye has also boomed in popularity over the past several years. Here are the seven best rye whiskeys to gift this year.
Repeat the process with the Canadian whiskey which forms the final of three layers to finish the drink. Carbomb - combines Guinness stout beer and Jameson Irish whiskey with the liqueurs. Start by adding the coffee liqueur to the bottom of an oversized or double shot glass. Quaff, then quack.
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That said, most Apple Pie shooters will be made with apple cider and either vodka or whiskey and topped off with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon. Baby Guinness Despite what the name suggests, the Baby Guinness doesn’t actually contain any of the beloved stout — it just looks like it does.
We all know Pappy and the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection can fetch a fortune at the auction block, but there’s another purveyor of grailed whiskeys worth studying: Willett Distillery. It would be another 60 or so years, however, before the family would get into the whiskey business. Located in Bardstown, Ky. — Distillery.
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