Wanderfolk Distillery, Oklahoma’s first legal distillery, has launched Tallbird American Whiskey. It is a blend of seven-year-old straight bourbons priced at $25, a nod to the “Whiskey of the Golden Age,” when well-aged bourbon didn’t cost a premium. Tallbird blends straight bourbons distilled in Kentucky by Bardstown Bourbon Company and in Tennessee by TN Distilling.
After more than a decade of distilling and over 50 experimental releases, Chattanooga Whiskey has released its first Tennessee Whiskey, Bad Chattanoogan. It is believed to be the first whiskey of any kind finished on toasted maple wood records. The distillery cut 30 records from solid sugar maple and toasted them for 24 hours. Each
Glassware Challenge: Apparently, the Glass Matters Read Post »
By Sean Duley, Bourbon Lens Patreon member At some point in every whiskey drinker’s life, there comes a moment when you stop asking, “Is this whiskey good?” and start asking questions that would have seemed completely ridiculous a few years earlier. Questions like: “What if I put the same whiskey in five different types of
Barrell Craft Spirits Releases 12-Year French Toast(ed) Bourbon, Finished in French Oak Read Post »
Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has released 12-Year French Toast(ed), a blend of straight bourbons finished in several types of French oak casks. It’s part of BCS’s Red Label Series, which pairs age-stated whiskeys with finishing casks. It’s bottled at 107.24 proof (53.62% ABV) for a suggested $159.99 per 750 mL. The blend uses straight bourbons
Liberty Pole Spirits Adds High Rye Straight Bourbon With 40% Rye and Bloody Butcher Corn Read Post »
Liberty Pole Spirits has added a High Rye Straight Bourbon to its permanent core lineup. It launched Friday, Oct. 23. The mash bill is 51% Bloody Butcher corn, 40% rye and 9% malted barley, which puts nearly as much rye in a bourbon as the 51% minimum required for a rye whiskey. The idea came
Barrell Craft Spirits Releases 22-Year Sweet Peat Whiskey at 142.34 Proof Read Post »
Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has released a 22-year-old Sweet Peat Whiskey as part of its Black Label Series. It blends Canadian whisky with Speyside single malt Scotch, finished in toasted Jamaican rum casks and Islay whisky casks. It’s bottled at 142.34 proof (71.17% ABV) for a suggested $199.99 per 750 mL. The whiskies were distilled
