Recent Whiskey News

Cedar Ridge Distillery is located in Swisher, Iowa and is a big champion of the newly minted American Single Malt whiskey category. Wine and whiskey both get produced at Cedar Ridge, and the two worlds have blended harmoniously in a new American single malt that was aged in barrels that were once

Trillium is a popular craft brewery located in Boston with multiple locations. A few years ago they started releasing spirits on top of beer. In reality, Trillium doesn't distill its whiskey. Rather, it sources aged barrels from other distilleries and blends them together, which is a standar

Jackie Zykan ex Old Forester master taster has in her new role as master blender at Hidden Barn, announced the release of its newest offering in its Series One expression, titled Slow Fade. Slow Fade is another very small batch release that was made using wild Appalachian yeast. Back in 2022

Before you jump to any conclusions about celebrity whiskey (yes there are some pretty terrible ones) Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door is actually pretty good. Heaven’s Door produces a solid spirit and is doing some pretty interesting and unique finishes. Image credit: Heaven’s Door Since i

20 years is a long time. As a tribute to AIKO Brands' Founder Igor Kogan and the 20th anniversary of AIKO Brands the World Whiskey Society is releasing a 20 year old out of the park whiskey. Now the World Whiskey Society is well known for putting out some really interesting whiskeys so the e

Town Branch Distillery is the primary distilling operation of Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Located in Lexington, Kentucky it is the only combined brewery and distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Town Branch is launching the Archive Series. This will be a multi-year collection

Stephen Curry is an American basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Stephen started his own whiskey brand with John Schwartz in 2023 owner of the Amuse Bouche Winery in Napa, California.  Image credit: Gentleman’s Cut The whiskey brand is ca

Penelope Bourbon, one of the most innovative bourbon brands around these days, has released a maple syrup and rum finished whiskey.  The Penelope team took advantage of the popularity of maple with Havana and reinvented the double cask finish by adding a distinctive maple syrup cask fin

During the holiday season - finding the perfect winter drink is a noble effort. I may have found the perfect sip. Jack Daniel Distillery introduces the latest Distillery Series offering, a Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in High Toast Maple Barrels.  The 14th in the series it is

Wheel Horse Whiskey is distilled and matured at Green River Distilling in Owensboro, Kentucky. They recently announced the limited release of their new Double Oak 5-Year Bourbon, a release of only 2,100 bottles. Image credit: Wheel Horse Whiskey As the first five-year expression fro