Recent Whiskey News

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

Picture this. French oak casks maturing sherry in Spain’s famous Jerez region. The best region for sherry making. The thick syrupy sherry sinking into the wood of the casks. Then after being emptied the casks were shipped across the Atlantic landing in Oregon. There, whiskey that was already matur

December 5th we celebrate Repeal Day. Repeal Day celebrates repealing Prohibition and restoring the American right to a celebratory drink. Back in 1933, Utah, the final state needed for a three quarters majority, ratified the 21st Amendment, finally repealing the Prohibition. While the amendment s

Booker’s fans and bourbon lovers who enjoy high proof and non-chill-filtered bourbons can rejoice at the latest Booker’s small batch release. The final of four yearly releases has been named Jimmy’s Batch after Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell.  Image credit: Booker’s

Everyone gets holiday stress, whether it's from family, gift buying, or work there is often quite a bit of stress surrounding the holidays. That's where Fireball comes in. They are trying to make the holidays a bit less stressful with their new drinkable and slappable stocking filled with 35 shots