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This Whiskey Maker Built a New Kind of Still
I recently reviewed XO Alambic Distillery’s Scythe & Sheaf single malt, an eight-year-old single malt from Dayton, Washington. It’s a very tasty whiskey, but while researching it, I came across a...
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Few Spirits Represents What’s Right About American Craft Whiskey
The movement of time in the craft whiskey world in this day and age is ever marching forward. New distilleries around the United States continue to establish themselves every week it seems like, but if...
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Coppersea Distillery Approaches Whiskey Making In An Old School Way
The world of distilled spirits, whiskey especially, is an ever-changing landscape. We have seen markets driven by everything from apple-tinis and cinnamon flavored whiskey, to bourbon so rare that it...
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Checking Out The Wacky Whiskey World of Corsair Distillery
“A medium sized craft distiller” was all that my travel guide said. I didn’t quite know what to expect. After having scanned the walls of their Nashville Headquarters the headlines made it clear: this...
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Legendary Men, Legendary Spirits: The Story of American Freedom Distillery
To tell the story of the American Freedom Distillery is to tell the story of true American entrepreneurialism. A group of ex-Special Forces veterans, noted both in the annals of recent military history...
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Virginia Craft Spirits Tour Reveals Incredible Whiskey Culture
The bumper-sticker slogan, “Virginia is for Lovers” is touted by the commonwealth’s tourism folks as so successful that they’ve used it for four decades. But following my three-day trek across much of...
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Arbikie & Rye Whisky: A Scottish Romance for the Ages
Reviving the pure essence of field-to-bottle spirits, Scotland’s Arbikie Distillery has rocked the spirits world yet again with the recent release of its Highland Rye Scotch Whisky. Joining a line up...
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Journeyman Hits Its Stride As A Pioneer Midwest Craft Whiskey Distillery
Journeyman is a distillery pioneering the Midwest craft spirits scene by experimenting with large risks that are procured by gradual steps. Inside their distillery sits a barrel marked Date Filled:...
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Mackmyra’s Gravity Distillery: Whisky Production with the Environment in Mind
No doubt about it, the Scotch whisky industry is experiencing a boom that shows no signs of stopping soon. Exports have rocketed, and whilst old distilleries are being revived, new distilleries are...
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Edradour Distillery: Small Production Making a Big Impact
Nestled near the heart of the Highlands lies one of Scotland’s smallest and most impactful distilleries. In the town of Pitlochry, Perthshire, Edradour has been churning out whisky on a small batch...
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Virginia Distillery Company Strives For American Single Malt Greatness
For most people, the only time that Internet decision making and whiskey meet is around 2 a.m. with ill-fated online purchases or messages. But for the late George Moore, who worked in IT and data...
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Bardstown Bourbon Company Finds Its Place In America’s Whiskey Heart
Editor’s Note: Bardstown Bourbon Company covered my travel expenses related to this distillery visit. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this article....
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Wanderback Whiskey: A Sourced Whiskey Story Done Right
The modern day world of the independent bottler/sourced whiskey label is one which got off to a rough start here in the United States, there is no doubt. It isn’t a history we need to rehash in this...
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Doubled Capacity, Infinitely Blendable Maturate Give Four Roses Many Options
American whiskey marketing is a routinely cacophonous exercise in too many brands crowing about any significant or small change to its product line, distillery, personnel shift … you name it. But...
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Brown-Forman’s Scotch Whisky Arm And The Treats It Offers
Editor’s Note: We explore Brown-Forman’s three Scotch distilleries: The Glendronach, BenRiach and Glenglassaugh. While all expenses were covered during our visit to these distilleries, editorial...
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Dan Garrison Is Making No Bullsh*t Texas Bourbon
Editor’s Note: We explore bourbon distiller Garrison Brothers out of Texas. Travel expenses were covered in part during our visit by the Texas Whiskey Festival, but editorial control of this article...
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High Wire Distilling: The Art Of Making Whiskey From Heritage Grains
High Wire Distilling, based in historic Charleston, South Carolina, is not your typical craft whiskey distillery. Founded by husband and wife team, Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall, High Wire is known...
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Michter’s Rise As An American Whiskey Great
Editor’s Note: We explore Michter’s and this distillery’s rise from faded American whiskey brand to a very popular premium whiskey maker. Travel expenses were covered by Michter’s during our visit, but...
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Starward’s Australian Whiskies Strive To Find A Place In The American...
By now, the whiskey drinking public knows the pandemic has put a dent in the supply and demand chain regarding spirits in America. The thirst is strong. New distilleries open daily, and not just across...
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New Baltimore Spirits Epoch Rye Whiskey Has Toasted Barrel Finish
Baltimore Spirits Company recently announced a new variant of their flagship rye whiskey, called Toasted Barrel Finish Post Epoch Rye Whiskey. 2020 was a busy year for the Maryland-based distillery,...
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