Ryes were the predominant American whiskey for nearly two centuries and are now making a serious comeback. Turns out they are more punchy...

The Virginia Distillery focuses on producing whisky fully matured in ex bourbon and various sherry and red wine barrels, which they now...

Beyond the world of Glenlivet, Macallan, Highland Park and all the other famous producers there are many Scottish single malt...

Elijah Craig (EC) Showdown EC Uncut Single Barrel 9yr old v. EC Barrel Proof B523 v. v. EC Small Batch Toasted. Elijah Craig. The Elijah...

Virginia Distillery’s Bourbon, Sherry, and Cuvee Component Single Malts. Virginia Distillery Company released their flagship American...

Hilltop 4 Year Reserve Single Malt v. Clermont Steep 5 Year Single Malt. Introduction In this double tasting we compare two recently...

Penelope ‘Toasted Barrel’ Finished Bourbon. The History of Penelope. Penelope was started in 2018 by Mike and Kerry Paladini. As with...

The History of Michter's The Michter’s brand claims a heritage going back to 1753, when the Shenk family began distilling rye whiskey at...

Elijah Craig (EC): Uncut, Single Barrel Straight Bourbon 9-year-old. (VA ABC Pick). vs. Knob Creek (KC): Barrel Proof, Single Barrel...

Not far from the famous Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Northern Ireland coast sits the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world....

Balvenie was established in 1892 by William Grant and sits right next to its famous ‘big brother’ distillery Glenfiddich, which he...

Calumet Farm Small Batch. Blend of 15 year and 8 year old bourbon. Calumet Farm is the main brand of Western Spirits, a non-distilling...

Elijah Craig: Uncut, VA ABC Pick, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon. 9 year old. Never been the greatest fan of 'Heaven Hill' distillery,...

Reservoir Wheat Whiskey Reservoir is in the Scott’s Addition area of Richmond, Virginia and has been making whiskey since 2008. Under the...

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Woodford Reserve Distillery was introduced by the Brown-Forman company in 1996 as its new producer of...

Wild Turkey Rare Breed. Never was a Wild Turkey guy. As a scotch fan new to the USA many decades ago I initially gravitated more towards...

Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style. Old Forester was founded back in 1870 by George Brown, who initially blended bourbons from various...

History Rye whiskey is the oldest style of whiskey made by the colonialists, with records dating back to the late 17th century and...

Based in Powhatan, south of the River James near Richmond, this distillery was opened in 2018 and has been gaining a reputation for...

MurLarkey’s Distillery: Smokehouse Whiskey. Based in Bristow, MurLarkey’s is one of the more obscure distilleries in Virginia. Operations...