Monongahela rye from 1879 provides a small taste of history
It’s not often, if ever, that a lover of spirits gets to taste a 138-year-old whiskey. A member of my bourbon club in Greensboro, North...
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Old Nick Williams: ‘Forgotten’ distillery makes epic comeback
People parked their cars in the grass and walked through fields and lawns, up a gravel road, toward the top of a small hill, little...
Press coverage for ‘Still & Barrel’
‘Still and Barrel’ traces NC’s distilling history while keeping eye on potential (News & Observer of Raleigh) Barstool: NC liquors’ strained history in ‘Still &...
Knob Creek celebrates 25 years with limited edition anniversary release
Booker Noe was known for creating Knob Creek bourbon to restore the standards of pre-Prohibition style whiskey, the Jim Beam company says. Fred Noe, Booker’s...
High-rye Basil Hayden’s a great starter bourbon that finishes well, too
An idea to gently introduce a novice whiskey drinker to bourbon has become no popular and repeated it’s probably best to call it a cliché....
Old Nick takes another step in return to glorious past
Old Nick Williams in Lewisville, North Carolina, was once an industry stalwart. Until Prohibition. First established in 1768, the distillery is prepared to return to...
Buffalo Trace is hot and hard to find. But is it worth the hype?
Buffalo Trace, an iconic distillery near downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, makes a fine bourbon. It’s nice, and it’s relatively inexpensive. In the mid-20s or so. Problem...
Beer geeks upset with Wicked Weed should just chill, order something else
This story first appeared on CarolinaJournal.com By John Trump Good for Wicked Weed. The Asheville-based brewer has sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev, which, like its counterparts,...
New Wild Turkey Rare Breed clocks in at 116.8 proof
Hitting shelves this spring, the latest Rare Breed expression from Wild Turkey distillery pours out of the barrel at 116.8 proof — an unapologetic, bold spirit...
Visit to remote Crown Royal plant offers education in Canadian ‘whisky’
Canadian “whisky” is gentle. Clean and silky. Incandescent. Almost, to some palettes, anyway, exceptionally so. The bite is there, for sure, but it’s soft and...