Imagine my excitement: another New York craft whiskey featuring local Hudson Valley grains under a cool I'm always glad to try a new distillery and will be going into this with an open mind, as I always do

.” - Oscar Wilde For almost 150 years, the Jack Daniel Distillery has been aiming to consistently please Given all the hits of the 2020-and-beyond era of Jack Daniel Distillery, the brand feels well poised Company on Label: Jack Daniel Distillery Whiskey Type: Tennessee Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% Corn There are certainly parallels between each of them given they are all made from the same distillery,

This Atlanta, Georgia distillery is just starting to come of age and make a splash in the whiskey world It was incredibly fun exploring a distillery that I had honestly never heard of before, and you might Fiddler Soloist Straight Bourbon Whiskey Company on Label: ASW Distillery Whiskey Type: Straight Bourbon this barrel was filled with all their own distillate; this was also a long term experiment for the distillery too is all ASW distillate and one of the first ever releases of this style of whiskey outside of the distillery

friends getting bad $50-60 bottles of sourced small batch offerings or spending $80 on a 2-year-old craft distilled product, not feeling like they got their money's worth, and then swearing off craft. Come 2025, Saunders hopes to highlight more distilleries in their single-barrel program (like Green River and Bardstown Bourbon Company, for example) along with craft distilleries as well. The possibility of 300 craft distilleries going under in the next year is a reality we are already starting

This review comes from a mountain top in Maine! I hiked up a glencairn and this sample bottle so I could enjoy a nice break at the top of a 3,700 foot mountain. It was a beautiful day for the 3.4 mile there and back trip and a little liquid courage got me going back down pretty quickly. We saw a few moose and nearly got attacked by a mother grouse who was trying to protect her young. All in all, fun day! Company on Label: Litchfield Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Barley Proof: 86° Age: 4 years Further identification: Sample provided to me from @bourbon_fiend_and_finder in a sample swap Nose: Rich port wine & caramel at first glance. Cinnamon sweets, young oak and a nice candied maple sugar. Some cherry and smokiness. A little bit of earthiness and an ever present slight plastic note. A very faint hint of chocolate. There's something oily like a carnival fried dough stand. Wow this is interesting: leather... oiled with mink oil (my standard footwear year round, so a smell I know well). Light pear. This one is all over the place weird & I'm here for it. Lime citrus zest. Back to young oak and that oiled leather. Palate: Strange viscosity here. Cinnamon spicy pie crust. Ripe pear is definitely apparent. Really syrupy but thin & fruity still at the same time. While the strange nose was really fun, it's less enjoyable on the palate. Citrus and weird spoiled fruit sit into a young oak. I know Brian is a fan of the unique finishes, but this one is not for me. Time to hike back down this mountain! Rating: 2/5

For a little background on The Balvenie Distillery, you may be surprised to learn that this Speyside distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, is one of only seven distilleries with their own malting floor. The Balvenie Distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons, founded by the man himself, William Grant, The rich history of the distillery was both carried on by and innovated through the masterful work of Company on Label: The Balvenie Distillery Whiskey Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky Mash Bill Percentages

Where do you start when you want to get to know a new distillery? Their flagship product? The bottled in bond designation on the label is therefore a testament to the fact that the distillery Evaluating bottled in bond expressions from different distilleries puts everyone on an even playing field Juxtaposed next to some other craft distilleries and big-name blenders, this continues to shine ahead Long live craft whiskey!

When I found out this distillery also had a rye, I knew I had to reach out and see if I could try it. TL;DR: Well crafted whiskey with plenty of citrus tones Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these

Company on Label: Willett Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed, but I Age: NAS (minimum 4 years) Further identification: This is one of the flagship products of Willett distillery

This small batch, Bottled-in-Bond 100 proof straight rye whiskey pays tribute to the former Distillery Admittedly, I also don't chase bottles all that often either, and find that craft distilleries are far Company on Label:   Old Fashioned Copper Distillery  (Buffalo Trace) Whiskey Type:  Straight Rye Mash

Company on Label: Pernod Ricard (Distilled at Midleton Distillery) Whiskey Type: Single Pot Still Irish

This all sounds pretty common for a distillery, right? While craft distilleries are less likely to offer single barrel offerings as they make a name for themselves likely result in less regret and get you excited for upcoming releases from the bigger guys, like the distillery