Bushmills is an odd duck. One of the few remaining historical Irish distilleries (in fact the oldest licensed distillery in the world), Bushmills makes single-malt and blends it with grain whiskey in the Scottish style.
On Thursday 9/24 at 8 PM Local time in Islay (That’s 12 noon Pacific US time), Laphroaig will be live-streaming Laphroaig Live 2015! They are celebrating the 200th year anniversary of the distillery, so it’s sure to be quite a show, including an attempt at a world record for the largest simultaneous toast. Be sure to come back here or visit…
Tùsail was made from a batch of floor-malted (by hand) Marris Otter winter barley, distilled and aged for an unspecified length of time in ex-bourbon casks. It was bottled at 46% ABV without chill-filtration and retailed for $99 (it’s probably all sold out by now).
Every year around mid-September, Four Roses releases the coveted Limited Editions. 2015 also marks another transition at Four Roses: Legendary Master Distiller and American whiskey celebrity Jim Rutledge will be retiring this Fall. That makes the 2015 Limited Edition Small Batch the last limited release made under Jim’s direction. If you do secure a bottle, you’re in for a treat. A mixture of 4 different bourbons, using 3 recipes (out of the 10 Four Roses recipes) at unusually high ages: 16 year-old OBSK, 11 year-old OBSV, 15 year-old OESK, and 14 year-old OESK.
Way back in 2011 … I was called out in the comments by Woodford adherents that I was doing the whiskey a disservice by reviewing it based on the sample bottle. I had an opportunity to revisit Woodford Reserve recently – this time from a full 750ml bottle – and thought it would be appropriate to review it again for National Bourbon Heritage Month. Does my review from 4 years ago hold up?
I don’t normally post PR press releases, but this one tickled me. Also, they send me whisky to review, and I like that. The TL;DR version is: order a drink with Angel’s Envy in it, snap a picture, and post it somewhere with the #AE4THETREES hashtag, and they’ll plant an oak tree.