The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

Founded in 2014 by the Wine Country Network, the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition is an annual double-blind tasting competition for bourbons and whiskeys from across North America. So, today, let’s work our way through the top ten scorers in the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition 2023.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 16, 2024

We review Southern Star Double Rye, a blend of two straight rye whiskeys finished in ex-bourbon barrels. image via Southern Distilling Company) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. The pricing of this rye whiskey was around $35 when this review was published.

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Cheers

JUNE 14, 2024

In 2013, Widow Jane Head Distiller Sienna Jevremov, along with the Brooklyn distillery’s long-tenured operations lead, Michele Clark, hopped in their sedan and headed upstate. The duo were curious about heirloom corn: the kind of corn that could yield an intense whiskey flavor and incredibly creamy mouthfeel.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 17, 2024

image via Southern Distilling Company) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Fast-forward many years to 2013, and, in Statesville, Southern Distilling Company, founded by Pete and Vienna Barger, is doing its part to highlight NC’s long—and sometimes overlooked—history in whiskey making.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 14, 2024

We review Southern Star The Standard High Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled in North Carolina from a mash bill of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley. image via Southern Distilling Company) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Tennessee Whiskey Trail has welcomed Peg Leg Porker Spirits and Stable Reserve Distillery as two new members. Image credits: Peg Leg Porker Spirits and Stable Reserve Distillery The Tennessee Whiskey Trail has announced the addition of two new trail members: Stable Reserve Distillery and Peg Leg Porker Spirits.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 4, 2024

(image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Old Elk has its whiskeys contract distilled for it, leveraging “an existing distilling facility and their equipment to bring to life” its custom mash bills created by Metze.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 5, 2024

We review Old Elk Wheat N’ Rye, a blend of the distillery’s 7-year Straight Wheat and 6-year Straight Rye whiskeys that’s bottled at 54.2% image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. Read the full article at Whiskey Review: Old Elk Wheat N’ Rye

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 21, 2025

This limited-edition expression showcases the company’s blending and finishing expertise, creating a distinctive blend of straight bourbon whiskeys with a Pedro Ximnez sherry finish. Credit: Barrell Craft Spirits Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has launched the newest addition to its Bourbon Cask Finish Series: P.X. Sherry barrels.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 6, 2024

We review Old Elk Cigar Cut Island Blend, a blend of Old Elk’s bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys finished in former Port, Sauternes, Sherry, and Rum barrels before being bottled at 111.7 image via Old Elk) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. This whiskey, bottled at 111.7

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Wolves Whiskey hit the scene in 2019 with both an unexpected mission and a surprising fanfare. Founded by two footwear magnates and leaning on the distilling prowess of Charbay ‘s Marko Karakasevic, the outfit drew a lot of its playbook from Charbay’s longtime program of making whiskey out of beer. 1499 bottles produced.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The whiskey marks the distillery’s first release hailing from its legendary Coy Hill warehouses since 2022. It was then charcoal-mellowed and decanted in charred American white oak casks in September 2013. The article Jack Daniel’s Revisits Coy Hill with New Single Barrel Whiskey Release appeared first on VinePair.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 9, 2024

Jameson is the world’s bestselling Irish whiskey brand, renowned for its triple-distilled smooth blend. Exploring the origins, production, and best serving suggestions – this ultimate guide provides everything you need to know about Jameson whiskey. What kind of whiskey is Jameson? Where is Jameson whiskey produced?

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Heaven Hill has announced its latest release: a 14-year-old Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey. The contents of those 128 malt whiskey barrels were then transferred to be finished in 56 heavy-toast, reconstructed Cognac barrels for about four months. Since 2013, Parker’s Heritage Collection has raised over $1.3

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week in my Awards Series article, I return to bourbon and American whiskey. The North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition (NABAWC) 2024 honored many USA-born spirits with points and medals. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ‘Best In Show’ whiskeys from the competition. proof, in Vermont. proof, in Vermont.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 18, 2024

The US’s burgeoning whiskey industry has come on in leaps and bounds during recent decades. With distilleries stepping up their visitor experiences, there has never been a better time to take a trip around the must-visit whiskey distilleries in the United States. You will be taken deep into the heart of whiskey production.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

Meanwhile, homemade sodas and libations like the Midnight Driver (a Gimlet riff using rye whiskey with notes of eucalyptus and vetiver) highlight the team’s penchant for craft. The iron stools, room-length community table, and Guinness on draft all exude pub.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The whisky being reviewed today is the Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2013, 10-year-old expression that has been matured in a combination of first fill bourbon barrels and second fill Pauillac wine casks. Read the full article at Whisky Review: Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2013

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

When the family embarked on this journey in 2013, Autumn, then underage, was to eventually become the master distiller, but nobody wanted to teach her due to her age. This led her to Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University to study distillation. Strain into coupe glass and top with ground nutmeg. Shake then strain over ice into rocks glass.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In this year’s competition, there were 787 Double Gold medal winners across all categories including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. The whiskey contains rye whiskeys aged up to 17 years old, with the youngest whiskey being 12 years old, hence the age statement.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the case of most whiskeys , his aphorism holds true: Japanese whisky is a local product that is beloved outside Japan. And Irish whiskey is growing so fast it might catch up to Scotch in the U.S. But American whiskey, and bourbon in particular? Scotch is considered the standard of quality around the globe. Well, not so much.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 30, 2024

In October 2013, more than 200 bottles of the rare Pappy Van Winkle bourbon were reported missing from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky. The retail value of the stolen bottles was $26,000, although due to ‘Pappy’s’ scarcity the estimated value of the whiskey on the secondary or black market was up to $100,000.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Jack Daniel Distillery has introduced Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release Coy Hill Barrelhouse 8, a Tennessee Whiskey from barrels matured at the distillery’s highest elevations. Jack Daniel’s Coy Hill Barrelhouse 8 starts with Jack Daniel’s traditional Tennessee Whiskey mash bill of 80% corn, 12% malted barley and 8% rye.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 31, 2025

This Bushmills Private Reserve 10 Year Old was distilled in 2013 and finished in Moscatel casks before bottling at 48.5%

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Good Spirits News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Heaven Hill Distillery announced this month the release of the 18th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection featuring a 14-year-old Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey Finished in Reconstructed Heavy Toast Cognac Barrels. It is comprised of 14-year-old Malt Whiskey that was barreled in March 2009.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 23, 2024

Located in Frankfurt, Kentucky the Buffalo Trace Distillery is home to many of America’s most famous bourbon whiskey brands, including Blanton’s Single Barrel , Pappy Van Winkle , and Eagle Rare. Distillery – in reference to the belief that the finest whiskey was produced in old-fashioned wood-fired copper stills. In 1929, George T.

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VinePair

MARCH 1, 2024

The secondary market for American whiskey, be it the more shadowy corners of social media or the legitimized operations of auction websites, long has been a hotbed for dramatic bottle purchases in the hundreds and thousands of dollars above MSRP. According to WhiskyCast , this release came to market in 2013 at a price point of just $150.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 27, 2024

When we reviewed the original Conecuh Ridge release from Clyde May’s in 2013 , we had to explain that good bourbon didn’t come exclusively from Kentucky and that whiskey made in Alabama deserved a try. Today, Clyde May’s is a well-known and popular distillery offering a range of whiskeys that we have enjoyed for years.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Old Louisville Whiskey Company is a tiny non-distilling producer operated by Amine and Beth Karaoud. Over the past few years, the Karaouds have developed a reputation for bottling quality whiskey distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana by you-know-who. Old Louisville Whiskey Co. Old Louisville Whiskey Co. 106 proof.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The line, first released in 2013, is inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has become a cult-favorite and a staple for the colder months. According to the brand, the whiskey has notes of brandied cherries, Calimyrna figs, cinnamon rolls, allspice, grapefruit zest, and autumnal hayrides on the nose.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Series VII is comprised of barrels aged 9 to 16 years, and is made of of: 6% 2007 Bourbon (21% Rye), 26% 2013 Bourbon (21% Rye), 26% 2013 Bourbon (36% Rye), 21% 2014 Bourbon (21% Rye), and 21% 2014 Bourbon (36% Rye). That’s a lot of bourbon but, more importantly, a lot of rye in the mix, too.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In 2024, American whiskey enthusiasts often take for granted the existence of whiskey featuring a secondary maturation, as such offerings are extremely common. October 2024 brings Angel’s Envy’s first addition to their Signature Series line since their rum cask rye was launched in 2013.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

From value to premium, amaro to whiskey, Hood River Distillers has it all, with liquid credentials that keep customers coming back for more. In 2013, Hood River Distillers purchased Lucid Absinthe Supérieure, the first genuine absinthe made with real Grand Wormwood to be legally available in the United States.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 12, 2024

BCS was founded in Louisville in 2013. The company is renowned for blending high-qualty cask-strength whiskey and rum. One such award was given to the Barrell Craft Spirits Foundation, which was named Best American Whiskey 12 Years and Younger at the World Whiskies Awards 2024.

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Good Spirits News

JUNE 13, 2024

Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS), an independent blender of unique aged, cask strength whiskey since 2013, recently introduced Barrell Bourbon Batch 036. 8 & 10-year), Kentucky, (9-year) and Tennessee (8 & 15-year) bourbon whiskeys. proof) in Kentucky. The back label now includes a derived mash bill of the final blend.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

For 2024’s Coy Hill release, these barrels are all drawn from rickhouse #8, and all were barreled in September 2013, making this whiskey just shy of its 11th birthday. But instead of being aged in the buzzard’s roost, these barrels all came from the 5th and 6th floor: Still high up, but not in the attic like last time.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Similarly, the Williamson 2013 Moscatel and Oloroso finishes blend rich, dark fruits with treacle and bold peat, resulting in a long, warming finish. Credit: Berry Bros & Rudd For peat lovers, Caol Ila’s 2010 releases bring an enticing mix of maritime peat smoke balanced by fruity notes such as ripe peaches and figs.

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