The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In 2024, our reviews team tasted and reviewed 81 different American whiskeys including ryes, blends, and American single malts. At our inaugural Whiskey Wash Awards , 31 of these whiskeys were awarded medals, with some achieving Double Gold and Gold. You can find a full list of the medal-winning American whiskeys here.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 21, 2025

Recently we received four expressions from the company for review, including a fresh bottling of one of its flagship releases. Woodinville Whiskey Company Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2025) We last saw this release 8 years ago, and it looks to be the same — pot distillate, made from a mash of 72% corn, 22% rye and 6% malted barley.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Last week , the World Whiskies Awards announced the top American whiskey from the World Whiskies Awards USA 2025. This annual regional competition showcases the best American whiskeys and bourbons, with winners earning a spot in the global finals set for March. The limited release was bottled at 107 proof (53.5%

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VinePair

APRIL 7, 2025

Its the risk enthusiasts take when they open a critically acclaimed or tater-approved bottle for the first time. That initial encounter with the juice may leave them cold or indifferent, leaving them to wonder why the bottle garnered so much hype. It might be time to turn to the American single malt whiskey category instead.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 7, 2025

Kentucky may be the heartland of bourbon, but distillers outside the Bluegrass State are proving that world-class whiskey knows no borders. The World Whiskies Awards USA 2025 recently announced its winners, recognizing the best American whiskeys across a range of categories. Lets take a closer look at the standout bottles.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 7, 2025

Westward Whiskey has introduced its first club release of 2025, Westward x Fort George Brewery Stout Cask. This two-step approach intensifies the whiskey’s depth and complexity. ABV)enhances the whiskey’s rich character while maintaining balance. .

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

The Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail, According to Bartenders Old Fashioned Whiskey Sour Mint Julep Whiskey Ginger Old Fashioned as an Introduction to Bourbon Cocktails Bourbon Old Fashioned Ward 8 Brown Derby Overly Complex Old Fashioneds The most overrated bourbon cocktail is arguably the Old Fashioned. Whiskey Sour.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 27, 2025

Credit: Bowmore and Laphroaig Two of Islay’s most prestigious distilleries have announced exclusive releases for the upcoming Fis le festival, with both Laphroaig and Bowmore preparing special bottlings to mark the island’s most celebrated whisky event.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 12, 2025

Lost Lantern , an independent bottler based in Vergennes, Vermont, has earned a well-deserved reputation for curating some of the most exceptional single barrels of straight whiskeys from the finest small distilleries across the United States. However, the rising trend of finishing whiskey has become a force that’s hard to ignore.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 27, 2025

Big Peat Fis le Limited Edition 2025 The Big Peat Fis le Limited Edition features a 2010 vintage matured exclusively in hand-selected refill hogsheads. This small batch release delivers 40 parts per million (PPM) of peat and is bottled at 50% ABV without chill-filtration or added coloring.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2025

Case in point: In 2020, we received just one brand and sample that wasnt bottled at the categorys minimum 40 percent ABV. This year we lost track of the number of expressions that exceeded that figure, whether produced as still-strength releases or tequilas bottled somewhere between 40 and 48 percent ABV.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 11, 2025

The scotch whisky landscape in 2025 presents a fascinating paradox. While premium bottles reach ever-higher prices, the affordable segment has become remarkably competitive, with distilleries enhancing their entry-level offerings rather than simply raising prices.

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Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Heaven Hill Distillery recently announced the release of Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 19-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey. Each spring, this annual, highly limited release features some of the distillerys oldest inventory of aging Whiskey, continuing the standard of excellence Heaven Hill has practiced since 1935.

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VinePair

JUNE 2, 2025

He points to a cask of 11-year-old corn whiskey at the bottom of the rack. Its not too much of a stretch to say much of the bourbon boom and some modest fortunes along the way was built on MGP whiskey. And its a massive bet, timed to allow MGP to forge its own destiny with the whiskey it long sold to others.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 8, 2025

High West’s Bourye has built a sort of cult following among some American whiskey fans, with its production dating back to the early 2010s. The bourbon/rye mashup often contained highly-aged whiskey from multiple distilleries, and fans chased new tastes as the blend and profile shifted from one year to the next.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Black Frost Distilling is expanding its portfolio with the release of a distinctive farm-to-glass rye whiskey, showcasing Minnesota’s agricultural heritage and distilling potential. Minnesota is also one of the largest producers of rye in the country, so it makes sense to have rye whiskey be a major focus of our distillery.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 3, 2025

Credit: High West High West has launched its newest iteration of The Prisoner’s Share, a distinctive whiskey that showcases the distillery’s expertise in wine barrel finishing. This year’s expression combines straight bourbon and rye whiskeys finished in The Prisoner Red Wine Barrels for four to 12 years.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 22, 2025

Credit: Milam & Greene Whiskey Milam & Greene Whiskey is releasing “The Answer” Straight Bourbon, a set of two bourbons that showcase the empirical differences between maturing in Kentucky and maturing in Texas. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase The Answer two-bottle sets while supplies last.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 6, 2025

Glacier Distilling Company has launched the first 12-year-old whiskey entirely distilled, aged, and bottled in Montana. Logan Pass 12-Year-Old “Wheated Single Malt” Whiskey marks another significant milestone for Montana’s craft spirits industry. ” Bottled at cask strength (112.2 proof/56.1%

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Triple distillation is a technique often associated with Irish whiskey, renowned for its smooth, clean, and refined character. In this article, well showcase a mix of iconic Irish whiskeys and lesser-known gems from England, Canada, and the United States. So, here are some tasty triple-distilled whiskeys for you to try in 2025.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 15, 2025

Aged Legacy and Historical Significance Jack Daniels 14 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey is more than just an extension of the brands Aged Series it represents a return to a tradition that dates back over a century. Long before Prohibition, Jack Daniels regularly offered age-stated whiskeys, but in the modern era, such releases have been a rarity.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 21, 2025

Our guide, Adeline, provided an engaging walk-through of the whisky-making process, followed by a tasting featuring Table Whisky and ports bottled for the Leith Export Co. Photo: Beth Squires, The Whiskey Wash Additionally, the Lind & Lime Gin Distillery is just down the road, and well worth a visit.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Triple distillation is a technique often associated with Irish whiskey, renowned for its smooth, clean, and refined character. In this article, well showcase a mix of iconic Irish whiskeys and lesser-known gems from England, Canada, and the United States. So, here are some tasty triple-distilled whiskeys for you to try in 2025.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has ratified a ruling that will officially create a recognized category for American single malt whiskey (ASM). Many ASM producers, as well as the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission ( ASMWC ), have applauded the long-coming decision.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 30, 2025

Following suit with numerous other celebrities, Jackson recently segued from chasing neon rainbows to getting way down in his own whiskey brand. In 2022, Silverbelly Whiskey was announced as a nod to the color of Jackson’s iconic cowboy hat. The white whiskey goes into barrels from Independent Stave Co.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Whiskey Wash has achieved a major milestone, becoming the world’s biggest* editorial whiskey website with 2.5 This reflects our unwavering commitment to comprehensive whiskey coverage. Over the past decade, The Whiskey Wash has amassed a collection of over 11,000 articles, including 2,500 detailed whiskey reviews.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 23, 2025

Ncnean Organic Cask Strength Batch MN21 The new cask strength offering delivers Nc’nean’s signature organic single malt in its most natural form, bottled at approximately 59% ABV. The whisky showcases enhanced notes of spiced rye bread, juicy peaches, and tangy lemons compared to the standard bottling. market in late 2023.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 11, 2025

Credit: Kavalan Kavalan Distillery , Taiwan’s pioneering whisky maker, is launching its first-ever age-statement expression in 2025. Kavalan 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 2025 Edition The Kavalan 15 Years Old Single Malt Whisky 2025 Edition marks a significant evolution for the award-winning distillery.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 8, 2024

In partnership with BlockBar, Glenfiddich Distillery is releasing a rare 1985 cask bottling, with just 150 bottles estimated to be yielded from the cask. Speaking about the whisky, and the collaboration with BlockBar, Kinsman said: “This exclusive cask bottling for BlockBar is a piece of Glenfiddich history.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Elijah Craig Whiskey is a big name in bourbon. Its an American whiskey that has proved to be a reliable, versatile, affordable sipper and a bartender’s go-to for Old Fashioneds and Manhattan cocktails. According to legend, in 1789, Craig became the first distiller to age whiskey in new charred oak barrels.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 12, 2024

MGPs decision to scale back whiskey production amidst declining sales and market oversupply highlights shifting consumer trends and signals broader challenges for the American whiskey industry. The news that MGP Ingredients plans to scale down its whiskey production has sent ripples through the American whiskey community.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 30, 2025

Just a short drive from Seattle, situated in the heart of western Washington wine and whiskey country, Woodinville Whiskey Co. Known for a hands-on approach and a commitment to local sourcing, the distillery has catered to whiskey lovers with both its flagship expressions and its creative, limited-release finishes.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 3, 2025

Credit: Doc Swinson’s Whiskey Doc Swinson’s has transformed from an underground cult favorite into one of America’s most decorated whiskey brands. Doc Swinsons The Barrel Lab Tasting rooms serve as crucial bridges between premium whiskey brands and everyday consumers.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 26, 2024

Expected to fully reopen in 2025, the management of distillery operations has been awarded to Aceo Distillers Company, which will work on the establishment of a new bonded warehouse and distilling facilities. It was sold at Whisky Auctioneer in 2021 for £15,500 , and remains the only bottle ever brought to market.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

BACARDÍ Mixed with Coca-Cola RTD will be available in several markets around the world, with the initial launch planned for select European markets and Mexico in 2025. “We Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 6, 2025

Drew Kulsveen (left) and Bill Binder (right) have joined forces in a new partnership that sees historic and modern American whiskey brands collide. This collaboration unites Binder’s Stash’s innovative approach with Willett’s nearly 90-year legacy of whiskey excellence.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The inspiration behind the bourbon’s name is two-fold: the four-year-old whiskey itself is bottled at 94 proof, and 1994 was the year Bentley moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music. “A lot of years of thinking, researching and trying different whiskeys went into creating Row 94,” Bentley said in the release.

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