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Four-Grain Bourbon: When Three Grains Just Aren’t Enough
Bourbon is one of the most heavily regulated spirits categories in the United States. But once distillers comply with the […]
Sourced Whiskey Today: What’s New with NDPs
WhistlePig 15 is a sourced whiskey made in Canada and finished in Vermont oak Non-distiller producers (sometimes called independent […]
New: Woodford Reserve Adds Five Malt to Its Distillery Series
Woodford Reserve has released news of a brand-new addition to its Distillery Series, the experimental release series designed to “push […]
What Makes Whiskey Yeast Different From Beer or Bread Yeast?
Most whiskey fans know something about the grains that go into their favorite tipple, but what about whiskey yeast? The […]
French, American, or Hungarian Oak? With Hybrid Barrels, Distillers Don’t Have to Choose
Some say there’s no bigger influence on a whiskey’s flavor than the barrel it’s aged in. Today, hybrid barrels made […]
Tasted: Michter’s 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon
The Michter’s brand name is a historic one. Produced during the middle of the 20th century at the historic […]
Tasted: Tualatin Valley Oregon Single Malt
Located in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Tualatin Valley Distillery is a small craft distillery focused on single malt whiskey. […]
Tasted: Trail’s End Bourbon
When they left Missouri in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark didn’t exactly pack light. In addition to 35 oars, […]
Tasted: Low Gap Bourbon/Four-Year-Old Wheat
It feels like craft whiskey might be entering a new phase. It’s not quite Version 2.0 – more like 1.5 […]
Craft Whiskey Distillers Explore Specialty Malts
Beer and single malt have a lot in common. Both use barley as their main ingredient, and both rely on […]
What Was the Whiskey Rebellion Anyway?
In recent news coverage about the militant group occupying a Federal Wildlife Reserve visitors’ center in Eastern Oregon (brr!), you may […]
Tasted: Big Bottom Bourbon Barrel Experiment
Not that long ago, before packing peanuts and standard intermodal freight containers and corrugated cardboard, our world ran on barrels. […]
A New Way To Age Whiskey At Home?
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Not exactly a motto driving the consumer-facing whiskey accessory market. The number of rapid-aging, […]
Tasted: Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2015
Angel’s Envy recently released their 2015 Cask Strength, a limited edition bottling of port barrel-finished bourbon. Response to the 2014 […]
Tasted: Barrell Bourbon Batches 4 & 5
Barrell Craft Spirits is a relatively new non-distiller producer that has focused on sourcing unique, cask-strength expressions of American whiskeys. […]
Legendary Whiskey Bars: Multnomah Whiskey Library
Just a little over two years old, the Multnomah Whiskey Library has quickly established itself as one of the nation’s […]
Local Malt: The Next Step For Craft American Whiskey
It’s no secret that here in the Northwest, we take “local” very seriously. It seems like every distiller I know […]