By Richard Thomas

Rating: B-

Taconic Distillery has come a long way since opening its doors and introducing its brand with a sourced bourbon. They got a relatively late start for a craft distillery in New York, and that matters more than in most parts of the U.S., because New York State is one of the places where craft whiskey and micro-distilling got its start. It’s a crowded field in the Empire State now, so standing out isn’t easy. Nonetheless, Taconic was the official bourbon of the Culinary Institute of America’s Beefsteak last