Old Forester took its beloved 1910 expression and aged it in a second barrel for 24 months. Master Taster Melissa Rift said the whiskey aptly earned its special name – Old Forester Extra Extra Old. For Extra Extra Old, the brand experimented by leaving the 1910 whisky in the heavily charred secondary barrel for two years.
Jim Beam releases the new Batch Booker’s Bourbon is proud to release the fourth and final batch of the 2022 Collection as Booker’s “Pinkie’s Batch” At cask strength, it is now available for Christmas, and at a barrel-strength proof of 122.4, it is 6 years, 10 months, and 10 days of age.
Orphan Barrel Whisky Co. releases the third and final Single Grain Scotch Whisky in its series with Muckety-Muck 26-Year-Old Scotch Whisky. The whisky is from the Port Dundas Distillery in Glascow, Sctoland which closed in 2010, as blend pays homage to the 24 and 25-Year-Old Muckety-Muck bottles yet has a distinct profile on its own as the oldest whisky in the collection.
Patrón Tequila releases Patrón El Alto, crafted with Extra Añejo and blended with Añejo and Reposado tequilas. It is made from Weber Blue Agave grown in the highest parts of Jalisco, Mexico, with 11 types of barrels, mostly hybrid barrels of American oak body and French oak heads.
New Jefferson’s Bourbon distillery will be built as a state-of-the-art, carbon neutral distillery, with related aging warehouses in Marion County. Pernod Ricard will invest approximately $250 million over five years to build both the distillery and a world-class visitor center facility that will welcome whiskey aficionados on the historic South Trail of Kentucky Bourbon.
A whiskey Gift Idea that we suggest Flaviar’s 2022 Whiskey Advent Calendar for the Bourbon lovers you are shopping for. This is a carefully-curated chest of 24 world whiskies that is available online and in retail shops.
Hard Truth Distilling Co Mater Distiller Bryan Bryan Smith joins Bourbon experts to do a live tasting of the Origin Series – three, limited-supply, single barrel whiskeys crafted in Kentucky. Ttheir distillery is based in Nashville, Indiana, but this very limited collection happened during Hard Truth’s early exploration into what is now their distinguished whiskey portfolio, including the award-winning Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey.
Kings County Distillery of Brooklyn, New York releases their 2022 allocation of Empire Rye including two expressions of the rye whiskey. Both their perennial 102 proof, 80% rye 20% malt, along with a rare barrel strength rye 6-year-old-whiskey are available at the Brooklyn distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Blue Run Spirits makes their second release Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey. This is the Blue Run Rye Whiskey to be contract distilled by Blue Run Liquid Advisor Jim Rutledge at Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, and the first Blue Run Rye to be bottled at barrel proof.
Brothers Osborne partners with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey of Vermont for a new whiskey collaboration and the 2022 release of their PiggyBack Legends Series. John and TJ Osborne selected this limited edition single barrel. Proceeds from the sales of each bottle benefit Rogers Behavioral Health and its foundation, Mission Possible Fund, raising funds to provide free mental health treatment to low-income patients.
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