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I’m just going to say it. Whisky tastes better when drunk with the person who made it.
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Utah’s High West Distillery has long been one of the most prominent American craft whiskey distillers.
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Casey Jones, the Hopkinsville, Kentucky-based distillery, released a special edition Total Eclipse Kentucky Straight Bourbon just in time for the moon to pass…
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America is a land rich with whiskey tradition.
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Old Scout fans will be psyched to get their hands on this one.
SPIRITS WE LOVE: Seven Heavenly ‘Double Gold’ Ryes To Drink Right Now
As we ramp up our most exciting Barleycorn Awards in our 6-year history this Spring, it's time to highlight some favorites we discovered last year.
WHAT’S NEW! High n’ Wicked No. 7 Foursquare Single Grain
This French maize (corn) based whiskey was distilled in Cork County, Ireland, and finished in Barbados-based Foursquare Rum Distillery’s Mark X 2007 barrels,…
WHAT’S NEW! High West Bottled-In-Bond Rye Whiskey
Here is the first bottled-in bond release from the Utah-based distillery, a respected blending house since the company was founded by Dave Perkins in 2006.
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Check out Barleycorn Contributor and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, Frank Caiafa’s review of Vermont’s honey-laden Barr Hill Gins from Caledonia Spirits, then serves up a few perfect cocktails with which to enjoy.
Is Imitation the sincerest form of flattery? When it comes to lifting a writer’s work and claiming it for your own, chances are they’ll feel more litigious than flattered. It happened to Barleycorn judge and contributor Tony Sachs, who discusses being thieved by a French website, and what he did about it.
In The Daily Beast, Barleycorn’s Wayne Curtis’ focuses on Cooper Spirits’ resurgence, purveyors of Hochstadlers Slow & Low Rock-and-Rye, after founder Rob Cooper’s passing in 2016.
This week Amanda Schuster de-mystifies the seemingly complicated sherry category by exploring Lustau’s incredible portfolio at Forbes.com.
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