I just had a great lunch in New York with Andy Nash, the global brand director for Wild Turkey whiskey. (He hasn’t been put in charge of the rest of the galaxy yet, but give him a few more years…)
Anyway, among other things, we discussed the current Wild Turkey portfolio and any impending changes. The most […]
Expanding on my blog posting last Thursday regarding the past two vintages of Sazerac Rye 18 year old being stored in stainless steel tanks, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the reasons why this is happening.
The obvious one is to keep the whiskey from aging longer, which would increase the risk of the […]
Have you noticed how all the old rye whiskeys on the market keep getting older? (Rittenhouse Rye 21 is now a 23 year old, Willett Rye 21 is now a 23 year old, etc.)
Except for one, that is.
Sazerac Rye 18 never even became a 21 year old, let alone 23. For the past two years, while […]
I’m slowly recovering from WhiskyFest New York, which Malt Advocate magazine hosted this past Tuesday night. As you probably already know, it’s my magazine (and event) so I was very busy that night. My primary goal at WhiskyFest is to make sure everyone else is happy and having a good time, but I did manage to […]
Rye whiskey is on fire, and Heaven Hill Distilleries is adding some fuel to the fire by following up their 21 year old Rittenhouse Rye whiskey release back in 2005 with a 23 year old Rittenhouse Rye later this month.
When I asked my Heaven Hill contact why they waited this long to follow up the 21 year […]
I always look forward to the annual release Antique Collection of American whiskeys by Buffalo Trace distillery, and I just received the press release today that the 2007 edition has been bottled and is going into distribution this month.
This year’s offering is similar to last year’s, with a line-up of:
Sazerac Rye 18 yr.
Eagle Rare 17 yr. (actually […]
So, I received a box of two new Wild Turkey whiskeys last week. One was the new Wild Turkey American Spirit 15 year old 100 proof. The other was the new Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve Rye 6 year old 90 proof. In the box was a note: “You’re the first person to get these. We […]
