by Mike Rosen | Jul 18, 2026 | World
Benrinnes is a Speyside distillery owned by Diageo that primarily supplies whisky for Johnny Walker and J&B blended whiskeys, as well as independent bottlers. Aside from a rare bottling from the Diageo Special Releases Collection, the Benrinnes 15 Year Flora and...
by Mike Rosen | Jul 2, 2026 | World
In May, I joined eleven other Scotch Malt Whisky Society members from America to meet up in Edinburgh, Scotland, hosted by Jay West (T8KE) and Steve Hawley, Managing Director of SMWS America. This 21-year-old Bowmore was included at the Friday evening dinner and...
by Mike Rosen | Jun 3, 2026 | World
I hadn’t realized it’s been over a year since Found North’s last Batch release. I think it’s because of the High-Altitude, Snow Day, and Single Barrel releases we’ve seen since Batch 011. Found North Batch 012 is crafted from 11 components, aged 16 to 22 years....
by Mike Rosen | May 28, 2026 | Bourbon
Green River Honey begins with a four-year-old Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon. A custom blend of locally sourced, seasonally selected honey from the Above the Dirt Garden and Honey shop is then added directly into the barrel, allowing the bourbon and honey to...
by Mike Rosen | May 19, 2026 | Bourbon
In March of this year, Barrell Craft Spirits announced its first Cigar Blend bourbon as a limited-release blend of straight bourbon whiskeys aged 7.5 to 18 years finished in Madeira, Armagnac, Rum, and Hungarian oak casks. The sources for this cask-strength blend were...
