by Mike Rosen | May 15, 2024 | Rye
In 2010, Woodinville Whiskey was established in Woodinville, Washington, by Orlin Sorensen & Brett Carlile. Best friends since college, Brett, and Orlin often talked about starting a business together and, in 2009, set a plan in motion to open a distillery in the...
by Mike Rosen | May 7, 2024 | World
Hell Diver is the second release in the Found North High Altitude Collection. While every Found North release begins with well-aged individual grain Canadian whisky, the difference between the High Altitude Collection and Found North’s flagship Batch releases is how...
by Mike Rosen | May 2, 2024 | Rye
The Baltimore, Maryland-based Sagamore Spirit brand was founded in 2013 by Kevin Plank, known for his sportswear company Under Armour. The brand’s mission was to focus solely on producing Maryland-style rye whiskey, which has a history dating to colonial times...
by Mike Rosen | Apr 25, 2024 | Bourbon
Mizunara (meaning “water oak”) is a native Japanese oak tree that must be around 200 years old before it’s the right size to be used for producing casks. Mizunara casks are notoriously expensive, hard to procure, and difficult to work with due to the oak’s...
by Mike Rosen | Apr 22, 2024 | Rye
Happy Earth Day! To be honest, I didn’t know today was Earth Day until I received an email from Redwood Empire while finishing up this review. I couldn’t have timed it better if I’d tried. The Graton, California-based company prides itself on taking steps to be an...
