by Mike Rosen | Sep 25, 2025 | Bourbon, Featured Craft Distilleries
High Wire Distilling was founded in 2013 by husband and wife team Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott is a Culinary Institute of America-trained baker whose experience in the food industry includes an ice cream distributorship with...
by Mike Rosen | Sep 9, 2025 | Rye
Stella, (a.k.a. “The Boss”) featured on the front label, is Nashville Barrel Company’s miniature Goldendoodle. This barrel is said to be chosen by Stella, who is known to hide the best picks in a secret spot only she knows. On this occasion, Stella has generously...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 14, 2025 | Bourbon
Released earlier this year, Ross & Squibb’s press release says that “this new series was born from a happy accident when a barrel experiment from 2015 yielded some particularly interesting whiskey. Master Distiller Ian Stirsman decided to share this exceptional...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 8, 2025 | Rye
Raconteur Rye is a brand founded by David Jennings and the Woodwork Collective. You may have heard of David Jennings, known as Rare Bird 101, as the expert on all things Wild Turkey. Batch 3 “Miz Kiss” features eight-year-old 95/5 Kentucky straight rye whiskey from...
by Mike Rosen | Jul 26, 2025 | Bourbon
Barrel Bourbon Batch 037 was released last month, and I can’t believe it’s been a year since the June 2024 release of Batch 036. I think it’s because I reviewed Batch 035 in November of 2023, Barrel Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara in 2024, and Barrell Foundation...
