by Mike Rosen | Dec 3, 2025 | World
Snow Day is a new release from Found North that goes beyond their flagship batch or High Altitude Collection (HAC) releases, though it uses techniques from both. Found North co-founder Nick Taylor says, ”Snow Day is the most complicated whisky we’ve ever made. It...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 24, 2025 | World
Goldfinch is the new bird in Found North’s High Altitude series, featuring 15 to 22-year Canadian whisky finished in Sauternes, Cognac, and new American oak casks. Found North says they named this release “Goldfinch” because Sauternes is often referred to as “Golden...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 12, 2025 | Bourbon
This latest limited release from Barrell Craft features a blend of 12- to 15-year straight bourbons from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming, finished in French oak casks for 3 to 26 months, with varied toast levels. I reached out to Barrell to get more...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 30, 2025 | World
Caleb’s Crossing is a whiskey brand founded by David Jennings, a.k.a. Rare Bird 101, who is famously known for his knowledge on all things Wild Turkey. This release is inspired by straight bourbon and rye blends from the past decade, often called a Bourye, but only...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 20, 2025 | Bourbon
I wasn’t aware of this release until I recently received a new product launch email from Beam, saying November 21st was the official launch day for Knob Creek 21. I was like, WTF?!? After some light googling, I discovered that it had already quietly shipped to select...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 10, 2025 | World
The Glenrothes 15 is a permanent addition to The Glenrothes lineup, along with the 18 and 25. The Glenrothes 15 is aged in European oak sherry seasoned casks, custom-made and seasoned to their specification in Spain. Their press release says, “Throughout maturation,...
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...
