Bourbon Reviews, Distillery News and Information
Milam & Greene Liberty American Whiskey was created to honor America’s 250th anniversary. It blends Texas and Kentucky distillates, aged in used Texas bourbon casks. Read our review to find out all about Milam & Greene's first American Whiskey!
The 2025 Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon is back with another uncut and unfiltered cask-strength release, this time bottled at a staggering 146.4 proof after 6 years of aging. Is it all heat, or is there more to this limited Texas bourbon? Read on for my full review.
The inaugural Wild Turkey Austin Nichols Archives Gold Foil Edition pays tribute to the legendary "Gold Foil" bourbons of decades past. Ray Marcano shares his thoughts on this 120-proof limited release and whether it lives up to the hype. Read on for his full review.
Lost Lantern's United States of Bourbon brings together straight bourbon whiskey from all 50 states in one ambitious project. We take a look at all three inaugural expressions—the 100 Proof, Cask Strength, and limited 1776 Edition—and explore what makes each one unique. Read my full reviews to learn all about them!
Green River Distillery Select Toasted Double Oak Bourbon is the inaugural release in the new Distillery Select series and the oldest bourbon released by the distillery to date. Finished for six months in a toasted new American oak barrel and bottled at 115.1 proof, this limited release showcases the effects of mature bourbon and a carefully selected secondary finish. Read my review to find out what I thought of it!
Can a whiskey finished with sugar maple spirals and maple syrup barrels stay balanced? We dive into Shortbarrel Sapsquatch Bourbon, a 110-proof blend of Kentucky and Indiana whiskeys with a two-stage secondary maturation. Read our full review to see how this sweet experiment turned out!
Neeley Small Batch Wheated Bourbon is the second blend from Rebekah Neeley, created to bring classic Neeley bourbon flavors to a softer-drinking proof. Blended from 34 barrels and bottled at 94 proof, this wheated bourbon offers a different take on the Neeley style. Here’s what we found.
Chicken Cock Old Glory is a limited-release blend of Kentucky straight rye whiskey and Laird’s Apple Brandy created to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Does this unusual collaboration work? Read on for my full review and tasting notes.
Maker’s Mark Star Hill Farm Wheat Whisky 2026 returns with a new blend of wheat varieties, expanding beyond the soft red winter wheat featured in the inaugural release. Does the added grain diversity improve upon the 2025 edition? Read on to find out!
On Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Whiskey House of Kentucky, a brand-new spirit was unveiled: SHĀNG, the world’s first baijiu whiskey. We attended the launch event, learned how China’s iconic jiang xiang baijiu is transformed into whiskey, and participated in a guided tasting of both SHĀNG expressions. Read on to discover how two very different distilling traditions came together to create an entirely new whiskey category.
Kentucke County 12 Year Old American Whiskey by 15 STARS combines mature oak with classic bourbon flavors and a surprisingly approachable price. Aged for 12 years using both second-use and new charred oak, does it strike the right balance between age and drinkability? Read my Kentucke County 12 Year Old American Whiskey Review to find out!
Gambit No. 6 is a 6-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey featuring an ambitious six-cask finishing process developed by Chip Tate. Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Apple Brandy, Oloroso Sherry, Muscatel and Tokaji casks, does it create harmony or chaos in the glass? Read our Gambit No. 6 Review by Ed & Dean to find out!
Green River Honey Finished Bourbon takes a different approach to honey-finished whiskey. Starting with four-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon and finishing it with real locally sourced honey, the result is a whiskey that balances honey, fruit and spice while still allowing the bourbon character to shine through. Read my full review for all the details!
Little Book Chapter 10: All The Wiser celebrates the tenth release in Freddie Noe’s annual limited-release series. Built from a blend of mature Beam bourbons, including a younger component finished in sherry and toasted bourbon casks, this whiskey delivers evolving flavors and surprising complexity from the first sip to the last. Read my full review for all the details!
Old Forester 117 Series High Angels’ Share Rye is the latest release in the distillery’s limited 117 Series. Created from barrels that experienced unusually high evaporation during maturation, this rye delivers concentrated flavors, surprising complexity and a profile that evolves dramatically from nose to finish. Read my full review for all the details!