Check Out Bob Dylan’s Whiskey Brand – Heaven’s Door
Is this a gimmick? Bob Dylan in the distilling business? He's he an iconic singer? Let's see...
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Is this a gimmick? Bob Dylan in the distilling business? He's he an iconic singer? Let's see...
Deep within the heart of Texas, in Hill Country, is the town of Dripping Springs, where the Kooper Family Whiskey Company makes one of the best rye whiskeys you’ve probably never heard of.
With a name like TinCup, you know this stuff must have some real Old West flavor. Distilled high in Denver, just feet from the Rocky Mountains, TinCup American Whiskey is named after the town of Tincup, Colorado – an old mining town in Gunnison, Colorado, on the Western Slope of the Rockies.
We’ve reviewed a lot of good whiskey, but we’ve yet to really see a whiskey as unpretentious, and as unlike the brand’s usual offerings, as Naked Grouse. Created by the makers of The Famous Grouse, maker of classic Scotch whiskey, Naked Grouse is what the distillery calls “whiskey at its most uncomplicated,” and uses “first fill” sherry casks in which to age the whiskey. This slightly-unusual (though not unheard of) aging vessel imparts a much sweeter, fruitier flavor to their spirits - and one that gives the drink it’s slightly cheeky personality. (Don’t believe us? See the website.)
With a name like TinCup, you know this stuff must have some real Old West flavor. Distilled high in Denver, just feet from the Rocky Mountains, TinCup American Whiskey is named after the town of Tincup, Colorado – an old mining town in Gunnison, Colorado, on the Western Slope of the Rockies.
We like bourbon, you like bourbon, and it looks like Matthew McConaughey likes Bourbon too. In fact, he has served as the Creative Director for Wild Turkey for the past two years, perhaps overseeing their marketing and and so now they’ve gone ahead and teamed up to bring you Wild Turkey Longbranch Bourbon, a whiskey distilled and mixed exactly the way McConaughey likes it.
White whiskey, otherwise known as moonshine, is picking up steam in the craft spirits game. Distilleries, from the small-timers to the big boys, are starting to produce it. But Asheville Distilling (Asheville, North Carolina) wants you to know they were one of the first.
Distilled in Spokane, Washington, Dry Fly Port Finish Wheat Whiskey is one of those unusual, but delicious, whiskeys you never asked for, but need to try anyway.
TwentyThird Street Distillery hails from Renmark, South Australia, and makes a variety of delicious spirits and blends - Signature Gin, Not Your Nanna's Brandy, and Prime 5 Brandy. Add whiskey to that. Their newest blend is 23rd Street Hybrid Whiskey, which combines both Scotch and Bourbon into a rich, malted blend.
Crafted with a recipe that stands the test of time, Old Forester Signature Bourbon is pure liquid brown gold. The brand has been around for over one hundred and forty years, and has been consistently making this style of bourbon the entire time. The new Signature 100 Proof is a slightly modified recipe, but keeps the old style's bare
Bourbon lover? You may want to keep an eye out for the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, a series of 5 bottles of different ages, proofs and flavors. Buffalo Trace hails from the heart of Bourbon Country, has over 200 years of whiskey history, and their original Bourbon keeps snatching up awards all over the country, winning a Double Gold Medal at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition this year, as well as the 2017 Gold Medal at World Whisky Masters.
When Blade Runner was first released in 1982, it showed us a glimpse of what whiskey might look in the future: Johnnie Walker in a specially shaped bottle. And while their bottles won't look exactly like that in 2019, Johnnie Walker has gone ahead and given us an idea for future whiskies, teaming master blender Jim Beveridge filmmaker Denis Villeneuve to bring us Black Label: The Director's Cut.
To us, whiskey will always invoke something rough - something rugged. American Whiskey has always been the drink of choice on the frontier, of mountainmen and cowboys. And that is the kind of spirit that Roughstock Montana Whiskey seeks to carry on.
Next time you're relaxing at home, leaning back and enjoying some great tunes and looking for a whiskey to sip, reach for some Jack Daniels. And if you can wait until later this summer, you can grab a bottle of Red Dog Saloon, which they will be releasing in limited numbers this year.
New for 2017, Barrell Crafts Spirit’s has just released Batch 004 of its Barrell Whiskey, which scored a 95 and was a finalist at the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. Barrell Whiskey is a relatively new whiskey to Barrell Craft and Spirits line, first introduced back in 2015.