All the news in May seemed to focus on American whiskey. That’s never a bad thing. We’ve got some interesting news from Buffalo Trace and a bunch of craft distillers and bottlers rounding out the mix.
Kinnickinnic Blended American Whiskey
Timeframe: Summer 2011
ABV: 43%
Price: TBD
This is an interesting offering from The Great Lake Distillery. They are sourcing Kentucky straight bourbon and blending it with stuff they are making in house. Binny’s has it on the way but I don’t have a hard date on availability yet.
Griff’s Cowboy Whiskey
Timeframe: TBD
ABV: TBD
Price: TBD
I have very little information on this one. I know it’s coming out of Iowa and they were pouring it at WhiskyFest Chicago. That’s about it.
Breckenridge Bourbon
Timeframe: Now
ABV: 43%
Price: TBD
This is a sourced bottling around two years old. The Breckenridge Distillery owns the brand. There seems to be a lot of sourced 2 to 3 year old bourbon and rye hitting the market lately. I’m all for independent bottlers but most of what’s coming out is pretty young and rough. Maybe some of these guys should follow the lead set overseas and lay some of these barrels down for a while before bottling them. Just a thought.
Bainbridge Battle Point Organic Wheat Whiskey
Timeframe: Summer 2011
ABV: 43%
Price: $47
Small batch wheat whiskey made by Bainbridge Organic Distillers in Washington State. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on some of this!
Buffalo Trace Single Oak
Timeframe: May 2011
ABV%:
Price: $46.35 for 375ml bottles
This is something really exciting from Buffalo Trace. In their quest to make the perfect bourbon they have launch a massive endeavor to try and isolate what makes the best bourbon. The project goes back more than 10 years and the output is more than 1,396 different bourbon combinations. The first batch came out in May. The whole thing is more than I can put in this post. You really should check it out at http://www.singleoakproject.com.
That’s it for May!
Drink wisely my friends,
Richard