Tragedy Strikes Jack Daniel’s Distillery as Barrel House Collapses

The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee experienced a partial building collapse last night, leaving a number of whiskey bottles in question.  A barrel house at the distillery built in the 1960s partially collapsed overnight, and this morning, Jack Daniel’s parent company Brown–Forman issued a statement to The Lynchburg Times describing what happened.  “Overnight, there was … Read more

Suntory Just Re-Released Two Rare Fan Favorite Bottles for a Short Time

It’s not every day that the House of Suntory rolls out a new expression of age statement single malt. The biggest name in Japanese whisky recently announces not one, but two such expressions—and then some. It’s all part of the 2024 Tsukuriwake Series: a set of four bottlings showcasing the sheer variety of flavor quarried … Read more

Johnnie Walker’s New Limited-Edition Blue Label Delivers Classic Flavor

Each year, Johnnie Walker Blue Label designs a special bottle to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The bottles are particularly striking and beautiful and feature designs created by famous artists many of us—including this writer—would not be familiar with if not for these bottlings.  By no means is Johnnie Walker alone in this somewhat avaricious … Read more