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Boisset Opens Calistoga Depot Distillery in Napa

April 26, 2024

The historic Calistoga Depot, California’s second oldest train station, celebrated its grand opening on April 25. The Depot’s array of...

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Ranked: Top 100 American Whiskeys for 2022

December 21, 2022

What a year! When I look back on the 2022 American whiskey scene, I saw so much promise from craft...

Bourbon

October 19, 2021

Fred sat down with his sample of Eagle Rare 17 Year from the 2021 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection to do...

Bourbon

September 17, 2020

On this episode, I pitted three Buffalo Antique Collection rye whiskeys against a field of three other contenders — Rabbit...

Bourbon

September 10, 2020

I tasted plenty of bourbons in varying price ranges recently, and on Wednesday night, it was time to give the...

Bourbon

August 10, 2020

The series of two blind taste-offs of bourbons priced $26-$40 came down to a taste-off between the two winners, Knob...

Bourbon

July 23, 2020

By Kevin Gibson Fred Minnick knows his bourbon, top to bottom. For his most recent live tasting, he focused on...