Alongside the early prophets of the whiskey renaissance like Even Kulsveen and Julian Van Winkle III belongs Marci Palatella.
Read moreAlongside the early prophets of the whiskey renaissance like Even Kulsveen and Julian Van Winkle III belongs Marci Palatella.
Read moreThere are certain names in whiskey history that spark
Read moreDiageo introduced the Orphan Barrel series with great fanfare in 2014.
Read moreThe Vintage whiskey brand was the brainchild of Marci Palatella, a California-based wine and spirits broker who in the 1980s played a key role in getting independently bottled American whiskey – especially from Julian Van Winkle III – into Japan, where demand for premium bourbon and rye was almost insatiable.
Read moreRandy Blank was a chemical engineer in Houston with a love
Read moreIn 2003 Julian Van Winkle III, the grandson of the legendary Pappy Van Winkle – and something of a legend in his own right – signed a deal with Buffalo Trace to produce whiskey for him, with his specifications and under his supervision, under the Van Winkle line of bourbons and rye.
Read moreAmerican whiskey has come a long way, and few bottles
Read moreRed-wax Hirsch ranks among the rarest of the American whiskey unicorns, with just a few hundred ever produced.
Read moreElijah Craig. Evan Williams. Ezra Brooks. All iconic whiskey names with long histories – but only that last is a complete fabrication.
Read moreJoseph Finch was supposed to be the start of something big.
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