Review: Maple Mist Canadian Whisky
Maple Mist Canadian whisky is one of four flavors they introduced in limited markets the summer of 2013. Along with Peach, Maple is now available throughout the US. Maple Mist starts with their Canadian Mist as a base. Canadian Mist is crafted with a blend of grain and rye whiskey with a touch of sherry and pure water from the Georgian Bay of Canada. It is triple distilled in six column copper stills and aged in used white oak barrels. Proprietary Maple liqueur is then blended in before bottling at 70 proof in Collingwood Ontario. Read more
Review: Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey
Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey was introduced April 2011. It was Jack Daniels first new product since 1995 and their first flavored whiskey. It is made with Jack Daniels Old No. 7 as a base. Old No. 7 is made with a grain mix of 80% yellow corn, 12% Barley, and 8% rye. It is blended with cave spring water and yeast in a 40,000 gallon copper still where it ferments for up to six days. It then mellows drop by drop through ten feet of hard sugar maple charcoal. This process also filters out impurities and off notes. It then rests in brand new charred oak barrels that are made with hand selected oak by employees of the distillery. After one use these barrels are sold off, usually to distillers of scotch. No artificial color or flavors are added. Jack then naturally infuses a unique Honey liqueur made on premise before bottling Tennessee Honey at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Wild Turkey American Honey
Wild Turkey American Honey was introduced in 2006. It is a blend of their Wild Turkey Bourbon and pure honey. Wild Turkey bourbon starts with US grown corn, rye, and barley malt and pure water from the Kentucky river. They use a continuous still distillation process and then age the bourbon in new white oak #4 Alligator char barrels. After it is two years old it is tasted annually until it is fully matured. Wild Turkey is a blend of 6,7, and 8 year old bourbon. Once mature it is poured through a filtration system before it is bottled, or in this case until it is blended with pure honey and bottled at 71 proof. Read more
Review: Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry
Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry flavored whiskey was released June 2009. It is one of three flavors in their Red Stag line of bourbons, and one of six flavored bourbons currently made by Jim Beam in Frankfort Kentucky. It is made with their four year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon and it is infused with natural flavors including black cherry before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Peach Mist Canadian Whisky
Peach Mist Canadian Whisky is one of two flavored whisky’s currently featured on the Canadian Mist web site. They introduced four flavors in the summer of 2013 in limited markets. Two or those flavors, Vanilla and Cinnamon do not appear on their web site. It is made with their Canadian Mist Whisky and peach liqueur. Canadian Mist is a blend of grain and rye whisky with a touch of sherry and pure water from the Georgian Bay of Canada. It is triple distilled in six column copper stills and aged in used white oak barrels. Peach liqueur is blended before bottling at 70 proof in Collingwood Ontario. Read more
Review: Paddy Bee Sting
Paddy Bee Sting was introduced in 2013 along with their Devils Apple. Both flavors are sold exclusively in the US. They create an Irish Honey and Spiced Apple version for the European market. It is created with Original Paddy Irish Whiskey which is made with barley harvested from the East Coast countryside, water from the river Dungourney, malt, and a special distillers yeast. It is triple distilled in copper pot stills and then filled into oak casks to rest for up to seven years. It is then blended with malt and grain whiskey. Irish honey and sugar are then mixed with this three whiskey blend in small batches before filtering and bottling in Middleton County Cork Ireland. With an advertising campaign titled Sleep when you’re 30, there is no doubt who their target market is. Read more
Review: Vanilla Mist Canadian Whisky
Vanilla Mist Canadian whisky is one of four flavored whiskies introduced in 13 states the summer of 2013 by Brown-Foreman, the parent of Canadian Mist. The other flavors include, Peach, Cinnamon, and Maple. It is made with their Canadian Mist Whisky and vanilla liqueur. Canadian Mist is a blend of grain and rye whisky with a touch of sherry and pure water from the Georgian Bay in Canada. It is triple distilled in six column copper stills and aged in used white oak barrels. Vanilla liqueur is blended before bottling at 70 proof in Collingwood Ontario. Read more
Review: Jim Beam Kentucky Fire
Jim Beam Kentucky Fire was released Nationwide October 2014. It is made with corn, rye, barley malt, and water. It is aged for four years in oak barrels and infused with cinnamon liqueur before it is bottled at 70 proof. Jim Beam currently makes six flavored bourbons. By law they can’t call these bourbons because they are bottled at less than the required minimum 80 proof. Their Black Cherry, Spiced, and Hardcore Cider are designed to appeal to new bourbon drinkers and are sold under their Red Stag label. Their Maple, Honey, and Kentucky Fire are crafted to appeal to their current base. Read more
Review: Bird Dog Hot Cinnamon Whiskey
Bird Dog Hot Cinnamon whiskey is one of four flavored whiskeys distilled by Western Spirits under the Bird Dog label. It is one of a dozen or more cinnamon flavored whiskeys introduced in the last two years to compete with market leader Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. BD Hot Cinnamon is made with corn, malted barley, and rye, and it is aged in oak barrels. Cinnamon flavor is infused before bottling in Bowling Green Kentucky at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Jim Beam Maple Bourbon
Jim Beam Maple Bourbon was introduced September 2013. While it was the first maple flavored bourbon, it was introduced after the successful launch of Crown Royal Maple Finished Whisky. Jim Beam currently makes 6 flavored bourbons. The three under the Red Stag line, Black Cherry, Spiced, and Hardcore Cider are designed to appeal to new bourbon drinkers looking for a new alcohol to drink flavored. The other three include Maple, Honey, and Kentucky Fire, they are designed to appeal to their current base, looking for a little flavor to add to their favorite bourbon. Jim Beam Maple is made with corn, rye, barley malt and water and it is aged for four years in oak barrels and infused with natural maple flavor before bottling at 70 proof. Read more