barrel-aged

High West, the Utah-based distiller which makes a heck of a rye whiskey, now makes a heck of a bottled, barrel-aged for four months Manhattan.

Tony Sachs: Cocktail City: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic Is Already An NYC Tradition Tony Sachs 2011

I've mocked barrel-aged cocktails as gimmicky in the past, but one taste of this baby, especially side-by-side with its unaged counterpart, converted me.

Tony Sachs: Cocktail City: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic Is Already An NYC Tradition Tony Sachs 2011

Clipper City Brewing Co. in Baltimore is gaining a reputation for its higher-alcohol experimental beers (like the bourbon barrel-aged pumpkin ale I wrote about last week), but two lighter, everyday drinking beers took bronze medals: the delicately malty Heavy Seas Marzen in the Vienna-style Lager category, and the citrusy Heavy Seas Golden Ale in the Golden or Blond Ale slot.

Beer: Recognition never gets old Greg Kitsock 2010

Together, they chose the Rioja region in Spain's heartland, known for its oaky, barrel-aged reds, produced predominantly from the Tempranillo grape, that gives the wines a luscious strawberry character with notes of pruneand creamy vanilla.

Iberia's Hidden Gems Will Lyons 2011

Hollis Bennett for the Wall Street Journal Mr. Morris smelling outflow from whisky before it's been barrel-aged.

Distilling a Lifetime of Whiskey Knowledge Kamau High 2011

Bill Madden, owner and head brewer of Mad Fox Brewing Co. in Falls Church, offered a whiskey barrel-aged version of his Wee Heavy, a strong, malty Scotch ale.

Beer: A rally for drinking sanity Greg Kitsock 2010

Many are aged barrel-aged and have notes of dark chocolate, coffee, herbs and spices.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Maria Finn 2010

Don't worry about that rare, barrel-aged sour—leave it in the cellar.

Upgrade Your BBQ Beer 2011

This Wednesday will bring an entirely new lineup and, if history repeats itself, might include some barrel-aged rarities salvaged from brewery cellars.

Beer: From teetotaler to Beerdrinker of the Year? Greg Kitsock 2011

She can only sob into a paper napkin, wasting empty calories and barrel-aged nutrients.

HEADLINES Michael D. Brown 2010