Coming to China: Fighting Cock Bourbon, High West Silver Whiskey, Templeton Rye

Look for the influx of whiskey brands to continue into China. I recently tried single malts from Australia, Sweden and Switzerland and will have more on these soon but for now a note on several products that importer / distributor Dxcel — also known for supplying beers such as Brooklyn Lager, Estrella and Moosehead — says it will soon stock. These include Templeton Rye from Iowa, which should be available within a week, Fighting Cock Bourbon from Kentucky, which is being seen as an alternative to Jack Daniels / Jim Beam and should be here within a month, and and High West from Utah, which will take a bit longer to arrive. I had a chance to try these last two at The Loop a month ago and am curious to see how bars react to the cost-effective Fighting Cock…

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