Whisky Reviews

  I know it’s possible to endlessly re-litigate the merits and prices of the legendary HH 6 Year BiB versus its descendant here, and I know becau...

  My favorite whiskies of 2021: the BourbonsI listed my in-no-order favorite half-dozen bottles of 2021 yesterday, and today I’m explaining why t...

  2021 Holiday Shopping Lists, the Single Malts: Highland Park Cask StrengthHave you ever had a whisk(e)y that was trying to be all things to all...

  Top 7 Afterparty & Late Night Bottles: The Artist Formerly Known As Stagg Jr. After two monstrous bottles from Caledonia, we return to this...

Fruity and Spicy     Blanton’s is a company is known for successfully “premiumising” American single barrel bourbon and putting it on the same sh...

  Glenlossie 20, 1992-2013, Endless Advance Endless Project, Bourbon Hogshead Cask No. 3468, Bottle no. 025, 48.2% abv.Had this at the famous Mal...

  Hancock's President's Reserve, Single Barrel, 44.45% abv.This bottle is named after Captain Hancock Lee, co-founder of Leesburg, Kentucky, USA ...

  Eagle Rare 17, Summer 2017, 40% abv.During Seagram's ownership of Four Roses, Master Distiller Charles L. Beam, aka Chuck, developed and releas...

  Be my Valentine. Nose: A whole Sturgis rally of leather followed by intense and intensely pleasing surges of creme brûlée, burning oak, and ashe...

  All aboard the hype train. My first and, for now, only pour of Weller Full Proof. Nose: Light and incredibly bright for 114 proof — I didn’t det...

  It’s my personal observation that frequently these days, if I’m not talking about barrel proof bourbon then I’m talking Bottled in Bond bourbon....

  8 whiskies entered, 1 liver left. Barely. The Thunderdome of barrel proof blind tastings is done, just like my hepatocytes. My palate was nearl...