Whisky Reviews

  Welcome to installment six of our 10-part list of bulletproof party bottles. Thus far, we’ve highlighted Very Old Barton 86, OGD 114, Jura 10, ...

  Top 10 bottles to bring to a holiday party: Tenjaku Blended Whisky Welcome to installment ocho of this 10-piece list. If you’re just stumbling ...

  Here’s another entry for “great whiskey just idling on the shelf” — and another absurdly great value bottle to buy at your convenience while eve...

  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...

  Sadly I’ve not been able to replace my now-deceased bottle of JTS Brown, but I do have another bottom shelf all-star ready to step into the gap...

  Quoth George Costanza, “A new contender emerges.” The $50-$75 price tier is littered with production stalwarts (RR Single Barrel, Ol Fo 1920) a...

  #bottlekillingseason will not be stopped. The only dry in my #dryjanuary is the bottom of the bottle. Here in its death throes, I again reflect ...

  I recently revisited my Batch 76 SW Uncut Unfiltered bottle, and oh man is it evolving to good and interesting places. When I first found/opene...

  New Year, New Year Barrell Bourbon. Also someone check me, but I think their ABV-proof math is a little off. Nose: A dueling pianos of cornbread...