Bourbon Whiskey Reviews 'Easy drinking' Sums Up Heaven Hill Double Mash BIB Bourbon The mouthfeel carries far more weight than the nose implied it would, and that's good, and it's redolent of golden apple, light caramel, bread crust and barrel toast. This easy-going bourbon was built for neat drinking.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Blade and Bow Solera Reserve 12-year Bourbon Is The Brand's Best-Ever Release I'd consider this release a shot over the bow to any of Blade & Bow's competitors. Twelve year whiskey at $65, for Pete's sake! Drinkers want more of this!
Bourbon Reviews Bib & Tucker Steps Out of Obscurity with Dandy 8-yr Bottled In Bond Bourbon This is a mature, well-structured whiskey that balances fruit, rye spice and oak accents. I can't imagine any American whiskey drinker not liking this. It's everything a good bourbon should be.
Rye Whiskey Reviews 11-year Old Overholt Rye Whiskey Bests Older Sibling from 2025 This is a dark fruit bomb of currant jam and a compote of cherries, blackberries and peaches that finishes with black pepper and black jelly bean. Vibrant and full bodied for sure, but heat is negligible.
Wheated Bourbon Maker's Mark Turns to '11' Again With 2026 Cellar Aged Bourbon If you've got the expendable skrilla to pour this for your good friends, do it. It's as good as Maker's Mark gets, so get ya some if you want to see experience that.
Bourbon Reviews Silk Velvet Bourbon Is Far More Assertive Than Its Name Implies In year 7, big spice, chocolate depth and rich fruit rule the palate. Its transformation from the 6 year release is comparable to teens leaving home for freshman year in college, and returning for summer break noticeably more mature.
Tequila Reviews Flecha Azul Tequilas Form Unexpectedly Strong Lineup Sometimes I introduce newcomers to great tequila, but it's often wiser to start off with affordable quality pours they can find locally, turn into cocktails without regret or sip slowly.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Four Roses Mizunara Cask Bourbon Succeeds as 1st 'Experimental' Release The aromatics are loaded with chocolate and nuts–think Baby Ruth candy bar–followed by freshly ground baking spices, hard cherry and orange candies and toasted oak. Mizunara oak sweetens and polishes the bourbon.
Honey Finished Bourbon Green River Honey Finished Bourbon Will Enjoy Sweet Success We all know the song, "Sugar Sugar" well, this nose is all honey, honey. The underlying bourbon is present, but it doesn't stand up to the big dose of good quality bee nectar.
Bourbon Reviews Remus Lou Gehrig Reserve Bourbon Is Delicious, But Is It a Homerun? Loads of caramel envelop vanilla, cinnamon, charred marshmallow and dried roses. Subsequent sniffs deliver spice that hints at a more powerful presentation than claimed in its 109 proof.
Rum Reviews 'Exceptionally Aged' Mount Gay 15 and 25 Year Rums Are Deeply Fruity Pours Here we have two rums that, despite aging 15 years and 25 years in oak, remain incredibly fruity, nicely funky and bargains at $90 and $199, respectively.
Town Branch 6-Year Wheated Bourbon Showcases Distillery's Blending Mastery This is super approachable with light caramel, summer fruits and lightly toasted oak bringing up the rear. Let this pour roam every nook and cranny of your mouth to pick up subtle cinnamon and buttery pound cake.
Bourbon Reviews Jackson Purchase Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Is Unexpectedly Delightful This bonded bourbon dazzles with fruit and spice and honey and a little pepper. It's also surprisingly weighty and rich for only 100 proof, and it's well balanced. Its complexity outdoes many of its peers' and would shame many older bourbons.
Sour Mash Whiskey Reviews Michter's Barrel Strength Sour Mash Delivers Sweet Surprises Any whiskey fan would love this: something that's a little off Michter's bulletproof whiskey flavor profiles; a serendipitous and delicious innovation.
American Single Malt Whiskey Reviews New Riff Pulls Flavor Levers aplenty with 2026 Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey This is a super unique whiskey that pushes and pulls your memory of American single malts–even those from Scotland–to and fro in an attempt to align and describe them. But broadly speaking of whiskies in general, this is its own animal.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Hard Truth Mizunara-Finished Wheated Bourbon dazzles and delights Just another great release from Hard Truth. That this distillery, without any bourbon heritage or family distiller history just keeps on cranking out great bottle after great bottle never ceases to amaze.
Bourbon Reviews Commemorative Heaven Hill 13-year Bourbon Signals the End of Aging at its Deatsville site Everything that's good about Heaven Hill bourbon is in this bottle: caramel, honey, cooked apples, vanilla taffy, sharp spice and toasted oak.
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Mission, Passion Combine in '26 Star Hill Farm Wheat Whisky Though there's no corn in this mash bill, candy corn and caramel corn notes hit hard on the first sip. The whisky makes no apologies about its 116 proof: it's plenty powerful and spice driven.
Industry News Thirty-One Lengths Bourbon is a whiskey cocktail of history and art "At the end of the day ... 31 Lengths is more about having a conversation piece and being associated with and reveling in something historic," Smith said. Whiskey and history such as horse racing are about "capturing the moment and having fun."
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Double Share of Angel's Envy in '26: 10-year Cask Strength Bourbon & Rye Precision and intent is what master distiller Owen Martin has brought to Angel's Envy whiskies. Over the past few years, he's refined, sharpened and made them uniform in ways that yield them predictably delicious.
Bourbon Review Garryana wood plays profound flavor role in Bardstown Bourbon Co. Cascadia Bourbon This wood and barrel toast strategy drives powerful flavors and aromas. The nose is surprisingly vibrant for its 107 proof. The whiskeys' 9 to 10 year age range emboldens the nose considerably with bruleed sugar, warm brownies, charred oak and overripe apples.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Scarcity, quality make Rare Perfection 10 year Bourbon a Worthy Find Calling it "just another 10 year old bourbon" also is an understatement. This is a bold and beautiful cask strength pour that shows its maturity and complexity right from the opening. Most whiskies of this age need a little room to stretch out in the glass, but not this one.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Sweet and Spicy notes highlight Maker's Mark 2026 'The Stewards Release' Since Maker's makes no bad whiskey, what's in the bottle is good sipping whiskey. Not a fault with it. But I prefer the two others in the Wood Finishing Series, The Keepers and The Heart, better.
Rye Whiskey Reviews A 'Ryeteous' and Powerful Pour: Frey Ranch Uncut Rye Whiskey The palate is delightfully sweet, candied even, with bubble gum, mint, lemon and orange rinds and white pepper roaming about and stalking your tastebuds. Along with its pleasant proof-warmth come bright, vibrantly fruity flavors that shift between tropical and stone fruits.
Apple Brandy Reviews Tamworth Garden VSOP Apple Brandy Review The Tamworth Apple Brandy's nose starts off with toasted oak, cedar, cinnamon and some discernible fruit. The palate fares better with light fruit, elegant body and a long and lingering finish. But there's nothing about it that screams apple brandy. Am I wrong to want that?
