Bourbon Reviews Like Birthdays for Middle-Agers, Old Forester's 2026 Birthday Bourbon Is Insignificant This is mostly for collectors of Birthday Bourbon craving "the next one" to make a complete set. It's a pass for those who recall better past Birthday releases.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wooler Whiskey Review: A bottle that hits the lower proof, lower price bullseye This is a prime example of the type of bottle I'd recommend to someone looking to drink lighter, lower-proof bourbon without breaking the bank.
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 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.
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?
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Booker's Big Easy Batch: Honest, Approachable Full-Bodied Bourbon This is neither a showy whiskey with cask-finished flavor vectors nor a particularly powerful pour. It's an honest, approachable, full-bodied bourbon that makes old school drinkers say, "Now that's bourbon!" It's the kind of whiskey Booker Noe liked and wanted to share with others.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Fruit for Days: Masterful cask selection, blending highlight Blue Note Special Reserve Bourbon Whether this is a Blue Note blender's nightmare or dream task, I don't know. But those who get to sip it will thank you–and may even kiss you–for creating it. It is special and spectacular, which justifies that $150 price tag.
American Whiskey Bear Fight American Single Malt Whiskey On the palate it creamy and fruity, laden with ripe pear and honey dew melon. The sherry cask involved gets a shout out from notes of golden apple and golden raisin, and baking spice amplifies the gentle 90-proof tingle. Nothing at all to dislike about the spirit itself: a great easy drinker.
Tequila Reviews Tears of Llorona XA Tequila leaves lots to consider for $280 I started tasting this tequila after a five-meeting/Zoom calls one day, so my clean and dry palate was ready for tasting. Once I started on it, I stayed with it for a full hour, pouring sip after sip into a tulip glass. With each tongue lashing, I enjoyed it more.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon Balances Sweet and Savory Perfectly The nose includes aromas like marshmallow, chocolate and charred oak. You're halfway to a s'more just by smelling it. The nose is expressive with dried cherry and raisin, along with lemon curd and pie crust. The balance between sweet and spicy is precisely dialed in.
Rye Whiskey Reviews High West Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 13 Review: Worth $150? There's zero wrong with this whiskey. Not only is it nicely balanced overall, fruit, spice and light tannin all get equal billing.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Smokeye Hill Barrel Proof Bourbon Review — 134.2° Deep Dive As you'd expect from a 134.2 proof, 5-year-old bourbon, the ethanol practically roars on the nose, and it takes some patience to get behind it to discover notes of light caramel, orange peel, honey, toffee and cappuccino.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Old Overholt 12-Year Extra Aged Cask Strength Rye Whiskey Review: Built for Cocktails Once the liquid eased below the shoulders of that glass Old Grand Dad-style bottle, it did come round and begin waking up. Dark stone fruits appeared on the nose, along with white pepper, cigar leaf, oak and flamed citrus.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Wilderness Trail Kentucky Straight 6-Year-Old Private Barrel Wheated Bourbon Review It's not often you get to taste the flavor evolution of one of your favorite products, especially if your favorite hails from a heritage distillery. I've been an early adopter of Wilderness Trail, and the ability to taste - in real time - the arc of one of my favorite brands is incredible.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Angel's Envy 2025 '10' Cask Strength Bourbon Review Saying it's not a complex bourbon is not a sleight, rather it's a nod to whiskies that present as lean, lithe and elegant–which is no small feat for liquid resting 10 years in oak. In a world of double-oaked wood and tannin bombs, this measured approach is much appreciated.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2025 Review: Fudge, Spice & Depth My shifting preferences also point out how delicious and keenly unique every batch of Cellar Aged actually is. And that has me thinking ... Maybe that $174.99 price tag isn't as high as I initially thought.
Members only Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Forester 2025 Birthday Bourbon Review If you're curious about how its blending team landed on 92 proof, Rift said she and her colleagues weren't happy with higher-proof iterations. When samples dipped below 100, it came alive, so they kept proofing it downward.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Rye Review: Tequila‑Cask Intrigue On the palate, it's clearly rye whiskey: slightly spicy, appropriately grainy and familiarly minty and dill-y. Its texture is what's unique: warm, soft and slightly viscous, not at all lean like many ryes.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Michter's 2025 Barrel Strength Rye Review: Big Spice, Bold Proof The nose on this Michter's Barrel Strength Rye takes me directly to the dump trough where tour guests get to stick their Glencairn glasses directly into the stream of whiskey glug-glug-glugging from the cask.
