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.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Fear & Loathing Rye Review: A Smooth 95-Proof Sipper The nose is a soft blend of caramel corn, cotton candy, mint and a little burnt orange peel: truly pleasant. The palate is bolder with dark caramel, roasted corn, more mint and cherry Lifesaver. Again, quite nice. Nothing to dislike at all.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Inside Gonzo Whiskey: Fear & Loathing Bourbon Review I'm like any reviewer who immediately wants to dislike celebrity whiskies because most are never good. So, since this one's actually good, is it because the celebrity wasn't involved in it at all?
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Fanged Pursuit Bourbon Review: Orphan Barrel’s Best Yet? If I were to point to my favorite of the Orphan Barrel line, this would be it. It's not dry to the point of being acrid or bitterly oaky, which, honestly, is what I expected based on other long-aged Orphan Barrel releases.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Old Forester 117 Series: Bottled-in-Bond Rye: Bottle, Bar or Bust? On the palate, it's definitely a rye whiskey. Gentle spice and herbal characters separate it immediately from the sweetness of Old Forester Bourbon. Expectedly, there's caramel and white chocolate in the mix, but those notes are offset pleasantly with a little mint, some eucalyptus and white pepper.
Rye Whiskey Reviews High West The Noble Share Review: Amburana Strikes Again This one definitely won't be for everybody, so I highly recommend you test drive it at a well-stocked watering hole first.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bomberger's Precision Fine Grain Bourbon Review: Layered Complexity & Elegance To me, those whiskies exhibit a greater intensity of aromas gathered while resting in the first barrel, like extra coffee, extra cocoa and extra oak and all the tannin you'd expect that the bear. But this has dustiness all over it.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Review: Hits and Misses I'm a Bulleit fan. I love its barrel strength releases, I've done single barrel picks there and I love its 10-year products. But all of those came from elsewhere, and I was ready to see what the home team could do this time.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews WhistlePig Snout-to-Tail 10-Year Bourbon Review: Unique Barrel Aging Unveiled The nose is laden with honey, caramel, spring flowers and a little ripe banana. Hints of white pepper and cinnamon come next with a whiff of mint thrown in. Those same aromas become flavors that form the backbone of this this middleweight spirit.
Tequila Reviews Trulussó Tequila Review: A pricey and beautifully packaged tequila worth the pour? While all three are solid tequilas, the price-to-value equation doesn't work out compared to so many other excellent bottles available for much less. The gorgeous packaging and the premium, celebrity-backed market positioning surely pushes prices northward.
