Rye Whiskey Reviews BHAKTA 1928 Review: A Unique Blend of Rye and Vintage Spirits The nose is warm with apple pie filling and dark, caramelized sugar. Despite a mostly rye recipe, it's quite plush, almost buttery, with little in the way of lively spice.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Elk Slow Cut Review: Smooth Sipper with a Unique Proofing Twist On the palate, things are once again unsurprisingly approachable, dangerously approachable even. In fact, this is one of the easiest drinking whiskeys I've encountered.
Tequila Reviews Tequila Ocho Old Fitzgerald Barrel Aged Anjeo Review High notes of lemon cream candy, butterscotch, hibiscus, agave nectar, oak and baking spice combine for an incredibly balanced pour whose finish is bright, tingly, clean and short.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 'The Keepers Release' Bourbon Review I have to admit that when I learned of this new release, I thought, "How long can this Wood Finishing Series go on?" Well, it took only one taste of The Keepers Release to convince me that this extension of the series is a great idea.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Hamer 10 Year Bourbon Review: Corn-Fueled Classic After sampling a handful of these different 8- and 10-year-old barrels, Pops and I decided that instead of a “Bottle” rating, we should buy a barrel.
Wheat Whiskey Reviews Bernheim Barrel Proof Original Wheat Whiskey Batch A225 Review: The Wheat Bomb Returns I keep harping on the Bernheim Barrel Proof A release from 2024, but it really did stand out to me in a short-lived series that, while consistently good, hasn't produced many very memorable expressions. This latest release, however, is nipping at its heels.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Pinhook 9-Year Vertical Rye Review: Aged Elegance Unveiled Tingling with spices like white pepper and coriander, it practically vibrates on the palate. Darkly toasted bread, French roast coffee, charred lemon, dried cherry, spearmint and some campfire mingle nicely alongside cocoa nibs. The finish is simple: long and warming.
Tennessee Whiskey Reviews Jack Daniel’s 14-, 12- and 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Review: Age Matters It's big on the palate without being a brute; as in none of the Coy Hill muscle or heat. I like those, too, but they have their place, and there's no place for that in this mature, balanced and well-mannered Tennessee whiskey.
Wheat Whiskey Reviews Middle West Spirits Cask Strength Wheat Whiskey: Wheat Done Right This whiskey is all about toasted aromas and flavors being superbly integrated. I'll take this whiskey over any purposely "toasted" release I can think of because those notes aren't all barrel and new lumber.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Green River Wheated Single Barrel Bourbon Review: A $60 Cask Strength Gem This high-proof release is in my sweet spot for wheated bourbon. Below 100 proof, wheated bourbon is unassertive and short on spice for my palate. As Maker's Mark Cask Strength proved years ago, magic happens in wheated bourbon proofed well past the century mark.
Rye Whiskey Reviews New Riff Balboa Rye 2025 Review: A Bold Take on Heirloom Rye This liquid is its own animal, a whiskey that, tasted blind, might fool a few folks into thinking it's a low-rye bourbon. Get a bottle and let the fun begin.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Forester 1924 Bourbon Review: A Decade of Depth and Flavor If someone can find flaws in this, you're either a freak of nature who's going to teach us all something we didn't know or you're nuts and making things up.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Fitzgerald 11 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review (Fall 2024): A Classic With a Twist The fall edition is a return to form for Old Fitz worthy of its MSRP and probably a reasonable markup, too.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews New Riff Winter Whiskey Review: A Bourbon Tailor-Made For Sweater Weather Winter Whiskey is one of those bourbons you'll want to share with friends and keep in the bar for those occasions when your palate craves something really good but also something different.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Elijah Craig A125 Barrel Proof Review: Is This the Best Batch Yet? No one ever regrets buying a bottle of ECBP because it always delivers, never disappoints and always makes people smile when you pour them some.
Tequila Reviews Alma del Jaguar Nocturna Tequila Review: A High-Proof Blanco Experience Despite its 101 proof–a feistier number in tequila than in bourbon–it drinks nicely, and is quite supple, allowing more extended sipping. Have some dried spicy mango around to enjoy with this. Mexican desserts would be a plus.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Forester 117 Series 'Warehouse I' Review: A Limited 11-Year Bourbon This is flat-out delicious. Kudos to whoever chose 95 as this spirit's proof. It's bold and beautiful, complex and loaded with character, velvety, weighty and luxuriant but without the bite of cask strength whiskey. Sometimes you gotta love medium proof bourbon.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Middle West Spirits Dark Pumpernickel Rye Review: A Unique Cask Strength Experience According to Middle West, this is the first dark pumpernickel rye whiskey made in North America, and its mash bill contains 80 percent of that grain. Want a rye that's not a dill Katz's Deli pickle? Try this.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Bulleit 10 Year Rye Whiskey Review: A Decade of Bold Rye Flavor This also is a delight on the palate: tingly, tropical-fruity (ripe pineapple/cooked pineapple and under-ripe banana), cherry and orange hard candy, light caramel, white chocolate with a subtle hints of dill and toasted oak.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C924 Review: 129 Proof Bourbon Excellence The finish ties it all together expertly with torched sugar, chocolate mint, and lingering notes of marmalade and chai tea. It's perhaps not the stunner we were given at the end of 2023, but there's certainly nothing to complain about here.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon Review: Aged Perfection at 91.2 Proof I'd have an incredibly hard time understanding any bourbon fan wouldn't like this amazingly reliable, well-made and well-aged bourbon. It embodies everything that's right and unique about America's native spirit...
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Larceny Barrel Proof Batch C924 Review: A 125.1 Proof Wheated Bourbon Gem Pound for pound, there's no better value in barrel-proof wheated bourbon right now. I'm not sure why the price hasn't increased along with Heaven Hill's other annual barrel-proof trio, Elijah Craig, but I'm not complaining.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews First Taste: Four Roses New Single Barrel Collection The deep copper color of these bourbons all but screams, “I’m 7 to 9 years old and one heck of a bargain at $49.” It’s a good visual reminder of the high-quality product in the glass and the fact that Four Roses simply never disappoints.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Angel's Envy 2024 Cask Strength Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels This year's port note is more wine like that's driven by the addition of tawny port barrels to the finishing regime. Where earlier port notes were sweeter and pleasantly candied, this is more intriguing: fermented, tarter, angular and dark cherry-candied.
Australian Single Malt Whiskey Reviews Pinhook Collaboration #3 Australian Single Malt Whisky Review Classic single malt notes of honey and dried raisin dominate the palate before warmed oatmeal and cream weave into the mix. Spice character is the only thing hinting at its respectable 114.8 proof, yet it's so delicate at that proof–well below it, I'd swear, were this a blind tasting.
