This review is for Parker's Heritage Collection Golden Anniversary Bourbon. Released in 2009, this is the 3rd Edition in the series produced by Heaven Hill Distillery and master distiller Parker Beam.…

This review is for Parker's Heritage Collection 10 Year Old 4th Edition. A wheated bourbon bottled in 2010, this is the 2nd dump sister of the first offering bottled earlier in the year (as Mr. Parker…

A noble addition to the cabinet due to the enjoyment factor and educational value in the whisk(e)y journey. "Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey" provides additional diversity to my whiskey…

For those familiar with the malty and well valued HP12, Highland Park 18 is very similar in flavor but with a higher degree of sophistication. This dram is a great example of what some additional years…

Not singing from the same hymn book, legendary Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson has flipped the bourbon spiritual paradigm in a new direction by offering Angel's Envy. Aged in new oak charred barrels…

This is a limited edition, barrel strength expression from what is generally found only at 45% ABV and only in Virginia. A straight rye whiskey, distilled March 14, 2001 and bottled February 01, 2011,…

William Larue Weller is considered to be an early pioneer in the Kentucky Bourbon business. He has been credited with being the first to use wheat in the mash bill (recipe) instead of rye.This is a…

When I first became interested with SMSW, I came across an educational whisky blog (Malt Madness) which provided me with a lot of insights and guidance. One thing that jumped out at me was the story by…

This is it. The distillery / expression that you've heard all about. One you may have feared or couldn't wait to try. Laphroaig 10 is for the SMSW "graduates", "peat heads", "explorers" and for the…

When I had my first SMSW tasting, one of the expressions was The Macallan 12 Fine Oak. Not overly impressed (because the tasting was accompanied by an HP18 that overshadowed everything else), the Fine…