The Glenfarclas distillery has been a more or less ‘family-owned’ enterprise for well over a century. The distillery is well recognized for a broad and approachable range of malt whiskies, including the…

The Links series of Bruichladdich expressions promulgates the art of Graeme W. Baxter (http://www.baxtergolfart.com), ostensibly the world’s ‘leading golf course artist.’ There might not be much compe…

Sazerac Rye is a straight rye whiskey produced by the ever-prolific Buffalo Trace distillery, makers of such great whiskeys as George T. Stagg, W. L. Weller, Eagle Rare, and, of course, Buffalo Trace.…

Vintage Bourbon 17 year-old is a product of the Vintage Bourbon Company, itself a brand of the Kulsveen family’s Kentucky Bourbon Distillers. Other products in their portfolio include Noah’s Mill, Row…

Fellow Connosr member AboutChoice and I decided to write independent reviews of the Bowmore 15 year-old Darkest and post them simultaneously. For his unique perspective on this whisky, please see his…

The Springbank 10 year-old is my first ‘serious’ foray into Campbeltown territory, but it has quickly made me a convert. This is a remarkable malt, and has replaced several others as my preferred daily…

The 2009 Four Roses Mariage Collection is a small batch co-mingling—or “mariage,” as goes the French affectation—of two bourbon recipes of different ages: a 60% maize/35% rye/5% malted barley mash with…

The 2010 vintage of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon has received many accolades, as has several previous vintages of this bourbon. Not so with the 2009 vintage. I didn't know this when I purchased the 2009…

Baker’s is one of four expressions in the Beam—as in Jim Beam—Company’s “Small Batch” line of bourbons, the others being Basil Hayden’s, Booker’s, and Knob Creek. The mash bill is the Jim Beam recipe,…