Note: this was bottled in 1966!Let us not laugh too hard with Johnnie Walker Red Label. After all, it is still the best selling whisky in the world. While this blend has been on the market very, very…

Just like Balblair, Glenrothes switched to vintages instead of age statements (since 1994). They also have quite a few NAS-releases such as the Select Reserve, Elder's Reserve, Robur Reserve, Sherry Cask…

Glenrothes with peat? Well, no, not really. But like many distillery, Glenrothes also jumped on the peaty bandwagon with the Peated Cask Reserve. It is actually Glenrothes that matured on bourbon casks…

Wasmund's is a single malt whisky that is distilled in the Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, Virginia. They do not use peat to dry their malt, but apple and cherry wood. The distillery fired up the…

Wild Turkey, from Lawrenceburg in Kentucky, is undoubtedly a name you have heard before. For me it was – a long time ago – my first encounter with bourbon. I return with great pleasure, trying this 81…

In the States, they call this White Dog: unmatured spirit. This American is double distilled from 80% wheat from Washington Island and 20% malted barley from Chilton in Wisconsin. Now, I say unmatured…

The Old Charter 101 is distilled at Buffalo Trace, who uses the so-called #1 low rye mash recipe. This means that there is less than 10% rye in the mix. The bourbon goes back in history to 1874 but today…

Legend has it that the Reverend Elijah Craig, a local pastor from Virginia, is the ‘father of the bourbon’. He is said to have built his distillery in 1789. Today, this bourbon is distilled at Heaven…

Four Roses, currently owned by the Japanese Kirin, was actually a blend until 2002. It was the Japanese owners that decided to produce and promote it again as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This…

It may sound a bit disrespectful, but the Kentucky Vintage is the cheapo bourbon from Willett’s. A dirt cheap entry level bourbon. Can you taste that?The nose is quite alcoholic with loads of caramel,…