The Smooth Ambler 10 Year Old is a bourbon consisting of around 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. So the mashbill is clearly different than their 7 Year Old that we tried before, where the emphasis…

Bulleit is part of the portfolio of Diageo and is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with a big dose of rye, about 28% of the mash bill. It matured for about 6 years and is distilled at the Four Roses…

I tried the 18 and 20 year old versions of this Elijah Craigh, but the youngest of the family had eluded me thus far. Time to put that right. What an alcohol percentage! 134.2 proof equals 67,1% ABV. I…

This American whiskey is named after the great wildlife preserve in the northeast of Montana, a project that is supported by the distillery (they donate a percentage of their profit to the preserve).…

Blanton’s is produced by Sazerac, one of the biggest players on the American market. This single barrel of Blanton’s is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It has an orange sheen on it. I tried this for the…

FEW Spirits is located in Evanston, Illinois and produces a range of spirits, going from American gin to bourbon. The funny thing is that the distillery can be found in the exact same street in which the…

Balcones is a Texan distillery that became a rising star overnight, it would seem. Their Brimstone is a smoked corn whiskey, created in a process in which the whiskey itself is smoked and not the corn…

Smooth Ambler: what a name! I like it already. But that obviously says nothing about their product. This American craft distillery was only opened in 2009 in West Virginia and is run by only three people…

Four Roses Small Batch Barrel matured for between 11 and 17 years and was then brought together – married as they love to say in the industry – at cask strength before being bottled. The 2012 batch has…

BenRiach is always a bit of a feast for me. It is a whisky that rarely disappoints. So this 18 Year Old was something I was looking forward to.Very aromatic nose. I have only just poured it and already…