Pikesville is a Straight Rye Whiskey, from the stables of Heaven Hill from Bardstown, Kentucky. Originally this distillery was founded in 1890, but perished during the Noble Experiment from 1920 until…

I will conclude my American tasting with something special. An American single malt whisky. Yep, you read that right. Single. Malt. Whisky (no whiskey). It is produced in Arizona, near Flagstaff (the…

To conclude our line-up of rye whiskies, we return to the Old Continent and try a 5 year old from Holland. Zuidam Dutch Rye 100% Pure Potstill, to be precise. Zuidam has a long tradition in distilling…

Rowan’s Creek is a product of Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Ltd. It takes its name from the creek whose water is used for production. The creek itself got its name in the 18th Century from John Rowan, a…

This Noah’s Mill is, like the Rowan’s Creek, produced in the Mecca of bourbons, Bardstown, Kentucky and matured for 15 years (although the label does not carry an age statement). It is bottled at a…

Wild Turkey is fairly well known, even in Europe. This expression at cask strenght, the Rare Breed, no so much. It is produced near Lawrenceburg, Kenucky, by Austin Nichol’s, part of the Campari Group…

While the large quantities still come from Kentucky, we see distillery pop up all over the United States. This bourbon is produced by Peach Street Distillers, a micro distillery in Palisade, Colorado.…

Since 1986, an Evan William Singel Barrel is released on a yearly basis. In my case, it is single barrel 973, filled on 13th November 2000 and bottled on the 19th October 2010, just shy of 10 years old…

Cabin Still is known as a bottom shelf bourbon. Ridiculously cheap (in the States, a bottle of 1 litre will cost you 15 USD) and a somewhat dubious reputation. It matured for three years in the Bardstown…

Benchmark Bourbon comes from the same stable as Ancient Age and Buffalo Trace. It is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon, meaning it matured at least two years. It is very cheap and is used primarily in cockt…