American Whiskey reviews

On ice. Hazy and dark, wheat-hued. Medium intensity aromas: pineapple gummy bears (you know, the white ones), sweet'n'pungent spices (such as clove and sizzling cinnamon). Mouthfeel starts somewhat…

This sweet nectar of work is a blend of 95% rye and 5% malted barley that had been aged for 6-7 years in new American charred oak barrels before being finished for up to 18 months in Plantation XO rum…

Nose: Port. Rich, nutty dessert wine, in any case. I want to say "fruity" but I'm having a hard time picking out specific fruit. I smell roasted peanuts...beneath that, some grape notes. The sweet, piney…

The sample for this review was graciously provided by @NozinanBlanton’s Gold 51.5% ABV, Warehouse H, Rick 29, Barrel 328, Bottled 9/19/2014, Opened July 2016, 2/3 full when sample bottled April 18/201…

This is my 2nd bottle of the 50% FRSB. This one is:Warehouse PNBarrel 48-45Bottle opened about a month and is 2/3 full.I'll be comparing this to my other bottle, which I have a review of on my profile…

2018 Marks the first year of Balconies Rye. Their rye is unique in it's use of a mixture of different roasts of the rye malt. Here is the recipe description from their website.100% Rye Mashbill began…

In 2016 I picked up some bottles of Blanton’s Gold that were popping in and out of stores for about a week, 2 for me and 2 for @paddockjudge (he would eventually be the recipient of my spare). My review…

Quite a while back (2016) I picked up some bottles of Blanton’s Gold that were briefly in and out of stores for about a week, 2 for me and 2 for @paddockjudge (he would eventually be the recipient of my…

I'm not a huge fan of craft whisky, reason being that a lot of it isn't much good. Stranahan's won me over, however, with their standard bottling and so I was eager to check out Diamond Peak, which was…

A few months ago we visited Woodford Reserve and were greatly struck by both the beauty of the grounds (maybe a bit too beautiful, as it comes across as a little touristy) and its relatively small size…