American Whiskey reviews

There's something to be said for consistency. Novelty may be more thrilling, but this excitement is always short-lived. The whisky industry seems to worship "innovation" even when it adds nothing of…

Sweeter than its stable mates, You are fit hit by the dried fried on the nose, hints of coca, expresso and rosted chillis, there is a complex finish with slight speyside style kick followed soft smooth…

They are not that different from each other, so this review will be short so I'm not repeating myself (or boring the shit out of you). This one is No. 000024678, with the same barreling date, age and…

Baker's 7 Year Old has always been one of my favourite Jim Beam expressions, and they have re-tooled the product and the design to make it a single barrel that is at minimum 7 years old (but not barrel…

I've had a few bottles of WT 101 the last few years and normally wouldn't sit and write a review of them since I have one up already and I'm sure most people are familiar with WT 101 (at least in N…

I received a number of mystery samples during a swap with a friend, this was one of them, the first half of the sample was tasted blind without any prior knowledge of what type of whisky I was having,…

So this is another lengthy, time-lapse review. According to the internet, this is the breakdown of barrels for this particular batch of Booker's:* 4% from the 5th floor of 7-story warehouse ONE* 6% from…

Blanton's seems to inspire the type of frenzied devotion usually reserved for cult-leaders or The Beatles back in 1964. Before purchasing a bottle of Blanton's Original, I had only sampled (and reviewed…

Bulleit's marketing blah blah starts like many other companies' spiel:Inspired by his (Tom Bulleit's) great-great-grandfather Augustus Bulleit, who made a high-rye whiskey between 1830-1860Yadda yadda…

This is a barrel proof Jack Daniels bottled for Freeland Wine and Spirits in Freeland, Maryland, and an online barrel proof whiskey group I am in. It made the journey from Middle Tennessee, to Maryland…