American Whiskey reviews

The reviewed sample is from a bottle owned by @Nock. Thank you, @Nock. I do not know the exact opening date of the bottle, nor its fill level. This Willett Family Reserve Rye, at barrel strength from a…

I've seen this bourbon referred to as the Weller 12's "little brother", so I was skeptical about it at first. I have a bottle of Weller 12 that's still over 3/4 full after about a year since I really…

This whisky was released a few years back and was surprising for a couple of reasons. One it's the first time the Canadian Club brand has released a 100% rye grain whisky. The other reason is that this…

This whisky is from a sample provided by @thewalkingdad. I unfortunately do not have the batch number. As I understand this is an American malt whisky aged in new oak. Sample is neat in a glencairn.Nose…

Part two of my H2H with Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. This is batch B, and I am muling it for a friend. I am having this side by side with my bottle from batch C. This is a fresh bottle unlike batch C which…

This will be part 1 of a side by side of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batches C and B. The bottle of batch C belongs to me, the batch B I am muling for a friend who is letting me try a glass for the trouble…

A ‘small-batch’, cask-strength, un-chillfiltered bourbon from Jim Beam. This is as close to tasting a bourbon from the cask as I’m likely to get, which is quite exciting, so here goes. Bottles been…

Say what you like about Jack Daniel's but they are a big (slight understatement) distillery that still do things in as much of a traditional way as possible. They make their own barrels, charcoal and…

Last summer @fiddich1980 provided 3 mystery samples for me and for @paddockjudge. This was sample C. We blind tasted them together over Facetime in the fall, and after writing preliminary notes the…

I happily lucked out at the LCBO lottery last year and scored a bottle of this single barrel bottled-in-bond. You can never go wrong with E.H. Taylor, amiright? Bottle code is B1704114:21K. It's been…