American Whiskey reviews

Last December (2016) I was in a liquor store in Calgary that I hadn’t been to previously and was awestruck by an array of bourbons and ryes. In addition to OGD BiB I picked up a couple of these (one…

I had my first taste of Stagg Jr . on December 9, 2016. That was apparently batch 7. I was very impressed with it and reviewed it the next day:https://www.connosr.com/stagg-jr-bourbon-whisky-review…

Thanks to @Nozinan for this sample!The colour is a medium copper. Thick on the nose with dark cherries, very dark chocolate, musty leather, green apple skins (?) and seriously charred oak. You know that…

I've done the 114, so this seemed like a logical pick today after work browsing the bourbon selection. Fresh bottle, dram has been sitting about 20 min : Light and airy nose for bourbon. Definitely rye…

This is a review for the 69.7 batch of elijah craig barrel proof. I'm going to stray from the normal review format. This series is traditionally a very good bourbon, but this particular batch is over…

Jim Beam black? More like Jim Beam bleck! Ok, ok...all silliness aside, I got this mainly to mix into old fashions and wasn't expecting much. This used to come with an age statement, but now it just…

The Jim Beam Harvest Collection is a limited release of six bourbons, each with a unique mashbill. All of the bourbons are at least 11yrs old and bottled at 90 proof. The collection offers a chance to…

Nose: very bourbon-like but the sweetness is creamier. Moist vanilla cake. With lemon buttercream icing! Decadent sweetness atop rich, toasted oak. Marvellous aroma. Taste: full-bodied, with big…

I aquired this bottle at the Nelson Greenbrier distillery in Nashville. We had a lovely time and tasted several of their bourbons including a port cask and madeira cask finished bourbon. (I posted pics…

Once again, it's been a while since I've reviewed anything so I thought I'd kill this heel of a bottle that's been open for about a year. Wild Turkey Rare Breed is bottled at barrel proof (so the ABV may…