American Whiskey reviews

Spicy, and rigid up front. Slightly sweet, extremely oaky, light char. Faint butterscotch in there too. Overwhelmingly dominated by the spicy unrefined alcohol bite, overall I like it and largely for its…

Very light, very sweet, slightly floral. Lots of caramel, faint oak and very little bite.

I thought I had reviewed this one ages ago, so let's do it now, followed by a Dickel cask strength single barrel.This is the standard Dickel No. 12, which seems to be the Tennessee whiskey (or, as they…

I reviewed a single barrel, cask strength Dickel that was bottled for Premier Wine & Liquors, some years back, and gave it a 91. Like that one, this one is 9 years old, bottled for Seaport W&S, NYC…

This is one of my favorite bourbons and I have added this annual release to my cabinet since 1996 (the year of the Heaven Hill fire in Bardstown). The 2004 vintage was distilled in the Heaven Hill Ber…

I bought this whiskey on a trip to New York. I specifically hunted it down. In the UK it's £120 a bottle. I bought it in Bowery & Vine for $55. Totally thrilled.This was my first taste of American rye…