Whiskey Reviews

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A shotgun wedding between Wild Turkey and Appleton Estate

The specs for Maker’s Mark new Cellar Aged bourbon seem to be a natural competitor to William Larue Weller. Or are they?

A botched press release and high pricetag nearly sinks this brand

Entry level bourbons don’t always have to mean low quality bourbons

The last release of a one-of-a-kind experiment

More of the same from New Riff? Or something different?

Mesquite filtration makes this rye different

Jim Beam pushes out “Bonded” and ushers in Old Tub in its place

The end of an era

The Japanese always get the cool bottles

Penelope swings for the fences with their Four Grain Mash Bill – at barrel strength.

Other distilleries are losing their age statements, but Old Forester seems to be gaining them

Will a bump in proof give this year’s Batch Proof more bang for your buck?

Do you keep passing this bottle up on the shelf?

Give the devil his due

Warning, this bourbon is not designed to be drank this way!

Barrell’s label has changed, but what else has changed?

Is this “goodbye?” or more of a “see you later?”

Get your mind out of the gutter, it’s just a powderhorn

Can a great-grandson bring back whiskeymaking to his family’s name?

Japanese and American whiskeymaking can be totally different experiences. Can Beam Suntory bring these two worlds together successfully?

Mile High Spirits throws its hat into the ring of finished bourbons

Modern-day Michter’s got its start by purchasing a large stock of aged barrels – likely from United Distillers – from 1997 to 1999. Joe Magliocco met up in Kentucky with …

Are the Wild Turkey rumors true?

Knob Creek’s gateway bourbon

Hersey Rye challenges the way you look at finished whiskies with a unique take on Kentucky-sourced 95/5 rye whiskey

Penelope creates customized toasted barrel finishes with a twist

HBD to OFBB

Old Forester’s newest 117 Series releases remind me of a similar project released by Woodford Reserve

At 133.1 Proof, will this wheated bourbon set your heart on fire? Or just your tongue?

This isn’t your dad’s cheap flavored whiskey we’re talking about here

Just what the doctor ordered

Broken Barrel applies their unique “Oak Bill” technique to a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Will switching mash bills finally make this a good bourbon?

Penelope Bourbon releases one of their most ambitious projects yet

One of the four core bottles in the Evan Williams lineup

The 2016 edition of Four Roses annual Limited Edition release

Whiskey gimmick? Or something more?

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