Whiskey Reviews
Designer Dram Whiskey Review: Part 2
Our finished bottle finally arrives. What did we think?
Designer Dram Whiskey Review: Part 1
Single barrels are so yesterday. Custom blends are the way of the future.
Hugh Hamer Bourbon (Rum Barrel Finish) Review
The cheapest Caribbean vacation you can take this winter.
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon (2021) Review
The 2021 Antique Collection’s only bourbon to use Mash Bill #1
Hugh Hamer Bourbon (Double Oaked) Review
Will double barreling make this twice as nice?
Hugh Hamer Bourbon (Peach Barrel Finish) Review
What is the perfect summer fruit and why is it a peach?
Hudson Whiskey Do The Rye Thing Rye Whiskey Review
Hudson drops the familiar Manhattan Rye and replaces it with a different take.
Trader Joe’s Barrel Entry Proof Straight Kentucky Bourbon Review
While your kids try to find the hidden stuffed animal at Trader Joe’s, you should try to find this bourbon.
New Riff Bottled In Bond Balboa Rye Whiskey Review
Heirloom grains are all the rage right now, but does it make Balboa Rye any different?
Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label 24 Year Whiskey Review
Barrell revives its Gray Label Whiskey lineup for 2021 with its second oldest whiskey ever bottled.
George Dickel x Leopold Bros Collaboration Blend Rye Whiskey Review
One of the most unique craft rye whiskies on the market joins forces with a seldom-seen Dickel rye.
Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label 16 Year Old Seagrass Rye Whiskey
Barrell’s wildly popular Seagrass label gets the premium treatment that includes an age statement and higher proof.
Four Roses Private Selection Barrel Strength Bourbon OESO (Rural Inn, 2020) Review
Rural Inn bags a barrel from the most coveted run of 2020.
Stagg Jr Single Barrel Bourbon (Binny’s Barrel #009)
Do single barrels of Stagg Jr play along to the chorus or march to the beat of their own drum?
Barrell Craft Spirits Gold Label Bourbon Review
The new “Gold Standard” among Barrell products?
Willett A Blend Of Straight Whiskeys Review
After a year of surprise Willett collaborations, BOSW is the first to wear the family’s coat of arms.
2021 Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label 15 Year Old Bourbon Review
The annual 15-Year-Old Gray Label bourbon release carries the lowest proof of any Barrell batched product.
Stagg Jr Batch 16 Review
The second-to-last Stagg Jr batch ever produced.
Cooper’s Craft 100 Proof Review
The coopers at Brown Forman show off a unique barrel making process on this young line.
Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Review
The only whiskey with a label that reads like an NFL trading card.
New Riff Backsetter Bourbon Review
New Riff’s complimentary companion to their Backsetter Rye Whiskey.
Bardstown Bourbon Company Ferrand Review
The first BBC Collaborative Release to use Kentucky Bourbon.
Hudson Bright Lights – Big City Bourbon Review
Hudson reboots their brand and their whiskey.
Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey (Batch 2, 2021) Review
Every great release deserves an encore.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon B521 Review
The lowest proof Elijah Craig Barrel Proof batch so far.
Starlight Distillery Cigar Batch Single Barrel Rye Whiskey Review
Get ready for the wildest ride in whiskey today.
R6 Distillery Bourbon Review
R6 Distillery keeps the lid shut on the specifics of this bourbon and lets the taste speak for itself.
AM PM Coffee Bourbon Review
Taking the two best things in life and making them one.
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2012 Review
Balancing age and proof has always been the key towards creating the perfect Birthday Bourbon.
Hudson Baby Bourbon Review
A bourbon made entirely from corn and aged for 3 months wants to show you it means business.
Scotti’s Springs Original Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review
A grandson resurrects his grandfather’s long lost bourbon label decades later… with a twist
Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon (2021) Review
Each year the ratio of Chinquapin Oak barrels increases, but will the flavor as well?
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye Whiskey Review
The Master’s Keep Collection releases its first rye whiskey.
Templeton Single Barrel 10 Year Reserve Rye Whiskey
Templeton shows off its new bottle design in a 10 year expression.
James E. Pepper 1776 100 Proof Bourbon Review
A famous Kentucky distillery uses bourbon from Indiana while their own barrels age.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch 12 Review
The last old label ECBP batch before the bottle change.
Blood Oath Bourbon Pact 7 Review
From the creative minds at Luxco, Pact 7 uses Sauternes barrels to increase the sweet spot in this year’s release.
Old Forester 100 Proof Review
Brushed aside as a “mixer” for years, how does Old Forester 100 Proof hold up by itself?
Reservoir Holland’s Blade Rummer (Batch 3) Review
Reservoir Holland’s Blade Rummer (Batch 3) Review.








































