Whiskey Reviews

Boundary Oak creates some of the wildest packaging in the business, but does their bourbon match it?

Enthusiasts tend to cast a wary eye toward malted rye. Can New Riff flip the script?

Barrell Craft Spirits launches a new brand designed for the budget friendly consumer.

15 Year Kentucky Bourbon at a reasonable price. So what’s the catch?

Greg Metze pioneers a unique high-malt bourbon mashbill. But will it still taste like a bourbon?

Luxco slides into a segment ignored up until now, single barrel wheated bourbon at high proof and low cost.

Knob Creek’s picks decline in age but still represent some of the best values in bourbon out there.

Hazelburn is Springbank’s unpeated line, but is their whisky still interesting without it?

Coming on the heels of a disappointing Batch 028, can Batch 029 right the ship?

Early Times improves its image with a bottle that’s large and in charge.

Batch 14 received a lukewarm reception from critics. Can Batch 15 remedy that?

Losing its Bottled In Bond designation (and 6 year age statement), is Very Old Barton still the darling of the bottom shelf?

Can a premium brand convince buyers that this Cascade Hollow sourced bourbon is worth it?

The baby of BTAC wants to show it still belongs.

High West built their brand on rye whiskey. But how will their malt whiskey fare?

Four Grains, low barrel entry proof, toasted and charred barrels, what’s not to love?

The Neat Drinker’s Association picks an Elijah Craig single barrel with attitude.

West Fork Whiskey finds a middle-of-the-road proof without sacrificing flavor.

How much more Angel’s Share evaporation loss can Old Forester find?

The oldest AND highest proofed offering you can currently find from Old Forester.

Barrell experiments with micro-blends for their newest release.

The gateway drug to Barrel Proof Buffalo Trace.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

A private barrel of High Rye MGP bourbon from the NJBYC.

The third annual release of Barrell Craft Spirits’ Flagship Bourbon.

Old Hamer gains complexity with the help of Port wine barrels.

The batch that put ECBP on the map.

Combining Bourbon from Indiana with Cabernet Sauvignon from California.

10 and 11 year old bourbon is usually considered the “Sweet Spot” with many distillers. Can Barrell harness that?

After last year’s Heavy Char Rye Whiskey release, how will extra char effect a bourbon?

A vacation in a bottle?

Unidentified 15 Year Old Straight Kentucky Bourbon arrives to the market with a bang.

Does Indiana’s largest craft distiller have what it takes to compete with Kentucky’s best?

Losing a year of age but gaining more proof, can Batch 3 win back enthusiast’s hearts and money?

A legitimate challenger to Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey.

MGP’s fourth release of their highly-aged bourbon blend.

Almost all versions of 1792 can come in a single barrel pick, so what makes this one different?

Mashbill: Rye, malted barley and… oats?

A small-town distiller utilizes a unique sweetcorn mashbill for this bourbon.

MGP finished in Sherry and Cognac Casks is a recipe we’ve seen before, but can Doc make it better?