Whiskey Reviews

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.

Dear God, let’s hope there’s no Malort in here!

Where did these barrels come from?!

Bourbon Pursuit Podcast picks a unique Tennessee Bourbon for this release.

How big of a splash can an expensive, highly aged and low proof rye whiskey make?

Barrell’s final bourbon batch of the 2020.

The first collaboration between Quality Bourbons and Barbecue and the Neat Drinker’s Association

19. Year. Old. OBSK.

Outwardly similar, these bottles show off that they’re clearly different.

Buffalo Trace’s entry level wheated bourbon.

When your big brother wins “Whiskey of the Year,” how can you compete?

Wild West Whiskey from Wyoming.

Barrell’s team creates a finished whiskey that combines all of their favorite aromas and flavors into one bottle.

How well does a 30 gallon barrel speed up the aging process?

Buffalo Trace’s forgotten label takes on a relic of Old Forester’s Single Barrel program

Indiana’s largest liquor store releases their first private label.

New Riff slightly modifies MGP’s rye whiskey recipe, but for better or worse?

Is Barton’s Rye Whiskey really as magical as they say it is?

Brandy barrels have a new purpose after aging Honey Ale beer: aging MGP bourbon.

Popeye’s pal wisely borrows money for one of the best values in bourbon.

Two identical bourbons. Can Chinkapin Oak barrels really make a difference?

Does Cognac play nice with Bourbon?

As finished whiskey popularity explodes, will the toasted barrel finishing pave the way for more like it?

Preservation Distillery confirms that whiskey buyers will fall for anything.

One of the oldest single barrels to come out of Indiana in the last 2-3 years.

Joseph Magnus may be the only single barrel bottler of MGP bourbon that is not sought after. Why is that?

MGP swore off single barrels just a year ago, but now appears to have changed their mind.

A nostalgic look back on two of the best value bourbons of 2017.

Will it really get better with age?

Batch 12 and 13 were the best Stagg Jr in a while. Can Batch 14 keep up the pace?

Barrell finally uses a wheated bourbon to blend with.

Sazerac honors the late Sam Bronfman (former President of Seagram’s) with a unique whiskey blend.

Mike sits down with Danny from the NJBYC to talk about which bottling of BCS15 is king as well as the bourbon scene differences between New York to Austin.

Sazerac continues to corner the market on “Full Proof” releases.

Big Red Liquors receives Indiana’s first two single barrels: Honey Hole and Spice Jam.

One of the most prolific 14 year old single barrels sourced from MGP goes under the microscope.

Luxco’s idea for young single barrels at a great price is a tempting one…

Yellowstone takes a second attempt at their single barrel program.

Barterhouse uses mystery and mystique to sell the story of how barrels were stashed away for 20 years without anyone noticing.

Sampling Barrell’s newest Private Release lineup. Kentucky whiskey finished in Pear Brandy, Oloroso Sherry and Armagnac Barrels