By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day 2022 is now about a month away, and the mix of pandemic fatigue and omicron still spiking hard means folks will both celebrate at home and out in bars. No matter, because the best way to celebrate Hibernian identity is still to hoist a dram of fine Irish whiskey, and one of the best ...
Read More »Featured
Must-Have Accessories For A Whiskey Drinker
Glasses The secret to enjoying a whisky is having the proper glass to serve it in. A glass can make or break a drink, so why not treat your whisky drinker friend to a set of brilliant whisky glasses. From the classic Old Fashioned style to Glencairn glassware, there are plenty of options to choose from with each having their ...
Read More »Q&A With Michael D’Souza, Master Distiller at India’s Paul John
By Richard Thomas Even though Japan is routinely listed as one of the five traditional whisky-making regions/countries (along with Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA), the sheer quality of its whiskies remained under the popular radar for decades. That came to an end in the mid-2010s, but something interesting came hand-in-hand with the craze for Japanese whiskies: a stronger interest ...
Read More »Top Picks Of 2021
The Whiskey Reviewer does not hold an annual awards panel. Yet we are also focused on all things whiskey, have a team of contributors, and because of those three points we have an unusual way of doing what are our de facto awards. Instead of handing out medals or drawing up a conglomerated list, every member of the team gets ...
Read More »Who Is Behind The Great Price Gouge?
The Problem Isn’t The Secondary Market Anymore. It’s The Retailers. By Richard Thomas Whenever the subject of the spiraling cost for limited edition whiskeys has come up during the last decade, someone always curses “the secondary market.” Lately, it has even become the villain for why brands like Blanton’s are no longer available on store shelves. So what, exactly, is ...
Read More »