By Emma Briones Rating: A If there’s a range of whiskies that have fascinated me, it must be The Macallan Edition range, a series of limited-edition whiskies chosen to represent the distillery pillars. The collection has come to an end, with the last chapter: The Macallan Edition Nº 6. Each whisky of this range was developed to represent one of ...
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Cascade Moon No. 2 Whisky Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Everything is new and different down there in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It’s a reasonable thing to say that for the first time since whiskey baron Lewis Rosenstiel recreated the George Dickel brand in the mid-1950s (a move undertaken in spite, because he was shut out of acquiring Jack Daniel’s), things are hopping down there in Cascade ...
Read More »Balblair 18 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Whether it be blended whiskies or single malts, the typical Scotch line with age statements follows a predictable ladder pattern, and so it is with Balblair’s revamped range. The entry-level rung is 12 years old, and the middle premium rung is a 15 year old. So, by the time one reaches 18 years old, the ...
Read More »Jacob’s Pardon 15 Year Old American Whiskey Review
By Andrew Graham Grade: A- Let’s start 2021 off with something kind of crazy: a 15 year old single barrel American whiskey that’s bottled at 141.8 proof. The folks behind Jacob’s Pardon, Palm Bay International, bring some history to the table. The duo behind the brand, president and CEO Marc Taub and his son, Jake, are a couple generations removed ...
Read More »Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon Review (2020)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Even as 2020 becomes a year noteworthy for its out-sized serving of sucktitude, there have been bright spots. Among them is something special for fans of Angel’s Envy: this year’s 17,400 bottles of Angel’s Envy Cask Strength, the 9th edition, will be distributed to all 50 states for the first time. The current installment clocked ...
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