By Paer Johansson Rating: B+ Old Bear is the name for Swiss distillery Langatun’s smoky expression. The Bear is triple distilled from roasted malted barley and matured in Chateauneuf-du-Pape casks for six years. The Whisky The color is clear mahogany and the nose has a very strong and pleasant aroma of Smoked ham. It is really like being in a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Michter’s released their Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey this month, completing a series of double new oak barrel aged whiskeys in irregular and limited edition release. Their popular Toasted Barrel Bourbon was followed in 2017 by a limited edition release that gave their rye whiskey a double new oak barrel treatment. Now the Sour Mash ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Whenever a wholly new whiskey comes out and is established as a good one, I think the first question to follow should be “what will it be like at full proof/cask strength?” If it’s an American Whiskey and you aren’t asking that question, well, feel ashamed and check in your enthusiast credentials; you are officially ...

By Emily Mullis Rating: A I think it’s safe to say that the name John Wayne is about as legendary as it gets for this country. He was a big hero in his hay days, even though his heroism was largely based off of the fictional characters he played. Still, his name is not really all that different from the ...

By Paer Johansson Rating: B “Good things comes in threes” Jameson claims in regards to their newly released bottling “Triple Triple”. One of the triples of course refers to the triple distilling normally utilized in Ireland. The second triple points to the three types of casks being blended together; ex-bourbon, ex-Sherry and Malaga seasoned casks. Jameson is made at the ...