By Richard Thomas Rating: A The big autumnal bourbon releases are usually dominated by annuals, names like Stagg and Van Winkle that have a devoted fan following. Yet each year usually presents one or two one-shot gems, items that are truly limited editions because they don’t come out every year. This year is no exception, and the one-shot release of ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Laphroaig has usually been one of the more affordable scotch whiskies, seemingly available anywhere whisky is sold and offering up a reliable peat bomb in the bottle. As a result, it’s been one of the primary “go to” whiskies for many and for many years. Many also look to the annual release of their ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Among the staples of the “Bourbon’s Big Autumn,” or the batch of much anticipated releases that come out every Fall, is Parker’s Heritage from Heaven Hill. This year will see the twelfth installment in a line that has had some memorable releases and has always been interesting. On paper, this year’s release will probably come ...

By Emma Briones Rating: A+ What is it that makes a whiskey special? Is it the age? Its provenance? For Master Blender Billy Leighton it was a particular cask. A cask so rare and unique that it became a limited edition on its own: Redbreast Dream Cask 32 Year Old. In 1985, the first parcel of what became Redbreast 21 ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A This bottling from Exclusive Malts follows a vintage from 1991, and should not be confused with it. Both are 25 year olds, but because we’re looking at two different (albeit similar) bottlings of single cask, cask strength whiskies, they are cousins and should be seen as such. Another potential source of confusion is that this ...