By Richard Thomas Rating: A Glenglassaugh is a Speyside distillery, located some 50 miles northwest of the regional center of Aberdeen. Founded in 1875, it’s story has fewer twists and turns to it than many of Scotland’s distilleries. The distillery was started by a grocer so as to supply his own retail needs, and many whisky brands in the late ...
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Michter’s 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon Review (2023)
By Randall H. Borkus Average Rating: A Last month saw Michter’s Distillery release a new edition of its 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon. That is a big deal because unlike most of its peer labels, Michter’s 10 Year Old doesn’t necessarily come out every year, and it wasn’t shipped in 2022. Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco said, “I thought that ...
Read More »Jack Daniel’s 12 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- For most of the 21st Century, the “sipping whiskey” coming out of Lynchburg, Tennessee was not associated with age statements. That truth actually makes a great deal of sense, when you consider that the Lincoln County Process that Jack Daniel’s is known for is the original shortcut on maturation; for all the gimmicks the Bourbon ...
Read More »Longrow Red 11 Years Tawny Port Cask Scotch Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A- First distilled in 1973, Longrow is produced at Springbank Distillery in Campbelton, and is one of three distinct brands to come from that distillery. Longrow was initially conceived as an oily, peaty malt to serve in a blend being created at that time, and consequently it is more heavily peated than other Springbank whiskies. ...
Read More »Blue Run Reflection I Bourbon Review
By Douglas Fraser Rating: A Blue Run Spirits has been making a name for itself within the bourbon industry over the past few years, helped by their adviser, Hall of Famer Jim Rutledge. Blue Run Reflection I drew on a carefully selected lot of 200 barrels distilled under contract at Castle and Key Distillery in 2018 . Each barrel was ...
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