By Alex Southgate Rating: B+ I’m the sort of person that loves to try new things and this is absolutely true when it comes down to Scotch. The thing about Scotch Whisky is there is so much to try and always something new to learn, and for me this is very true when it comes to the Cardhu family of ...
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Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B While I know it has been many years since Jack Daniel’s made their initial foray into rye whiskey, it sometimes seems like it was only the other day when Jack Daniel’s released their rye counterpart to Old No. 7. In reality, that was also several years ago, six and a half to be exact. This ...
Read More »Still Austin High Rye Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Texas’s Still Austin Whiskey Company (I shouldn’t need to tell you where in Texas they are from with that name) has a range of bottled in bond whiskeys, based on their standard straight whiskey line. It’s a now commonplace arrangement among small distillers in America, and many plan their initial, full scale production runs with ...
Read More »Loch Lomond Peated Single Grain Scotch Review (2021 Festival Bottling)
By Alex Southgate Rating: B You have to love a good special edition and the one examined here is very close to home for me personally: the Peated Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Loch Lomond that was bottled especially for the 2021 Southport Whisky Festival. Southport, England, is my home town and I’m always going to be rooting for our ...
Read More »Smokehead High Voltage Scotch Review
By Douglas Fraser Grade: B+ Smokehead Islay Single Malt Whisky is pure Islay whisky at its smokiest, with High Voltage as the cask strength version of the standard Smokehead. The whisky is sourced by Ian Macleod Distillers from an unnamed Islay distillery, and as a single malt, we know the source is just one distillery from that island. The Scotch ...
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