By S.D. Peters Rating: D Firefly Distillery, on Wadmalaw Island, SC,  produces a distinguished White Lightning Moonshine, which is a great starting place for first-time white whiskey drinkers to start exploring the trend. The Distillery also produces flavored expressions of the Moonshine, of which its Apple Pie Flavor Moonshine is, sadly, reminiscent of neither apple pie nor moonshine. The Moonshine ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: D+ After looking at the title of this review, some readers may be thinking “DYC? Spanish whiskey? What?”, and I can’t really blame them. Although it is now owned by Jim Beam and is at the part of their big market expansion push in India, most whiskey lovers remain unaware that they even make whiskey in ...

By Richard Thomas Rating:D- Despite the name, there is nothing rare about J&B Rare whatsoever. This is the entry-level scotch of one of the most mass market labels around, a fact exemplified by J&B billing itself as “The World’s Party Whisky.” You can find the green glass bottle, yellow labeling and red print of J&B just about anywhere that alcohol ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: D+ I’ll make it through the day With some help from Johnnie Walker Red –Elliott Smith Johnnie Walker Red is the entry-level label of the famous brand, making it the cheapest and most generally available Johnnie Walker whiskey, albeit not the most iconic. Despite its standing at the bottom of the Johnnie Walker ladder, Red Label ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: D+ Last night my wife and I were entertaining a friend of her’s in a South African steakhouse, and I chose to wash down that superb meal with whiskey. Our guest eagerly joined me. Here in Portugal, whiskey is listed simply as “new whiskey” and “old whiskey” on the drinks list, so if you are choosey ...