By Richard Thomas Rating:B- It’s been several years since the mixology-driven Rye Craze damn near wiped Rye Whiskey off the shelves, creating a legitimate shortage of the type that saw even Old Overholt in short supply. At that time, craft whiskey was in its infancy and there were really only three styles of Rye to be had: the Kentucky “barely ...
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Puni Nero Italian Whisky Review (2017)
By Emma Briones Rating: C+ The first Italian whisky distillery, Puni, has launched their second edition of their limited edition expression, Puni Nero. This new version has a lower alcohol content and less cask maturation. Puni Nero Limited Edition 2017 has been matured for four years in Pinot Nero casks from Italian wineries in the South Tyrol. This region is ...
Read More »New Zealand Whisky Co. High Wheeler Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Whisky-making is a feature of the Anglophone world, forming a complete circle when Australia changed its laws in the 1990s and allowed whisky distillation. Across a deceptively vast expanse of ocean in New Zealand, however, they had been up to it off and on since the 1860s. Ironically, the last distillery in New Zealand, Willowbank, ...
Read More »Dewar’s 12 Year Old Scotch Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Because I am a devoted a Bourbon drinker, my palate is pretty open when it comes to my favored spirit, and that means I enjoy some bottom shelf and exotic offerings with relish. However, Scotch is a much different scenario, and my preferences are more narrow. Even though I hadn’t tasted Dewar’s White Label ...
Read More »Four Roses Small Batch LE Bourbon Review (2017)
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Four Roses Distillery was established in 1888, and today it is the only Bourbon distillery that combines two mashbills with five proprietary yeast strains to make ten distinct Bourbon recipes, each with its own unique flavor profile. Although all ten recipes are used in the standard Four Roses Yellow Label, it is in the ...
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