By Debbie Shocair Average Rating: B+ Well the American whiskey boom seems to have hit its stride, and I suspect we are in for a marathon run. Despite concerns of shortages and complaints that the good times are over, what is one the shelves is generally good and often getting better. Even skilled blenders, who source rather than distill their ...
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Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ While Bowmore certainly has a good reputation, it’s strangely overlooked among the “Islay Eight.” I say it is strange because Bowmore was the first legal distillery on the island, receiving a license in 1779; I say overlooked because despite that historical feature and its redoubtable whiskies, few enthusiasts would point to Bowmore and say “this ...
Read More »Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon Review
By April Manning Rating: A- Wild Turkey’s master distiller “emeritus,” Jimmy Russell, is known as the “Buddha of Bourbon” and has been an ambassador for bourbon for over 60 years. Along the way he has upheld a tradition dating to before Prohibition, never dithering on matters of quality and maintaining the Wild Turkey motto: “Wild Turkey. Not the latest thing. ...
Read More »Tamdhu Batch Strength Scotch Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: A When it comes to the wider world of whiskeys, I enjoy, but don’t love Scotch. It’s a statement I have repeated to myself for many years. However, I may have met the single malt that brought me over in Tamdhu Batch Strength. I’m not sure it is love, but it’s infatuation at the very ...
Read More »Wyoming Whiskey Outryder Review
By April Manning Rating: B- This is a straight American blended whiskey that has a higher rye content and is bottled at 100 proof. Outryder is made from two different mash bills, distilled in November 2011. It’s crafted from two distinct mash bills distilled in November of 2011. The first contains 48% winter rye, 40% corn, and 12% malted barley. ...
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