By Emma Briones Rating: A Edinburg-based independent bottlerWemyss Malts has partnered with Palm Bay International to launch a trio of outstanding whiskies in their single cask, single malt range in the U.S. In keeping with that line’s standards, all are bottled at their natural color and non-chill-filtered at 46% abv (92º proof). Also, each expression has a name that represents ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Elijah Craig-maker Heaven Hill boasts that it holds the world’s second largest inventory of Bourbon and possibly the most “extra-aged” barrels of any competing distillery. With that stock in mind, if there is one thing Heaven Hill has perfected, it is their ability to cherry-pick exceptional single barrel whiskeys to offer a Whiskey craving ...

By Kurt Maitland Rating: B+ Glenmorangie is located in Tain, Scotland, long known for making spirits (Balblair, the second oldest distillery in Scotland, is also there). The Glenmorangie story begins in 1738 when a brewery opened on Morangie Farm. In the 1840s, the farm was acquired by William Matheson, who converted it from a brewery into a distillery. The distillery ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B I do love the concept of grain to glass and I admit to a bias in favor of that concept. However, I have also found that adhering to this concept by itself doesn’t automatically mean I’ll love the whiskey. By contrast, I have also found that a whiskey being sourced and bottled doesn’t automatically mean ...

By Emmas Briones Rating: A Wemyss Malts is an independent bottler based in Edinburgh, known for their good judgement when choosing casks of malt that are to be bottled in their single cask line. As they say, “each cask is representative of the best characteristics of its regional origins and only the best are chosen by our Nosing Panel,” which ...