Tag Archives: Top Picks

Best Bourbons For Under $30

Wild Turkey 101 bourbon

By Richard Thomas It’s been four years since The Whiskey Reviewer tackled the subject of the best budget bottles of bourbon, and seeing as how we’re 10 months into a world of pandemic culture that has seen tight household budgets and increased drinking, now looks like a good time to revisit this subject. Yes, vaccines are making the rounds and the light ...

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The Six Blood Oaths

Blood Oath Pact No. 2 Bourbon

Ranking The Blood Oath Bourbons, Pact 1 To 6 By Richard Thomas Not all of the annual, limited edition whiskey series have been around for most of the current century, ala Old Forester or Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. In fact, most of them are less than a decade old, which makes tracking the entire arc of these pricey, one-time only ...

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Seven Bargains To Be Had With 25 Year Old Scotch

By Richard Thomas An often heard complain from American whiskey enthusiasts is that their good stuff keeps getting scarcer and pricier, and that complaint isn’t without justification. Although the recommended retail prices often remain reasonable, low or (in the case of certain Buffalo Trace offerings; $40 for W.L. Weller 12 Year Old?) absurdly low, the market value for buying most ...

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The Most Expensive Whiskies In Mid-2020

These Whiskies Are Worth Much More Than Your Car, And Almost As Much As Your House By Richard Thomas It’s been four years since our first Top Ten of the world’s most expensive whiskies, but the market has not stood still in that time. Quite the contrary, each year since has been marked by a few record-breaking auctions, pointing at ...

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