The Whiskey Reviewer A World of Whiskey, Poured Every Weekday

By Debbie Shocair I’ve been writing about whiskey for approximately a bazillion years. Sometimes I enjoy thinking of myself as, in the way I put it, “sort of a big deal” in whiskey circles. That’s what I like to think. And then I knew better. I met a real “big deal.” Fred Noe, seventh-generation master distiller at Jim Beam and ...

Recognizing the work of his predecessors to mark Glen Moray’s 120th anniversary, Glen Moray Master Distiller Graham Coull has selected five different vintages of Glen Moray to create “Mastery, The Ultimate Blend.” The result is a malt whisky described as having incredible depth and character, encapsulating the very essence of Glen Moray and steeped in the proud traditions of Speyside. ...

Isle of Arran Distillery will release the final edition in its celebrated Smugglers’ Series on the 12th July. This bottling marks the conclusion of the much-lauded trilogy which honors the exuberant character of those striving to outwit the Government’s representatives in the pursuit of the production of the famed ‘Arran Waters’. Like proceeding volumes, ‘The Illicit Stills’ and ‘The High ...

Teeling Whiskey Company has signed a deal with Bacardi that will expand its U.S. distribution while also selling a minority stake in the company to the Bermuda-based private drinks company. Although Teeling had been imported into the U.S. since 2014, the new deal should greatly increase the company’s market access. The U.S. is the world’s single most lucrative whiskey market, ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B The Watkins Select Bourbon Whiskey is a “bottom shelf” winner.  Bottled at 80 proof, it’s a surprise find and an interesting sample of sourced bourbon from Kentucky. It’s readily available and probably much overlooked, but very little information is available for Watkins Select, and it definitely isn’t a top tier bourbon. Still, it’s good ...