Jack Daniel’s 150th Anniversary Tennessee Whiskey Review

Jack Daniel's 150th Anniversary Edition
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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Jack Daniel’s Distillery celebrated it’s 150th Anniversary this year. Mind you, that isn’t 150 years in continuous operation, and that famed distillery in Lynchburg suffered a longer closure than its cousins across the state line in Kentucky. Tennessee enacted Prohibition in 1909. The distillery was not reopened until after the… Continue reading Jack Daniel’s 150th Anniversary Tennessee Whiskey Review

Lost Distillery Company Lossit Scotch Review

The Lost Distillery Company's Lossit
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By Richard Thomas Rating: B We’ve already discussed who The Lost Distillery Company is in previous reviews, and the name sums up what they do pretty succinctly. Instead, I’ll cut straight to discussing the lost distillery at hand, especially in view of how it’s from that island so esteemed by so many diehard Scotch whisky… Continue reading Lost Distillery Company Lossit Scotch Review

Laphroaig Lore Scotch Review

Laphroaig Lore
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By Emma Briones Rating: B+ Laphroaig is one of the icons of Islay. After just over 200 years of making whisky, they’ve released in 2016 this new expression of their core range: Laphroaig Lore. This new release is supposed to be, according to the distillery, “the richest of the rich.” Laphroaig Lore is a NAS… Continue reading Laphroaig Lore Scotch Review

Amrut Cask Strength Indian Whisky Review

Amrut Cask Strength Indian Single Malt
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By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- Once again, Indian whisky-makers Amrut are impressing me, this time with their single malt, cask strength expression, a non-chill filtered whisky bottled at a whopping 123.6 proof (61.8% ABV). Another NAS whisky, this one again proves the point that what ends up inside the bottle supersedes any seemingly ethereal number.… Continue reading Amrut Cask Strength Indian Whisky Review

Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Brandy Cask Finish Whiskey Review

Woodford Reserve Brandy Cask Finish Whiskey
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By Richard Thomas Rating: A- It’s no easy task to keep track of everything that comes out in the jam packed, exciting Autumn release season of American Whiskey, the period when most of the highly prized annual limited editions and much else besides come out. Even so, Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection is one of those… Continue reading Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Brandy Cask Finish Whiskey Review