By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Since my first exposure to Booker’s Bourbon dates back to the middle 1990s, I have always thought of it as the original “sucker puncher” American whiskey of the modern era. By that I mean it’s the kind of whiskey that one can belly up to the bar, order a double, drink it, and not know ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- After my first surprising and very pleasant foray into Amrut’s expressions, I was looking forward to something special in the Amrut Fusion Single Malt. Certainly I am aware of all the wonderful things said about it elsewhere, but much like movie reviews, I only take such comments as whispers. I prefer to find out for ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: F For nearly two centuries, Jacob Bromwell has made a name for itself producing quality American-made drinking vessels, housewares, and men’s accessories. Bromwell’s #1 best-selling item is their copper flasks, so they surveyed their customers and found whiskey to be the juice of choice for the majority of their flasks owners. Upon learning this, they ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When Diageo announced Whoop & Holler was being added to its Orphan Barrel line, it instantly grabbed my attention. Reading the stats of who made it, where it was made and aged, the mashbill used, and the application of the Lincoln County Process revealed the whiskey to be a George Dickel of an amazing 28 ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B I think of myself as having a special, if informal, relationship with the Angel’s Envy Cask Strength. When Angel’s Envy first came out, it was the first sourced Bourbon brand to build it’s identity around barrel finishing, and the cask in question was the Port pipe. I used to be able to point to that ...