By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee is known for its signature whiskey, filtered through sugar maple charcoal to give it its distinctive flavor which so many either love or hate. For the longest time, Jack Daniel’s stuck with just a few expressions, and although they weren’t as stubborn as Maker’s Mark about brand ...
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Old Pulteney Huddart Scotch Review
Updated October 13, 2019 By Emma Briones Rating: C+ After the discontinuation of Old Pulteney 17 and 21, the Wick Distillery needed to revamp its core range. That is why, a few months ago, they announced a new range that is already available in Europe. The first expression in this new range is Old Pulteney Huddart. This is a NAS ...
Read More »Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey Review
By Andrew Graham Rating: C I am an outlier among Millennials in that I frequently have to Google celebrities to find out who they are, so learning that MMA fighter and boxer Conor McGregor is behind Proper No. 12, a new Irish whiskey, didn’t set me up with any particularly elevated expectation for the spirit. Instead, I gave it an ...
Read More »291 Distillery Colorado Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Founded in 2011 in Colorado Springs by the curiously named Michael Meyers, 291 Distillery brings three twists to it’s production process. Going where other distillers, great and small, aren’t is the name of the game for craft whiskey, but it would be fair to say 291 Distillery’s approaches are, at present, either unique or nearly so. ...
Read More »Rogue Oregon Rye Malt Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Like their Oregon Single Malt, the Oregon Rye Malt from Rogue Ales (famous for Rogue Dead Guy Ale) is not actually “beer made from whiskey.” Instead, it’s whiskey based on certain specialized grains particular to Rogue’s beer-making operation: their Dream Rye and their Dare & Risk Malted Barley. The rye is also malted, and the ...
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