By Douglas Fraser Rating: B+ This Calvados Cask Finish Irish Whiskey is the third tasting of The Whistler expressions for me now, and none of them have disappointed. Although so far nothing has been outstanding, every one of these is worth a try. I do enjoy seeing the creativity from the Boann Distillery in Meath, and their efforts at attempting ...

By Emma Briones Rating: C In 2017, Spanish distillery DYC made a move to show they can produce good quality whisky. They did so with a new range of limited editions: Maestros Destiladores. They began by releasing a 12 and a 15 year old whisky (building on their existing 10 year old single malt releases), they have just launched DYC ...

By Alex Southgate Grade: B+ One thing that fascinates me about whisky is why drinkers go for a certain bottle. It’s quite obvious that reviews are incredibly important to some, (which is a good thing or  The Whiskey Reviewer and others would be a bit redundant,) to others it might come down to a new expression from their favorite distillery. ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A- Sazarac’s Barton 1792 Distillery has introduced its first expression marketed as “ultra-premium,” named Thomas S. Moore Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. These whiskeys have been finished in a variety of select casks from around the globe, with the first three expressions available on a limited release basis from December 2020 and all featuring wine casks, ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Back in 2019, Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) teamed up with the California winery Phifer Pavitt to release a truly marvelous example of what a well-structured wine barrel finish can do for a bourbon. Shortly after BBCo fired up its first still, they took some Pavitt Cabernet Sauvignon casks, used to age that wine for three ...