By Emma Briones Rating: B In 2016, The Macallan presented a new collection of whiskies, that included The Macallan 12 Double Cask, Triple Cask, and Sherry Oak. It became their basic range, with the earlier 1824 range was discontinued in 2018. In 2021, The Macallan Double Cask becomes a three-expression range, with 12, 15, and 18 year old whiskies. For ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Although Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) has grown into one of the ten largest whiskey distillers in America (in terms of production output, and in my estimation) by being the contract distiller for dozens of sourced brands. However, they have also ventured into the creation of their own in-house brands. The Fusion series uses aged sourced ...

By Alex Southgate Rating: B I’m noticing recently that there seem to be an awful lot of “Legacy” brands coming out of various different distilleries. I’m not by any means saying this is a bad thing, but there is definitely an observable theme. The particular legacy we’re looking at today is Glengoyne: The Legacy Series Chapter One. This Highland single ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When Flaviar got started, they were a service that dispatched parcels of curated samples, providing a way for novices and jaded enthusiasts to broaden their palates without having to go to the expense of buying whole bottles. The company has branched out into doing their own private bottling releases in lately, and has now introduced ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Towards the end of last year, I was invited to participate in a virtual unveiling of the 2020 Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release Rye. My parcel of samples didn’t arrive in time for me to participate in the tasting, guided by newly minted Master Distiller Chris Fletcher, but I sat in anyway and caught ...