A World of Whiskey, Poured Every Weekday
Reviews of whiskey.
By Elizabeth Emmons Rating: B+ Within the past 10 years in the US, New York in particular, Australian foodie culture has made its mark in a big way. Bluestone Lane, the Melbourne-inspired coffee shop which was once a secret for those in the know, (requiring, as it did an escalator ride down a flight in… Continue reading Starward Solera Australian Whisky Review
By Douglas Fraser Grade: B+ Kinsey 4 Year Old Rye is the second of the three whiskies in the Kinsey box set I received for Christmas 2019 (I’ve also written up the 10 Year Old American Whiskey). Kinsey is a revived brand coming from New Liberty Distillery in Philadelphia, PA. The distillery pays homage to… Continue reading Kinsey 4 Year Old Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Whenever Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) releases a new cask-finished, collaborative bourbon, I await the sample eagerly in hopes it will be another Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon, which was a lovely expression. The latest is their collaboration with Chateau de Laubade, a double first for BBCo in being both international and… Continue reading Bardstown Bourbon Company Chateau de Laubade Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Sometimes an independent bottling brings us a single malt from a distillery that otherwise unavailable, either because it is defunct or lacks brands of its own; and sometimes these bottlings simply put a spin on a malt that the distillery’s own brands do not. In the case of Elixir Distillers’… Continue reading Single Malts of Scotland Ben Nevis 23 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B New Riff’s inaugural Backsetter release consists of two new spins on their staple whiskeys, their bonded bourbon and rye. That spin is the use of backset from the mash of an entirely separate, third whiskey, which was made with a mash of peated malted barley and rye. What makes all… Continue reading New Riff Backsetter Peated Backset Rye
