By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ When it comes to the Old Pulteney core line-up, the 18 Year Old is pretty near the top. Beyond it is only the 25 Year Old, an expression that crosses out of the world on middle-aged Scotch Whisky and into the territory of the ultra-aged. That said, it’s a relatively new expression, part of an ...
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Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon Review (2019)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This year’s installment of the annual Yellowstone Limited Edition series is a mix of 9 year and 12 year old bourbons, so technically just a 9 year old. No finishes, just some hand-selected, middle-aged, sourced bourbon. As it just so happens, Steve Beam did a good job selected his stock and putting it together for ...
Read More »Big Bimber Whisky Review Round-Up
By Paer Johansson The foundation of new whisky distilleries is always exciting. When a new distillery in London with the unique name of “Bimber” releases their first Single Malt, the excitement is even larger. The history behind Bimber goes back three generations to Poland where the founder’s grandfather distilled his own moonshine. In 2003, the founders of Bimber, Darius and ...
Read More »Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey Review (2019)
By Paer Johansson Rating: B+ Have you heard about Irish Distillers? Really? Well, you might know that they are the biggest distillers of Irish whisky and part of Pernod Ricard. But do you also know that they through their Midleton Distillery produce the whiskey brands Powers, Jameson, Yellow/Green/Red Spot, Redbreast and Midleton itself? The pinnacle of the releases of premium ...
Read More »Jack Daniel’s Heritage Barrel Tennessee Whiskey (2019)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Jack Daniel’s has followed up on the success of last year’s very limited release, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Heritage Barrel, with a new installment for 2019. For 2018, Master Distiller Jeff Arnett ordered 200 specially toasted barrels, filled them up with Tennessee new make at a mere 100 proof (an particularly low entry proof, lower ...
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