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Updated February 15, 2023 By Richard Thomas Rating: A- It’s been several years since I was fortunate enough to visit The Glenlivet Distillery, but I remember it well. It was May, but it being Scotland, it had snowed the night before. The great Alan Winchester, who stepped down as Master Distiller at The Glenlivet last… Continue reading The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ This one is a solid example of why the proliferation of one-off xperiments and single shot limited editions in today’s whiskey trade demand some real skill in naming. “Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Finished In High Toasted Maple Barrel Rye Whiskey” — what a mouthful! Paring that down by just a… Continue reading Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Finished In High Toasted Maple Barrel Rye Whiskey Review
By Kenrick Thurston-Wilcox Rating: B Finishing whiskies in a cask that previously held red wine is not the newest idea, but it is one that Stephanie Macleod, Dewar’s master blender and malt master for Dewar’s five malt distilleries (Aberfeldy included), is passionate about. With an interest in red wine, as well as whisky, she has… Continue reading Aberfeldy 18 Year Old Tuscan Red Wind Cask Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B Even though Nelson’s Greenbrier Distillery of Nashville has released it’s own fully developed, flagship in-house whiskey, that doesn’t mean they have abandoned the idea of sourced whiskey. Far from it. Not only does their starting, sourced brand of Belle Meade endure, the company added a new sourced brand to the… Continue reading Nelson Brothers Reserve Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Ever since Barrell Craft Spirits added Barrell Bourbon New Year to their line-up, some of my colleagues have made a point of posting a write up of the whiskey on New Year’s Day. Well, it’s still the first week of the new year, so I do not feel as if… Continue reading Barrell Bourbon New Year’s Eve Bourbon 2023
