By Richard Thomas Since becoming a father myself, I’ve embraced the notion that good fathers deserve good whiskey, and Father’s Day 2018 is this coming Sunday. It’s not too late to get your Dad a special, recently released bottle he can enjoy for the next year, when I’ll have more advice for you on what to get for Father’s Day ...

By Richard Thomas Sixty bucks is a pretty useful price divisor for Americans, because for a couple of decades it was been the standard “Fast Cash” amount used by most ATMs. When applied to bourbon, $60 seems to be a widely agreed upon ceiling for what most enthusiasts are willing to pay for a “go-to” bottle. If it’s more expensive ...

By Richard Thomas One truism about Irish Whiskey is that the better stuff ain’t cheap. Although perhaps not as expensive as Scotch, many of the fan favorite expressions from Ireland are priced in the upper double digit range. Just to talk about good, but reasonably priced Irish Whiskey means placing the bar at $60 or less. To encapsulate the prime ...

By Richard Thomas Everything turns green and Gaelic again this week, as St. Patrick’s Day 2018 is upon us. The combination of winter-cusping-on-springtime weather and the Hibernian holiday make it an ideal time to crack open a bottle of Irish Whiskey, and there is no better way to mark the occasion by trying something new. These ten whiskeys, grouped by ...

American Whiskeys At Over $3,000 A Bottle By Richard Thomas Although the prices commanded by ultra aged, rare American Whiskeys have not quite caught up with what a similar bottle of single malt Scotch might fetch, much has changed since the last time The Whiskey Reviewer looked at this subject, in the middle of 2015. Prices for prized expressions have ...