Sep 05
Abraham Bowman Virginia Limited Edition Bourbon Whiskey 138.6 Proof Price Point: $70 – $80 for 750 ML Distiller: A. Smith Bowman Distillery Background For the past two weeks, I have been reviewing expressions from the A. Smith Bowman distillery, one which I had toured back in December of last year. The first to be …
Aug 25
John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey 100 Proof Price Point: $60 – $70 for 750 ML Distiller: A. Smith Bowman Distillery Background Last week, I reviewed the “entry-level” craft expression from the A. Smith Bowman collection – Bowman Brothers. If you read the review, you will know that I enjoyed it, …
Aug 18
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey 90 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: A. Smith Bowman Distillery Background Back in December of last year, I wrote a blog post about my first trip to a distillery. If you recall (or you just clicked my link), my travels brought …
Aug 11
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $80 – $90 for 750 ML Distiller: Lagavulin Distillery Background Lagavulin is one of those iconic brands in the world of whiskey. It has quite a reputation, and at that price point, it better! Most of the time, I’m very skeptical …
Aug 04
Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: Highland Park Distillery Background Like many of my other recent reviews, I first had Highland Park 12 Year Old at Whiskey Fest 2011. It was a pleasant surprise among an overwhelming variety of whiskeys …
Jul 28
Bruichladdich Rocks Un-Peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 92 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: Bruichladdich Distillery Background I’ve heard a lot of good things about Bruichladdich (pronounced brook-lad-dee), but it’s not a Scotch I had previously tried. On a recent trip to the liquor store, my wife and I …
Jul 21
Ardbeg Uigeadail Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 108.4 Proof Price Point: $70 – $80 for 750 ML Distiller: Ardbeg Distillery Limited Background Today happens to be my birthday, so I thought I would make today’s post extra special by reviewing an extraordinary Scotch – Ardbeg Uigeadail. For those of you unfamiliar with this whisky, …
Jul 14
Booker’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 128 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: James B. Beam Distilling Co. Background Everybody has an opinion. Even our relatives. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don’t. When I first started this blog, I posted a link to it on my Facebook. I got a comment …
Jul 07
Jura 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: The Isle of Jura Distillery Co. Ltd. Background There are certain brands in the whiskey business that fly under the radar, create a small portfolio of quality whiskeys, and gather a loyal cult following. Jura …
Jun 30
Ridgemont Reserve 1792 Barrel Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 93.7 Proof Price Point: $25 – $35 for 750 ML Distiller: Barton Distilling Company Background A couple of years ago, I was attending a bourbon tasting at a micro-brewery in my area. Samplings were available from Heaven Hill, Brown-Forman, and couple of others, but …
