Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky 113.3 Proof Price Point: $30 – $40 for 375 ML Distiller: Maker’s Mark Distillery, Inc. Background Ever walk into a liquor store, not knowing what you are going to buy. And before you can even glimpse at the shelf, you see something exciting, sitting on the end cap, almost …
Tag: barrel proof
Dec 12
Aberlour A’bunadh Scotch – Review
Aberlour A’bunadh Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 121.4 Proof Price Point: $70 – $80 for 750 ML Distiller: Aberlour Distillery Company Ltd. Background Back in July, I reviewed Aberlour 12 Year Old, the smaller (not necessarily younger) brother of today’s review, Aberlour A’bunadh. I’ve been excited to try this one for some time now, as …
May 16
Stagg Jr. Bourbon – Review
Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 132.1 Proof Price Point: $55 – $65 for 750 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery Background Oh boy. This is an exciting day. I have the pleasure to review one of the more hyped bourbons in recent years. Stagg Jr. is a barrel proof bourbon, a little brother, if you will, of …
Dec 28
Blackadder 1966 Ben Nevis Distillery Scotch – Review
Blackadder 1966 Ben Nevis Distillery Raw Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 99.4 Proof Price Point: Unknown for 750 ML Distiller: Ben Nevis Distillery Background Last time, I reviewed Blackadder Ben Nevis Distillery 32 Year Old. The 90 proofer ranks pretty high on my all-time list (90 out of 100), and is certainly deserving of …
Aug 10
Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Bourbon – Review
Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 134.5 Proof Price Point: $70 – $80 for 750 ML Distiller: Old Fashioned Copper Distillery Background There’s just something about barrel proof bourbons that make me happy. And not just because of the alcohol content (I know some of you were thinking that). It’s …
Feb 27
Does Higher Alcohol Content Mean More Value?
I wrote a post a little while back called “The Truth About Proof”, which (if you read it) would lead you to believe that more alcohol means more flavor. But, in my opinion there’s much more to it than that. Considering that very few, if any, whiskeys are extracted from the cask at the standard …