Tag: blend

Seagram’s V.O. Canadian Whisky

Seagram’s V.O. Blended Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $10 – $20 for 750 ML Distiller: Unknown Background Call me a glutton for punishment, because this is my second review in a row on the bottom shelf of Canadian whiskies.  Last time, we checked out Canadian Club, the iconic brand that, at one point or another, could be …

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Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch – Review

Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $25 – $35 for 750 ML Distiller: Wiliam Grant & Sons Ltd   Background How could you not buy a whisky called Monkey Shoulder?  Especially when it has three little monkeys hanging onto the “shoulder” of the bottle?  Obviously I couldn’t resist, or you wouldn’t be reading …

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Collingwood Canadian Whisky – Review

Collingwood Canadian Whisky

Collingwood Hand-Crafted Blended Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Brown-Forman Beverages   Background Much to my surprise upon writing this, I have only reviewed one other Canadian whisky on this blog – Forty Creek. I admitted in that review that I am not partial to Canadian whisky in …

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Inver House Blended Scotch – Review

Inver House Green Plaid Very Rare Scotch Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $5 – $15 for 750 ML Distiller: Barton Imports   Background Sometimes you have to drink cheap, right?  You can’t always open that $80 bottle of Scotch.  There are certainly inexpensive whiskeys worth drinking (Evan Williams and Benchmark come to mind), and others …

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Jameson Irish Whiskey – Review

Jameson Irish Whiskey

Jameson Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: The Bow St. Distillery   Background Step into virtually any bar in the world, and you’ll likely see a bottle of Jameson on the shelf (and likely more in the back). This is by far the most popular Irish …

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