The Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 92 Proof Price Point: $95 – $105 for 750 ML Distiller: The Glendronach Distillery Co. Limited Background Sherried Scotches are special to me. Whether it’s the Macallan, Glenmorangie Lasanta, the Dalmore, or even my personal favorite Ardbeg Uigeadail, these whiskies hold a special …
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Apr 20
Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch – Review
Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $200 – $210 for 750 ML Distiller: Chivas Brothers Ltd. Background Let’s face it, whiskey is expensive. If you’re serious about it as a hobby, you’re going to drop some money on it. I try to cap myself at around $70 a …
Apr 13
WhistlePig 10 Year Old Rye Whiskey – Review
WhistlePig 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey 100 Proof Price Point: $60 – $70 for 750 ML Distiller: WhistlePig Farm Background As I’ve written before, I am very limited with my whiskey selection living in Pennsylvania. I hear about a lot of great whiskeys from blogs, tastings, and from friends. But often, I am …
Apr 06
Macallan Cask Strength Scotch – Review
The Macallan Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 120.2 Proof Price Point: $50 – $60 for 750 ML Distiller: The Macallan Distillers Ltd. Background If you’ve been keeping score on my reviews, you know that I really like cask strength whiskeys. Glenlivet Nàdurra, Abraham Bowman, George T. Stagg all share that quality and all …
Mar 30
Buffalo Trace Bourbon – Review
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 90 Proof Price Point: $15 – $25 for 750 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery Background When a distillery picks out a whiskey to take their name, they have to be careful. A flagship brand has to be accessible (affordable) and high-quality, as it represents the distillery as a …
Mar 23
Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon – Review
Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 94 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Heaven Hill Distillery Background Bloggers are an interesting breed. In a perfect world, we would all be completely objective and just give our readers the facts. In the real world, we are entirely subjective, …
Mar 16
Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon – Review
Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 101 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Austin, Nichols Distilling Company Background If you know my taste in whiskey, you know I can be a bit of a snob. I’m not a fan of most of the mainstream, large-quantity-produced whiskeys on the market. …
Mar 09
Spice Tree Scotch – Review
Spice Tree Malt Scotch Whisky 92 Proof Price Point: $55 – $65 for 750 ML Distiller: Compass Box Whisky Co. Background I have written reviews on two other Compass Box whiskies – The Peat Monster and Hedonism. The former is one of my top rated whiskies and the latter fell a bit short of …
Mar 02
Tatoosh Bourbon – Review
Tatoosh Hand Crafted Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: Tatoosh Distillery Background Does the picture to left look a little funny compared to my normal images? It should. That’s because I didn’t buy a bottle of Tatoosh Bourbon; I had samples sent to me from …