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The Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old Scotch – Review

Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old Scotch

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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Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch – Review

Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch

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 …

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WhistlePig 10 Year Old Rye Whiskey – Review

WhistlePig 10 Year Old Rye Whiskey

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 …

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Macallan Cask Strength Scotch – Review

Macallan Cask Strength

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 …

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Buffalo Trace Bourbon – Review

Buffalo Trace Bourbon

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 …

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Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon – Review

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon

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, …

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Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon – Review

Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon

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. …

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Spice Tree Scotch – Review

Spice Tree Scotch

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 …

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Tatoosh Bourbon – Review

tatoosh-bourbon

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 …

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Barton Irish Whiskey – Review

Barton Irish Whiskey

Barton Imported Irish Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $15 – $25 for 1 L Distiller: Unknown   Background Cheaper whiskeys such as Virginia Gentleman and Ten High serve their place at the bar as something to mix, but hardly ever to drink by themselves.  When you don’t specify the type of whiskey you want, these …

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