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Cragganmore 12 Year Old Scotch – Review

Cragganmore 12 Year Old Scotch

Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $50 – $60 for 750 ML Distiller: Cragganmore Distillery   Background I’ve reviewed a lot of whiskeys on this blog.  Ninety to be exact.  Most of them are whiskeys I saw in the store that I had heard something good about.  And …

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Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Scotch – Review

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Scotch

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $50 – $60 for 750 ML Distiller: Dalwhinnie Distillery   Background I first had a chance to sample Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old from a miniature bottle that was given to me about a year and a half ago.  Typically when I have …

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Caol Ila 12 Year Old Scotch – Review

Caol Ila 12 Year Old Scotch

Caol Ila 12 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $50 – $60 for 750 ML Distiller: Caol Ila Distillery   Background It’s been a little while since I reviewed a good old fashioned Islay whisky (the most recent was Bunnahabhain which is a little different than most whiskies sharing its …

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Amrut Indian Whisky – Review

Amrut Indian Whisky

Amrut Single Malt Whisky 92 Proof Price Point: $50 – $60 for 750 ML Distiller: Amrut Distilleries Limited   Background I always enjoy trying whiskies from different regions around the world, from the French Bastille to the Japanese Yamazaki.  When I had the chance to buy a bottle of Amrut, I jumped on the opportunity. …

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Elmer T. Lee Bourbon – Review

Elmer T. Lee Bourbon

Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 90 Proof Price Point: $30 – $40 for 750 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery   Background Elmer T. Lee is named after a previous Master Distiller from the Buffalo Trace Distillery.  His namesake whiskey is a single barrel bourbon, honoring the man who created the “first modern single …

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Old Grand Dad 114 Bourbon – Review

Old Grand Dad 114 Bourbon

Old Grand Dad 114 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 114 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Jim Beam   Background Ah, once again, a high proof whiskey to review.  I can’t help myself sometimes – I find I usually get much more flavor out of these.  Even when I know I’m holding …

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Templeton Rye Whiskey – Review

Templeton Rye Whiskey

Templeton Prohibition Era Recipe Small Batch Rye Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC   Background Sometimes a good whiskey is one that stands out from the rest of the pack and shows some honesty.  Many rye whiskeys are very similar to bourbons, and really do …

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Baker’s 7 Year Old Bourbon – Review

Baker's 7 Year Old Bourbon

Baker’s 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 107 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: James B. Beam Distilling Company   Background Well, time to round out my reviews of Jim Beam’s Small Batch Collection.  Most recently, I have rated the behemoth that is Booker’s.  Before that, I gave a middle-of-the-road …

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Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Scotch – Review

Bunnahabhain Scotch

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 92.6 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: The Bunnahabhain Distillery Company   Background Islay Scotches have a heck of a lot to offer.  Pick up a bottle of Ardbeg 10 Year Old, and you’ll get a mouthful of smoke.  Try out a …

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Jefferson’s 10 Year Old Rye – Review

Jefferson's 10 Year Old Rye

Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey Aged 10 Years 94 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: McLain & Kyne   Background First impressions can be haunting, even with whiskey.  I had my first interaction with the Jefferson’s brand way back at Whiskey Fest 2011.  I walked up to their booth and asked to …

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