Tullamore Dew Special Reserve Triple Distilled 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: Tullamore Dew Company Ltd. Background Last year, I reviewed Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old Single Malt, a major step-up from the standard Tullamore Dew, and an excellent Irish whiskey. Today I am reviewing Tullamore …
Tag: whisky
Mar 21
Ardbog Scotch – Review
Ardbog Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 104.2 Proof Price Point: $115 – $125 for 750 ML (70 cl shown) Distiller: Ardbeg Distillery Limited Background Ardbog is a special release from the Ardbeg Distillery, commemorating the distillery’s founding. This particular whisky was 2013’s “Ardbeg Day release”, which celebrated Ardbeg’s 198th birthday (the distillery was established in 1815). The …
Mar 07
McKenzie Rye Whiskey – Review
McKenzie Rye Whiskey 91 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: Finger Lakes Distilling Background In the past year, a good friend of mine moved from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Him and I have been known to share our whiskey discoveries with each other, but have …
Feb 21
Syndicate 58/6 Blended Scotch – Review
Syndicate 58/6 Premium Blended Scotch Whiskey 86 Proof Price Point: $155 – $165 for 750 ML Distiller: Unknown Background There are plenty of tall tales being spread around the whisky industry, both state-side and overseas. For some reason, rather than letting the whisky speak for its quality by taste, many distillers resort to including a story with …
Feb 07
Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey – Review
Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey 92 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: The Teeling Whiskey Co. Background Irish whisky typically is not my forte. For a long time, my perception of whiskey from the Emerald Isle has been simple and accommodating. I’ve written before that most Irish whiskeys seem well-liked because most novice …
Jan 24
Tap 8 Canadian Rye – Review
Tap 8 Rye Sherry Finished Canadian Whisky 83 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: Tap Whisky Background One of many hot button topics currently being debated in the whiskey world is sourcing. Cruise over to the Bourbon Truth blog, and you’ll see that transparency is something many “distillers” (putting that word …
Jan 10
Great King Street Artist’s Blend Scotch – Review
Great King Street Artist’s Blend Blended Scotch Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: Compass Box Whisky Co. Background It’s no secret that Compass Box is the king of high-quality, blended Scotch whiskies. Others may trump them in volume, but they see blending as an art, not as a …
Dec 31
What’s on Your Shelf? (Part 4 – New Year’s Eve Edition)
Today is New Year’s Eve, which means most of us either have our shelves stocked, or are planning to mooch off of somebody who does. Whatever the case may be, I thought I would share what’s on my shelf as we prepare to welcome the New Year. Sons of Liberty Hop Flavored Whiskey Sons of …
Dec 27
Sons of Liberty Pumpkin Spice Flavored Whiskey – Review
Sons of Liberty Pumpkin Spice Flavored Whiskey 90 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. Background We’ve nearly reached the end of 2014, and another 25 (26 if you count this one) whiskeys have been reviewed, the most recent being Sons of Liberty Hop Flavored Whiskey. While pumpkin …
Dec 13
Sons of Liberty Hop Flavored Whiskey – Review
Sons of Liberty Hop Flavored Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML (375 ML pictured) Distiller: Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. Background One thing I have always loved about whiskey is that there’s always something new to try; always some new innovation. One thing I am not particularly crazy about is flavored whiskey, …