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 …
Tag: whisky
Sep 07
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1 – Review
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1 125 Proof Price Point: $10 – $20 for 375 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery Background Oh, how I loathe white dog (unaged) whiskeys. Typically, I embrace different ways of experimenting with whiskey, but I simply do not understand the fascination with consuming new make spirit. Buffalo Trace White …
Aug 31
Talisker Distillers Edition Scotch – Review
Talisker Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky 91.6 Proof Price Point: $65 – $75 for 750 ML Distiller: Talisker Distillery Background Of the 96 whiskey reviews I have posted, only 13 have been rated a 90 or above. For all you math nerds out there, that’s under 14%. And, if you’ve read my reviews, …
Aug 24
Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey – Review
Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 80 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: Midleton Distillery Background I was recently having dinner at a country club (no, I’m not a member; it was a work function). Before dinner, a few of us went to the bar and ordered …
Aug 17
Willett Bourbon – Review
Willett Pot Still Reserve Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 94 Proof Price Point: $35 – $45 for 750 ML Distiller: Willett Distillery Background I wrote a post a long time ago about the difference between single barrel and small batch whiskeys. I mentioned how single barrel whiskeys are just that – poured from …
Aug 10
Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Bourbon – Review
Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 134.5 Proof Price Point: $70 – $80 for 750 ML Distiller: Old Fashioned Copper Distillery Background There’s just something about barrel proof bourbons that make me happy. And not just because of the alcohol content (I know some of you were thinking that). It’s …
Aug 03
Auchentoshan Classic Scotch – Review
Auchentoshan Classic Single Malt Scotch Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $30 – $40 for 750 ML Distiller: Auchentoshan Distillery Background Auchentoshan (pronounced Aw-khen-tosh-an, according to Wikipedia) Classic is the entry-level expression from a Lowland distillery known for its unique triple-distillation process. This technique is commonplace in Ireland, but very rare in Scotland. My first …
Jul 27
The Glenrothes Scotch – Review
The Glenrothes Select Reserve Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: Berry Bros. & Rudd Background Just as I stated in my review of Cragganmore 12 Year Old, there are many whiskeys I see time and time again in the store that I never get …
Jul 24
What’s on Your Shelf? (Part 1)
Last week, I unexpectedly received a nice little bonus at work. That, in combination with my birthday being this past weekend, was motivation enough for my wife and I to go out and purchase a few new bottles to add to our shelf. Our collection may be small, but I believe in quality over quantity. …
Jul 20
Jameson Irish Whiskey – Review
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 …