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Russell's Reserve 10 year (vs WT101)

Somehow to this point I've completely neglected Wild Turkey, a distillery I like quite a bit. Let's take care of that. The history of...

Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve

I feel it's time for more Bourbon. Today's expression has been a consistent staple in my house the last few years, a hint as to how much...

Arran Amarone Cask Finish (2010)

With the whiskey reviews accumulating here, I'm trying to show off the diversity available. That's most apparent with Scotch, which is...

Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie

To continue with single malt reviews today's whisky is another from Islay, that amazing and beautiful little island off the west coast of...

Whisky 301: the regions of Scotland

Like the 200 series on American whiskey, the 300s will cover Scotch whisky in more detail. An introduction to the regions is a good place...

OGD 114

I tend to look at Bourbon in two groups, and that's usually reflected in open bottles in our pantry. First are the easy sippers, usually...

Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye

As a companion piece to Bourbon or Rye?, it's high time I review a Rye whiskey. Why not start with one that's close to home? No promises,...

Whiskey 201: Bourbon or Rye?

Doing the Whiskey100s was fun, for me to write and hopefully you to read, and it's now time to expand on them. After some deliberation I...

Mortlach 12 'Wee Witchie'

Like quite a few others, I didn't know Mortlach distillery before our first trip to Scotland in 2016. My wife planned the vast majority...

Laphroaig 10

Well my fun week continued and other things got in the way of a second post last week, which always annoys me. The air conditioner...

Colonel Taylor Small Batch

Today's whiskey review is of a bottle I found for a great price in Alaska of all places, the Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch. The Grog...

Yellow Spot 12

I really like Green Spot, a relatively premium NAS Irish whiskey. It's probable we first tried it in Ireland on our 2015 trip there,...

Angel's Envy

Tonight I'm reviewing Angel's Envy Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey finished in Port barrels. What a mouthful. It's made by Angel's Envy...

Monkey Shoulder (Batch 27)

Tonight's whisky is Monkey Shoulder, which will be my first 'blended' Scotch review. For a refresher, a blend combines whisky from...

Glendronach 15 Revival

Tonight's whisky is the Glendronach 15 year 'Revival.' I already loved the 12 year thoroughly, it's a great example of a 'sherry-bomb.'...

Whiskey trading

What ideas have emerged to help you get through quarantineSZN? Besides virtual Catan, I've been trading some whiskey. I wish I had more...

Starting whiskey recommendations

Update 3/12/21 - There is an updated version of this list: Starting whiskey recs v2.0 Along with the lessons and reviews, I thought it'd...

Clynelish 14

Tonight's whiskey, or whisky rather, comes from Clynelish distillery in the northern Scottish highlands and is their 14 year expression....

Whiskey 104: pricing and the hunt

Our fourth entry in the Whiskey 100 series is about knowing what to pay and how to find what you want. Previous entries: 101: Whiskey or...

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