The Octomore 12.3 closes us out on this year’s Octomore releases, and what a way to end it. Made from a mix of ex-Bourbon (75%) and ex-PX (25%) casks, this whisky is something of an anomaly in the Bruichladdich world because of its use of sherry. They don’t avoid it because they don’t like it, […]
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Next up is the Octomore 12.2, which starts with 50% of the spirit being aged in 1st-fill ex-Bourbon casks and 50% in 2nd-fill ex-Bourbon casks. After about 3 years of maturation in these casks, the spirit was blended together and left to marry, mature and finish for about 2 years in 1st-fill ex-Sauternes casks. This […]
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Fall brings a lot of things, but if you’re a peat-freak, it means just one thing: Octomore. And we’re kicking off the season with a look at the new Octomore 12.1. Made from 100% Scottish Concerto barley, this 5-year-old whisky holds nothing back with its 130.8 PPM and 59.9% ABV. Aged entirely in first-fill ex-bourbon […]
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Normally I’d avoid a product like this Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey, A Blend, but it came as part of a kit for an online cocktail event I signed up for. Why would I avoid a product like this you ask? Because the label is so riddled with problems you have no idea what you’re actually drinking. […]
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This Five Brothers Bourbon is a new, KY-only, bourbon from Heaven Hill. It’s available at their gift store and select retailers in KY. I haven’t visited Heaven Hill yet, so I didn’t get this on a trip, it was sent to me by the good folks at HH to get my thoughts and opinions on. […]
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This Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch is the updated release of the original 1783. Sporting both a new bottle and a new, higher, proof, this is a surprising change. When I heard it was getting revamped, I thought it would be going from 43% to 40% and get some ugly, ultra-modern design. Instead, we got […]
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This J.R. Ewing Private Reserve Bourbon is a celebrity whiskey… for a fictional character. Named after John Ross “J.R.” Ewing Jr., played by Larry Hagman, who was a central character, and primary villain, on the show Dallas. He was such a good villain that TV Guide named him the greatest TV villain of all time. […]
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I see a lot of conversation lately about how to avoid getting scammed on the secondary whisky market, and for good reason: scamming is on the rise. But have no fear, I have a bullet-proof way to help you avoid getting scammed on the secondary. I know it seems a little unconventional, but trust me, […]
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Calumet Farm Bourbon is a sourced whiskey and curiously, it isn’t labeled as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It says it’s a “Product of Kentucky”, but that statement doesn’t really have much meaning. It could be sourced from Indiana and Tennessee, blended and bottled in KY and get labeled a “Product of Kentucky”. This is a […]
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Ah Bunnahabhain. One of the two distilleries on Islay that buck the peaty line and add to the variety of profiles that come from the little island – Bruichalddich being the other. And like Bruichladdich, it does make some peated expressions, which the Malt Nuts dug into a couple years ago. Though for this tasting […]
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