New York City-based Kings County has released their flagship blended Bourbon originating from house-distilled straight bourbon and whiskies. Kings County’s Blended Bourbon is composed of in-house, pot-distilled straight bourbon, straight corn whiskey, straight rye whiskey, and malt whiskey and is bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof]. Kings County Blended Bourbon is being made […]
New York City-based Kings County has released their flagship blended Bourbon originating from house-distilled straight bourbon and whiskies.
Kings County’s Blended Bourbon is composed of in-house, pot-distilled straight bourbon, straight corn whiskey, straight rye whiskey, and malt whiskey and is bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof].
Kings County Blended Bourbon is being made available throughout New York State [a national release is expected in 2023] for $55 per bottle.
In the late 1950s, Seagram’s stopped selling Four Roses Bourbon in the USA and instead started selling this: Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended). Before Seagram’s bought the brand in 1943, it was one of the best-selling bourbons in America. Why they decided to change it to a rotgut blend in the USA and ship […]
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In the late 1950s, Seagram’s stopped selling Four Roses Bourbon in the USA and instead started selling this: Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended). Before Seagram’s bought the brand in 1943, it was one of the best-selling bourbons in America. Why they decided to change it to a rotgut blend in the USA and ship the bourbon overseas is anyone’s guess.
Though, no one has ever accused the people who ran Seagram’s (into the ground) of making good decisions. The once massive drinks giant fell incredibly quick and its corporate corpse divvied up by the other large drinks companies of the day. Now, let’s get to drinkin’!
Style: Blended (American)
Region: USA
Distiller: Seagram’s
Blender: Four Roses
Blend: GNS and bourbon
Cask: New charred oak & used cooperage
Age: NAS
ABV: 40%
Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended) Price: NA – Auction, Specialty Store or Private Seller
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EYE
Light amber
NOSE
Banana taffy, metal, stale spice, paint thinner and Peeps.
It smells worse than I described… why did they do this?
PALATE
Tastes like a musty version of the aroma. Caused an immediate spit take. This is foul.
FINISH
Short -> Musty banana Peeps
BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
No balance, thin body, and a watery feel.
This is a true rotgut whiskey. The best thing I can say about it is how mercifully short the finish is; this is not a flavor you want lingering. It is so unbelievably bad, I have a hard time thinking there’s any Four Roses bourbon in here at all. I’ve had pre-Seagram’s Four Rose bourbon and it was good, and I can’t detect any of that goodness in this.
Sitting here, forcing my way through a small glass of it for this review, I can’t help but wonder about the exact thought process that went into the decision to switch from Bourbon to this? In the court of whisky, this was a crime against bourbon. A crime Seagram’s has definitely paid for. Its death was rather swift and spectacular all at the same time and many of the whiskey brands they once mismanaged went on to have great lives under different owners. Like Four Roses being brought back to life by Kirin.
Getting back to the whiskey, the Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended) is a foul-smelling and tasting rotgut. Among the worst I’ve had, but if you get the chance to try it definitely do. It’ll make you even more grateful for the Four Roses gracing our shelves today
SCORE: 0.5/5 (so bad it doesn’t deserve a rating ~ “F” | 0-59)
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Scotch whisky giant, Johnnie Walker, has peered into the future and released their Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 series – representing their vision of nine world cities and the planet Mars two centuries from now on Johnnie Walker Blue Label whiskies. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 features the cities […]
Scotch whisky giant, Johnnie Walker, has peered into the future and released their Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 series – representing their vision of nine world cities and the planet Mars two centuries from now on Johnnie Walker Blue Label whiskies.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Cities of the Future 2220 features the cities of Bangkok, Berlin, Hainan, London, Mexico City, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Taipei, as well as the planet Mars [complete with colonies].
Consumers can discover the world of 2220 by scanning a near-field communication tag on the front of the bottle using a smartphone.
UK-based distillery Silent Pool has released Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey – a blended rye made with a combination of USA and British rye. Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey used a combination of British and USA ryes with the British rye intended to capture the ‘essence’ of the Surrey Hills countryside while the […]
UK-based distillery Silent Pool has released Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey – a blended rye made with a combination of USA and British rye.
Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey used a combination of British and USA ryes with the British rye intended to capture the ‘essence’ of the Surrey Hills countryside while the USA rye was supposed to encompass the ‘metropolitan dynamism’ of New York City as two different distillation techniques were engaged, both using a continuous still and copper pot still.
Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye was matured in new heavily-charred American oak barrels and French oak casks for three years, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain floral and vanilla notes.
Only 1,500 bottles of Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye is being made available via the Silent Pool Distillers official website for $80 per 700ml bottle.
Whyte & Mackay has released Whyte & Mackay Triple Matured along with a promotional video featuring the blended Scotch whisky’s distinct triple maturation process.
Whyte & Mackay plans to have the promotion run during programming fo…
Whyte & Mackay has released Whyte & Mackay Triple Matured along with a promotional video featuring the blended Scotch whisky’s distinct triple maturation process.
Whyte & Mackay plans to have the promotion run during programming for the 2022 French Open and current Formula One racing season.
The Famous Grouse has released Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – a blended Speyside malt whisky finished in sherry-seasoned casks. Speyside malts were matured in Sherry-seasoned, European oak casks to craft Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish features Speyside malts matured in sherry-seasoned casks from Jerez, Spain for two years and is said to contain notes […]
The Famous Grouse has released Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – a blended Speyside malt whisky finished in sherry-seasoned casks.
Speyside malts were matured in Sherry-seasoned, European oak casks to craft Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish features Speyside malts matured in sherry-seasoned casks from Jerez, Spain for two years and is said to contain notes of almond, chocolate and sweet spices.
The Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish whisky is recommended served in a highball glass, with soda water and an orange wedge and is being made available in 19 global markets.
Compass Box has released The Circle No. 2 – a limited edition blended whisky – as part of their The Circle global bartender competition. Launched in 2018, The Circle competition has a select group of bartenders from around the world compete to create a creative blended whisky with the winner rewarded with their own limited […]
Compass Box has released The Circle No. 2 – a limited edition blended whisky – as part of their The Circle global bartender competition.
Launched in 2018, The Circle competition has a select group of bartenders from around the world compete to create a creative blended whisky with the winner rewarded with their own limited edition Compass Box whisky.
Compass Box The Circle No. 2 whisky was created by Mannie Monaghan of the Below Stairs bar in Leeds [UK] and illustrates his neurological condition – synaesthesia – which causes the blending of senses and inspired him to ask the question: “What does the color coral taste like?”
Compass Box The Circle No. 2 is a blended whisky containing whisky from the Speyside distillery Glen Elgin, along with whisky aged in sherry casks, some peated whisky and a small amount of malt whisky matured in shaved, toasted and recharred (STR) wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, peach and vanilla.
Only 3,113 bottles of Compass Box The Circle No. 2 are being made available worldwide for $160 per bottle beginning in June 2022.
Jack Daniel’s has released a pair of bottled-in-bond whiskies – Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey – as the inaugural entries in their new Bonded Series, and is intended to celebrate the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, which states that a bonded whiskey must be distilled by […]
Jack Daniel’s has released a pair of bottled-in-bond whiskies – Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey – as the inaugural entries in their new Bonded Series, and is intended to celebrate the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, which states that a bonded whiskey must be distilled by a single distiller during a single season, matured in a bonded warehouse for at least four years and bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV).
Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey is comprised of 80% corn, 12% malted barley, and 8% rye and is said to contain notes of caramel, oak and spice.
Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey is a blend of three straight bottled-in-bond whiskeys: 60% Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye, 20% of the flagship whiskey and 20% of Jack Daniel’s American Malt and is said to contain notes of honey, malt and oak.
Both Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey are being made available in 700ml bottles for $30 and $33, respectively.
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has released a pair of whiskies – an eight-year-old single malt and a 15-year-old blend. GlenAllachie 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky was aged in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons, along with virgin oak casks and red wine barriques, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is […]
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has released a pair of whiskies – an eight-year-old single malt and a 15-year-old blend.
GlenAllachie 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky was aged in both Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons, along with virgin oak casks and red wine barriques, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of stem ginger, heather honey character, mint chocolate and raisins.
GlenAllachie White Heather 15 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky contains both peated and unpeated malts blended together, along with grain whiskies, was matured in sherry butts and American oak barrels, re-racked into Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons, as well as American virgin oak casks for an additional three years, was also bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of almonds, butterscotch, ginger, grapefruit, mocha, orange peel and pineapple.
The GlenAllachie 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is being made available for $55 per bottle, while the GlenAllachie White Heather 15 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky is being made available for $80 per bottle.
Lough Ree Distillery – based in Lanesborough in County Longford in Ireland – has released their initial blended Irish whiskey called Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey, named in honor of the distillery founder’s father. Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey is composed of five whiskies – a classic grain whiskey, a pot still whiskey, a pair of malts […]
Lough Ree Distillery – based in Lanesborough in County Longford in Ireland – has released their initial blended Irish whiskey called Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey, named in honor of the distillery founder’s father.
Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey is composed of five whiskies – a classic grain whiskey, a pot still whiskey, a pair of malts with Oloroso sherry and rye cask finishes and finally, some peated whiskey – before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof]. The resulting product is said to contain notes of cinnamon, toasted marshmallow and pear.
Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey is being made available for $50 per 700ml bottle.
