Cedar Ridge Barrel Proof Bourbon
I’d like to thank the folks at Cedar Ridge and their PR team for providing this sample with no strings attached.
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whiskey reviews
First West Toasted Oak Finish Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- The new First West line from 15 Stars has three bourbons, with the Toasted Oak Finish positioned as the middle expression, between the normal bourbon (the Small Batch) and the “extra aged” eight year old. The company started in a well-tested fashion, releasing older whiskeys sourced through Kentucky, Tennessee and …
Heaven Hill Grain To Glass 2025: Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, 2nd Edition
I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this sample with no strings attached.
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Keeper’s Heart 32 Year Old Irish Single Malt Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A Minneapolis’s O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company has shipped it’s oldest offering yet through its Keeper’s Heart brand: a 32 year old Irish single malt. That is much older than the previous release from Keeper’s Heart of this type, last year’s 21 year old. O’Shaughnessy is the distillery that acquired the services of …
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Heritage Barrel Tennessee Whiskey Review (2025)
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ “Single barrel heritage barrel.” Try saying that one three times fast. The phrasing is a mouthful to be sure, but I was happy to receive this bottle of Jack Daniel’s for review. My book Whiskey Stories delved into Mr. Jack, his contemporaries and heirs, and I have another book wholly …
Bladnoch 30 Year Old Scotch Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Bladnoch Distillery’s 30 Year Old single malt was unveiled in 2022. Many Americans do not know the distiller, which nonetheless has a long rich history. Bladnoch is part of the Lowlands Whisky Region, home to other well-known distilleries which include Auchentoshan, Girvan and Glenkinchie; and newer lesser well-known distilleries …
Whiskey Jypsi Tribute Double Barreled Bourbon
I’d like to thank the folks at Whiskey Jypsi and their PR team for providing this sample with no strings attached.
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Slow & Low 6 Year Old Old Fashioned Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B One problem I’ve had with ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails is when the drink is watered down. Some of these things seem to be made to compete with boozy seltzers rather than function as true cocktails. That is definitely not an issue with Hochstadter’s Slow & Low 6 Year Old Fashioned. Made …
Remus Repeal Reserve Series IX
I’d like to thank Ross & Squibb and their entire PR team for providing this with no strings attached.
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Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition Bourbon Review (2025)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- To a bourbon fan, end of summer means more than more pleasant weather and the disappearance of mosquitoes. Autumn brings with it the annual limited edition release season, when all the most ardently sought, annualized whiskeys come out. Every year for the last eighteen years, the end of summer marked …