Whiskey Reviews

Whiskey (or “whisky” as our Scottish and Canadian friends spell it) is the umbrella term that covers a category of alcoholic beverages distilled from fermented grains. Grains may include malted barley, wheat, rye, corn, sorghum and others, or a combination of two or more of those. It’s the grain makeup, place of origin, distillation and maturation methods that further dictate a whiskey’s type.

You’ve got your American whiskeys (bourbon, rye and Tennessee), Scotch, Irish, Canadian and Japanese–plus other whiskeys from around the world–each with its own set of guidelines and inherent flavor profiles. Now, see below for our regularly updated collection of whiskey reviews.

AMERICAN WHISKEY REVIEWS

Angel’s Envy Bourbon

Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon

Angel’s Envy Rye

Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky

Basil Hayden’s Rye

Bedtime Bourbon

Big House Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon

Booker’s Bourbon

Booker’s Rye

Brainville Rye

Bulleit Bourbon

Bulleit 10 Year Old Bourbon

Bulleit Rye Whiskey

Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey

Charbay R5 Hop-Flavored Whiskey

Clyde May’s Alabama Whiskey

Clyde May’s Special Reserve Whiskey

Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey

Defiance High-Rye Bourbon Whiskey

Defiant American Single Malt Whisky

Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon

Featherbone Bourbon Whiskey

Firestone & Robertson TX Blended Whiskey

Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon

Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon

George Dickel Barrel Select Whisky

George Dickel No. 1 White Corn Whisky

George Dickel Rye Whisky

High Liquors Whiskey

Highspire Rye Whiskey

Hillrock Estate Bourbon

Hudson Baby Bourbon

I.W. Harper 15 Year Old Bourbon

Jack Daniel’s 150th Anniversary Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s Rested Tennessee Rye

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel

Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye Whiskey

Jefferson’s Bourbon

Jefferson’s Reserve Groth Cask Finish Bourbon

Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey

Jim Beam Devil’s Cut Bourbon

Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut

Jim Beam Double Oak

Jim Beam Kentucky Fire

Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon

Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition Bourbon

Knob Creek Rye Whiskey

Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon

Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon

Maker’s 46 Bourbon

McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt Whiskey

McKenzie Bourbon

McKenzie Rye Whiskey

Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Bourbon Review

Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Old Forester 2010 Birthday Bourbon

Old Forester 2016 Birthday Bourbon

Old Potrero Straight Rye Whiskey

Orphan Barrel The Gifted Horse Whiskey

Pow-Wow Botanical Rye Whiskey

Redemption Wheated Bourbon

Russell’s Reserve Bourbon

St. George Single Malt Whiskey

Stranahan’s Sherry Cask

Stranahan’s Snowflake 2017 Quandary Peak Whiskey

Swift Single Malt Texas Whiskey

Templeton Rye Whiskey

Tincup American Whiskey

Treaty Oak Red-Handed Bourbon

Twelve Five Rye

Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey

Virginia Black Whiskey

Westland American Single Malt Whiskey

Whipper Snapper Oregon Whiskey

Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon

Wild Turkey 81 Rye Whiskey

Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon

Wild Turkey Spiced

William Wolf Coffee Whiskey

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon

Woodford Reserve Four Wood Bourbon

Woodford Reserve Maple Wood Finish Bourbon

Woodford Reserve Rye

Woodinville Headlong White Dog Whiskey

Woody Creek Colorado Rye

Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask Bourbon

XXX Shine Whiskey

Yellow Rose Outlaw Bourbon

Yellow Rose Rye

SCOTCH WHISKY REVIEWS

anCnoc 12 Year Scotch Whisky

anCnoc Blas Scotch Whisky

anCnoc Rutter Scotch Whisky

Ardbeg An Oa Scotch Whisky

Ardbeg Dark Cove

Auchentoshan 12 Year Scotch

Auchentoshan American Oak

Auchentoshan Three Wood Scotch

Balblair 2000 Scotch Whisky

Black Grouse Scotch

Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch

Bowmore 18 Year Old Double Matured Manzanilla

Bowmore 26 Year Old Wine Matured

Bowmore Legend Scotch Whisky

Bowmore Small Batch Scotch Whisky

Bunnahabhain Toiteach Scotch Whisky

Fat Trout Blended Scotch Whisky

Glenfiddich Malt Master’s Edition

Glenfiddich Project XX

Glenmorangie Artein

Glenmorangie Signet Single Malt Scotch Review

Glen Garioch 12 Year Old Scotch

Glen Grant 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Highland Park 18 Year Old Scotch

Highland Park Fire Edition

Highland Park Valkyrie

Isle of Jura 16 Year Old Scotch

Isle of Jura Prophecy Single Malt Scotch

Johnnie Walker Double Black Scotch

Jura 10

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Scotch

Laphroaig Cairdeas Amontillado 2014 Edition

Laphroaig Lore

Laphroaig Select

Laphroaig Triple Wood Scotch

Lost Distillery Company Benachie Whisky

Lost Distillery Towiemore Classic Selection

Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky

Monkey Shoulder Scotch

Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky

Sheep Dip Scotch Whisky

SIA Scotch Whisky

Speyburn 10 year Old Scotch

Springbank 10 Year Old Scotch

Syndicate 58/6 Blended Scotch Whisky

Talisker Storm

The Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel Sherry Cask

The Balvenie Madeira Cask

The Balvenie Peat Week 2002

The Dalmore Scotch lineup

The Dalmore 18-Year-Old Scotch

The Glenrothes 1998 Vintage Scotch

The Glenrothes Select Reserve Scotch

The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Scotch

The Macallan Edition No. 1

The Macallan Rare Cask

Usquaebach 15 Year Old Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

CANADIAN WHISKY REVIEWS

Alberta Dark Batch Rye Whisky

Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Whisky

Canadian Club 100 Proof

Canadian Club 100% Rye

Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Whiskey

Canadian Club Reserve

Canadian Club Sherry Cask

Crown Royal Cask No. 16

Crown Royal XO Canadian Whisky

Crown Royal XR

Pendleton Canadian Whisky

Pike Creek Canadian Whisky

WhistlePig 15 Year Rye Whiskey

WhistlePig 2014 Boss Hog: The Spirit of Mortimer

WhistlePig FarmStock Rye

WhistlePig Old World Rye

WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey

IRISH WHISKEY REVIEWS

Clontarf 1014 Irish Whiskey

Concannon Irish Whiskey

Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey

Jameson the Blender’s Dog Irish Whiskey

Kellan Irish Whiskey

Kilbeggan Single Grain Irish Whiskey

Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey

Knappogue Castle Twin Wood 14 Year Irish Whiskey

Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy Irish Whiskey

Teeling Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey

The Pogues Irish Whiskey

Tyrconnell 16 Year Irish Whiskey

Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey

OTHER WHISKEY REVIEWS

Brenne French Single Malt Whisky

Hakushu 12 Year Old Japanese Whisky

Limeburners Single Malt Port Cask Whisky

Hibiki 12 Year Old Japanese Whisky

Hibiki 17 Year Old Japanese Whisky

Hibiki 21 Year Old Japanese Whisky

Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky

Nikka Taketsuru 12 Year Old Pure Malt Japanese Whisky

Suntory Whisky Toki

Yamazaki 18 Year Japanese Whisky

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

 

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