American Whiskey reviews

Grabbed a bottle of this after I really enjoyed my bottle of the new JD Bonded. Thought a comparison would be in order since I think they were released together.This new release is "a blend of bonded…

Picked up a glass set from last holiday season of this Balcones Pot Still Bourbon. I've had samples from this distillery before of some higher proof offerings and thought their product was generally good…

A satisfactory dram.

Big Machine Distillery is a relative newcomer to the whiskey world. This is their “core” offering. They also have a single barrel that I sampled but I think this one is better value. I picked this up…

At the same time as the Belgian Trappist Ale edition, a veritable Belgium Edition was also released, so I most certainly could not allow this to pass me by. It is a single barrel that was cut to 50%.…

From the first time I tasted a Westward bottling, I was a fan. When they then release a club bottling called Belgian Ardennes Trappist Ale – after the Ardennes farmhouse yeast used by Culmination…

Jack Daniel's needs no introduction, of course. Its Old No 7 is one of the world's best-selling bourbons. Well, yes, Tennessee Whiskey I should actually say, because it is filtered over charcoal from the…

Templeton normally cuts all its expressions to 46%, but for the Barrel Strength expression they left the rye whiskey untouched and it was bottled at 113.1 Proof, which translates to 55.55% ABV. Yes,…

I find Templeton Rye's whiskey very sweet in itself, so I can imagine that this Caribbean Rum Cask Finish will only add to that. We'll see!On the nose I even think I just have a rum in the glass. Banana…

This American rye whiskey got a finish in barrels of maple wood. I suspect this means it's even sweeter than the Signature Reserve I tasted earlier. It is already darker and especially viscous. This…