Old Fitzgerald reviews

Next up on the day of whiskey tasting: Old Fitzgerald 1897 Bottled in Bond.Nose: Rum! You would seriously think you were smelling a barrel aged rum. Strong notes of barrel spice, raisins, plums, molasses…

Still on the quest for a decent price bourbon for cocktails, cooking, and the occasional sipping. Price to quality is the key. With that in mind I picked up a 50mL miniature of Larceny to try. Nose: Hot…

John E. Fitzgerald was a man who enjoyed his whiskey, so much in fact that with his keys he (may or may not) have taken his share from barrels high up in his own warehouse. Thus the name Larceny. Larceny…

LARCENY AT A GLANCE Region: Bardstown, Kentucky Style: Wheated Bourbon (Instead of using rye in their mashbill they use wheat instead) Distillery: Heaven HillQuick Notes of Heaven Hill Distillery: …

Alternate review title: 12 Days and 10 Minutes, to reflect the bottle opening time and glass airing time which made this bottle come alive. That strange alternate title reflects the variability of whi…

Old Fitzgerald as originally, since 1870, produced for private clubs in the south, run by John E. Fitzgerald, a ship and steel magnate from Frankfort, Kentucky. But it was already available in Europe by…

Old Fitzgerald is one of the five large brands of the 5 % of the bourbon market which comprises whiskeys made from wheat instead of rye as the "flavoring grain". The others are Van Winkle, Weller, Mak…

Old Fitzgerald 1849 is a wheat mashbill bourbon currently distilled at Heaven Hill. It is 8 years old. Nose: maple sugar, honey, vanilla, caramel, a trace of wheatTaste: the first part of the delivery…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Luscious summer oranges floating in vanilla butter, followed by rich shortbread dipped in custard. An mesmerisingly smooth and confident…