Review #321 - New Riff Malted Rye Sherry Finish
Another riff on New Riff's MGP-like rye: this time, they finished the whisky in sherry casks.
Review #320 - Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye
The mashbill isn't officially disclosed, but the general idea is that it's a low-rye rye whisky.
Review #319 - Edradour 10 Year Super Tuscan Single Cask
Super Tuscan wine is not official wine terminology, but it generally refers to red wines made in Tuscany, Italy, which do not conform to the rules of the DOC.
Review #318 - New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye
The mashbill for New Riff's rye was heavily influenced by the most widely used rye whisky mashbill: MGP's 95/5.
Review #317 - Cadenhead's Auchentoshan 11 Year
Auchentoshan traditionally showcases the lighter, softer, brighter flavors that are associated with the Lowland region.
Review #316 - Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bourbon
This product specifically uses mashbill BW2, a wheated mashbill consisting of 69% corn, 19% wheat, and 12% malted barley.
Review #315 - Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 074
Here, we have the 74th batch, though at the time of writing, Aberlour has now passed the 80 batch mark.
Review #314 - New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon
All of the grains used in production are non-GMO strains, and the 53 gallon barrels used for maturation are both toasted and charred for maximum oak influence.
Review #313 - Glenglassaugh Revival
Glenglassaugh Revival, which celebrated the reopening on the distillery in 2008, after more than two decades of shuttering.
Review #312 - Bardstown Collaboration Series: Foursquare Rum Distillery
A relatively simple blend, by Bardstown standards, with only two components.
Review #311 - Booker's 2021-04 'Noe Strangers Batch'
This batch, the last from 2021, is named the 'Noe Strangers Batch.’
Review #310 - Lagg Inaugural Release Batch 2
Batch 2, like the others, is not chill filtered, and there's no artificial coloring added, either.
Review #309 - Indri Trini
Meaning 'three wood,' this Trini bottling is a combination of spirit that was aged in three types of casks.
Review #308 - Bird Dog Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bird Dog Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is produced by Western Spirits, based in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Review #307 - Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt
Springbank distillery created this modern iteration of the Campbeltown Loch blended malt by combining all five single malt brands from the region's three distilleries.
Review #306 - New Riff 8 Year Bourbon
New Riff's first attempt at a widely-available 8 year bourbon - unlike most of the distillery's whiskies, this is not bottled-in-bond.
Review #305 - Russell's Reserve 11 Year Private Barrel Selection - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Recreational Cough Syrup'
This pick was selected by the Wiseguy Lounge, a small chain of speakeasy-style bars.
Review #304 - Waterford Single Farm Origin - Rathclogh Edition 1.1
After leaving Bruichladdich, Mark Reynier took his ideas of terroir in whisky into the realm of Irish whisky, founding Waterford Distillery in 2016.
Review #303 - McCarthy's 6 Year PX Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt
Pedro Ximenez sherry is sweeter and juicier, generally speaking, so we're expecting a heavy emphasis on red fruits.
Review #302 - McCarthy's 6 Year Oloroso Cask Finished Single Malt
Clear Creek Distillery produces the McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt with a few different cask finishes.