Review #538 - GlenDronach 15 Year Revival (Pre-2015)
In theory, some of this whisky could have been up to 21 years old if the bottling year was close to 2017.
Review #537 - New Riff Headliner (2024)
In 2024, to both celebrate their 10th anniversary and benefit local charities, New Riff released a limited bottling called 'Headliner.'
Review #536 - Elements of Islay Cask Edit
This whisky is a blend of two Islay single malts, Laphroaig and Caol Ila, with each distillate making up roughly 50% of the vatting.
Review #535 - Elijah Craig 9 Year Private Barrel - Kroger Pick
This pick was aged for 9 years before bottling, and it comes with a hefty cask strength of 66.25% ABV.
Review #534 - Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon - Kroger Pick
Warehouse K seems to be a popular pick for 'favorite warehouse' from Old Forester.
Review #533 - Ardnamurchan Ardnamerica Tour Bottling (2024)
Just 3 casks went into this vatting: 2 of them contained peated spirit, while the third cask was Ardnamurchan's unpeated style.
Review #532 - Stagg Jr Batch 16 (2021)
Today, we're winding the clock back to the summer of 2021, when Batch 16 was released.
Review #531 - George T. Stagg (2023)
Partnering with Colonel E.H. Taylor of the Old Fashioned Copper distillery, Stagg worked as a salesman, selling barrels of bourbon.
Review #530 - Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
Many celebrity spirits are over-hyped and overpriced; this one comes at a reasonable cost, though, around $25.
Review #529 - Laphroaig Cairdeas White Port and Madeira
The 2023 Cairdeas release from Laphroaig saw the use of both Madeira wine and White Port casks
Review #528 - Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C924
Heaven Hill's tri-annual Elijah Craig release - the Barrel Proof bourbon, a bottling which arrives in January, May, and September annually.
Review #527 - Longrow Red 7 Year Pinot Noir Cask Matured
This isn't the first time we've seen a Pinot Noir release from Longrow - it's one of the more common cask types used in their aging.
Review #526 - Found North Hell Diver First Flight
The second entry in Found North's 'High Altitude Collection,' which started in 2024.
Review #525 - GlenAllachie 25 Year
No longer relegated to blending component status, GlenAllachie has released a wide range of age statements from their vast stocks.
Review #524 - Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Lot "B"
This 12 year old Lot "B" uses Buffalo Trace's wheated bourbon mashbill - the same used to make the Weller range.
Review #523 - Duncan Taylor Dimensions 1995 Imperial 17 Year Single Cask
Imperial was demolished in 2013 - the area was to be redeveloped for a new distillery, Dalmunach.
Review #522 - Larceny Barrel Proof Batch A125
The first barrel proof Larceny release of 2025.
Review #521 - Bardstown Fusion Series #3
Bardstown Bourbon Company's 'Fusion Series' focuses on a fusion between their own distillate and sourced whiskies.
Review #520 - Glengoyne Legacy Series Chapter 2
Glengoyne's Legacy Series celebrates pivotal historical moments and people which contributed to the heritage of the distillery.
Review #519 - Filey Bay 4 Year Oloroso Single Cask
We know this is natural color, and what a color it is - that dark liquid is pointing toward a relatively intense cask influence.