Review #619 - Balcones 100 Proof Texas Rye
While the distillery does still offer a rye whisky, this bottle we're reviewing is actually an older rye release.
Review #618 - Arran 21 Year (First Release)
Because of the year of bottling, the spirit in this batch came from some of the earliest distillations at Lochranza.
Review #617 - Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch 321
Whisky blending mastermind Nancy Fraley is behind the Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend series.
Review #616 - Single Malts of Scotland 'An Orkney' (Highland Park) 12 Year Single Cask
We see independent bottlings of Highland Park labeled as originating at an 'Orkney' distillery.
Review #615 - William Larue Weller (2023)
The wheated bourbon option in Buffalo Trace's annual Antique Collection series: this is William Larue Weller.
Review #614 - Isle of Raasay Na Sia Single Cask - Peated Ex-Bordeaux Cask
Isle of Raasay's Na Sia single cask series explores the 6 different spirit and cask combinations that are used to make their flagship whisky.
Review #613 - Wild Turkey Jimmy Russell's 70th Anniversary 8 Year Bourbon
To celebrate famed master distiller Jimmy Russell's 70th anniversary with the Wild Turkey distillery, the brand released this special edition of their 101 proof bourbon.
Review #612 - Claxton's Cameronbridge 30 Year Single Cask
For a whisky with a 30 year age statement, this is about as cheap as it gets.
Review #611 - Indri Dru Cask Strength
The cask mix chosen for Dru is simple, actually: all ex-bourbon casks.
Review #610 - Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon (Rick 95, Barrel 332)
Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon - a whisky heavily connected with the whisky boom of the past 10 or so years.
Review #609 - Akkeshi Seimei Peated Japanese Single Malt (2022)
Akkeshi is a relatively new Japanese distillery based on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Review #608 - Green River Wheated Bourbon
In our area, this is much easier to find compared to a competitor like Weller Special Reserve, and we think this is a better bourbon, too.
Review #607 - Westward Milestone Edition No. 1
Westward uses a solera-style system consisting of 21 barrels to age the whisky over a long period of time.
Review #606 - Blackadder Glentauchers Raw Cask 31 Year
This single cask that we're reviewing came from some of the first spirit runs after reopening under the new ownership.
Review #605 - Nc'nean Huntress Orchard Cobbler
Organic whisky - a growing category among single malt scotch.
Review #604 - Bunnahabhain Toiteach A Dha
While Bunnahabhain may be more famous for their production of unpeated single malts, they also produce a large volume of heavily peated single malt.
Review #603 - Old Line Single Barrel Single Malt - Quarterdeck Whiskey Club Pick
Old Line Spirits produces single barrels specifically for their whiskey club, including this 8 year old American single malt.
Review #602 - Jack Daniel's 14 Year Tennessee Whiskey
Following up the huge successes of the 10 year and 12 year editions of Jack Daniel's whisky, the distillery released a 14 year version in 2025.
Review #601 - Hazelburn 12 Year Oloroso Cask Matured (2022)
This Hazelburn spirit was fully matured in Oloroso sherry casks - first fill, or fresh, sherry casks at that.
Review #600 - 1943 Glenmore Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon
This bottling from 1943 carries a 'Kentucky straight bourbon' label, and it's also adorned with the bottled-in-bond status.