Review #690 - Four Roses 10 Year OESK Single Barrel Barrel Strength - Total Wine Pick
The OESK recipe from Four Roses uses the distillery's low-rye recipe of 75% corn, 20% rye, and 5% malted barley.
Review #689 - Evan Williams 8 Year Single Barrel Vintage 2016
Prior to 2022, this was a nationwide release; for a couple of years, it became a Kentucky-only release, before a re-launch across the United States in 2024.
Review #688 - Compass Box Transatlanticism Bespoke Release
In collaboration with Jay West and William Schragis, Compass Box created this bespoke blend titled 'Transatlanticism' in 2024.
Review #687 - Isle of Raasay Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year 2022 Special Release
To celebrate the occasion of being crowned 'Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year' in 2022 at the Scottish Whisky Awards, Isle of Raasay distillery released a special edition single malt.
Review #686 - Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse: Camp Nelson C
In 2022, Wild Turkey launched the inaugural expression of their 'Single Rickhouse Collection' via their Russell's Reserve brand.
Review #685 - Signatory Vintage Glenlivet 19 Year Single Cask (1996) - K&L Wine Merchants Selection
From their Un-Chillfiltered Collection, Signatory Vintage presented this 19 year old Glenlivet single cask back in 2015.
Review #684 - Kilchoman 7 Year PX Sherry Matured - ImpEx Cask Evolution
We're back with another ImpEx single cask selection from Kilchoman.
Review #683 - Bernheim 7 Year Small Batch Wheat Whiskey
This wheat whisky takes its name from the Louisville, Kentucky distillery now owned by Heaven Hill: the Bernheim distillery.
Review #682 - Wild Turkey 12 Year
Despite the massive demand for bourbon, Wild Turkey has kept its 12 year old, 101 proof bourbon as an export-only bottle.
Review #681 - Rowan's Creek Kentucky Bourbon
Rowan's Creek bourbon is made using a mashbill of 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley.
Review #680 - Found North Goldfinch First Flight
There's a new member of the High Altitude series from Found North: Goldfinch.
Review #679 - Milam & Greene Provisions Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskies
Provisions, which is a blend of straight bourbons, combines Texas pot still bourbon with column still Kentucky distillate.
Review #678 - Compass Box Glasgow Blend Single Marrying Cask - Storied Company Selection
Compass Box says that the Glasgow Blend is "an homage to the historical tastes of Glaswegian whisky drinkers," which means a profile of rich and smoky notes.
Review #677 - Maker's Mark Lost Recipe Edition 02 (2025)
Maker's Mark is known for their experimentation with finishing staves in their wheated bourbons.
Review #676 - SMWS 85.96 'Walking the Verdant Vines' - Glen Elgin 12 Year
In late 2024, the Society released a pair of single casks from Glen Elgin as a part of their semi-regular 'Distillery Dive' series - this is the Sauternes version.
Review #675 - SMWS 85.97 'Walking the Cool Bodegas' - Glen Elgin 12 Year
In late 2024, the Society released a pair of single casks from Glen Elgin as a part of their semi-regular 'Distillery Dive' series - this is the Oloroso version.
Review #674 - Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled-in-Bond
In 2025, Heaven Hill set out to bottle a more affordable, attainable version of the Old Fitzgerald brand.
Review #673 - Benriach The Smoky Twelve
Master Blender Rachel Barrie uses a wide array of cask types for the whiskies made by the Benriach distillery.
Review #672 - The Reveries 16 Year Single Barrel 'Torment'
Distilled in Frankfort, but aged in Lawrenceburg - this is BuffTurkey, a Kentucky bourbon that shares DNA from both the Buffalo Trace distillery and the Wild Turkey distillery.
Review #671 - Oregon Spirit Straight American Bourbon
Oregon Spirit Distillers was founded in 2009 in Bend, Oregon.