Before their new core range was launched, Elixir decided to bottle some official Tormore pre-releases: the Blueprint Cask Program range.

This batch is composed of not just 11 year bourbon, but also some 13 year and 14 year stock as well.

Ardnahoe is still a young distillery - it was founded in 2018, and its inaugural release just hit the market about 2 years ago. However…

Celebrating 90 years - that's the reason for this special release from Heaven Hill, a bourbon which landed in late 2025.

In the past, Glenrothes distillery produced quite a few official bottlings that revolved around the concept of a distillation vintage, though that practice has mostly gone with rebrands over the years.

Here we have the 2025 edition of this 'unicorn' bourbon - let's see how it tastes.

This review is one of a ten part series: the Four Roses Ten Recipe Tasting Experience.

This OESQ bourbon recipe uses the low-rye 'E' mashbill; it pairs that with the 'Q' yeast strain, which is supposed to add floral flavors to the bourbon.

This OESO bourbon recipe uses the low-rye 'E' mashbill of 75% corn, 20% rye, and 5% malted barley; it pairs that with the 'O' yeast strain.

This review is one of a ten part series: the Four Roses Ten Recipe Tasting Experience.

In 2023, Four Roses produced a kit that allowed fans to try all ten of their bourbon recipes with the same specifications.

This review is one of a ten part series: the Four Roses Ten Recipe Tasting Experience.

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This OBSO bourbon recipe uses the high-rye 'B' mashbill; it pairs that with the 'O' yeast strain, which is supposed to add rich fruit flavors.

This OBSK bourbon recipe pairs the high-rye 'B' mashbill of 60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley with the 'K' yeast strain.

This OBSV bourbon recipe uses the high-rye 'B' mashbill; it pairs that with the 'V' yeast strain.

While Lagavulin Distiller's edition is typically aged for 16 years, this unique edition (distilled in 1995) was bottled in 2013, so we know it's at least 17 years old, potentially even 18 years old.

In 2024, Heaven Hill distillery introduced a new series to their whisky range: the Grain to Glass series, which focuses on the origin of the grains used in their bourbons and ryes.

They age the bourbon for 4 years before adding locally-sourced honey directly into the barrels to continue aging with the bourbon.

Jack Daniel’s 10 Year Tennessee Whiskey was the first time that Jack Daniel's had released a whisky with a double-digit age statement in over 100 years..