Whisky Reviews
The Dalmore Selected by Daniel Boulud Review
Established in 1839 and now owned by Whyte & Mackay, you’ll often see The Dalmore being marketed and praised by its Master Blender Richard Paterson. The Dalmore is a Highland distillery not that far south along the A9 from Glenmorangie. This is my first review of The Dalmore here on the site and I suppose […]
A Dram Good Blended Malt #5 Review
After finishing a run of American whiskies I wanted to jump back in the world of single malts with something a little different. About two months ago, after getting towards the last half of a bottle of Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch #39 and Ardbeg 10-year-old, I thought I’d do a little experimenting with the two by […]
Booker’s Small Batch Bourbon Review
One of the many brands owned by Beam Inc., Booker’s is one of the four small batch Bourbons out of Beam’s Small Batch Collection. First introduced in 1992, Booker’s is named after none other than Master Distiller Booker Noe, grandson of Jim Beam and nephew to Jeremiah Beam, the person who showed Booker the ropes of […]
Willett Family Estate Bottled Bourbon
As previously noted in my review of the Willett Family Estate Bottled Rye, the Willett Family Reserve series is produced by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, an independent bottler located in Bardstown, KY and groundbreakers of the new Willett Distillery, which filled their first barrel back in January of 2012. Simply put, KBD is a giant in […]
The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5 Review
When it comes to Scotch whisky or even just Speyside malts for that matter, the choices can seem rather endless. The upside of this of course is that there’s a plethora of whiskies for us to try, with the name of the game being to find the hidden gems amongst them – which ones shine […]
The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch #1 Review
2014 is here; the New Year has rung in and it definitely brought winter along with it. Temperatures across the US have been hitting record lows, and while it’s getting slightly “warmer” here on the east coast (better than zero degrees that is), it is still plenty chilly outside. Makes me wish I had a […]
The GlenDronach 21 Year Parliament Review
Ah, The GlenDronach 21-year-old Parliament. I’ve been looking forward to the moment when I’d get around to this impressive looking malt. Not only is it a well-aged GlenDronach, but it has been matured in a combination of Oloroso and PX ex-Sherry casks. That and it has been bottled at a generous 48 percent ABV. What’s […]
Wemyss Malts Peat Chimney 8 Year Review
While Blended Scotch continues to be the “bread & butter” of the Scotch whisky industry, Blended Malts, or “Vatted Malts” as they were once referred, continue to rise in popularity alongside Single Malt Scotch. This is for good reason, as Blended Malts are exactly that; a blend of single malt whiskies – no grain whisky […]