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Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Angel's Envy 2024 Cask Strength Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels

This year's port note is more wine like that's driven by the addition of tawny port barrels to the finishing regime. Where earlier port notes were sweeter and pleasantly candied, this is more intriguing: fermented, tarter, angular and dark cherry-candied.

Australian Single Malt Whiskey Reviews

Pinhook Collaboration #3 Australian Single Malt Whisky Review

Classic single malt notes of honey and dried raisin dominate the palate before warmed oatmeal and cream weave into the mix. Spice character is the only thing hinting at its respectable 114.8 proof, yet it's so delicate at that proof–well below it, I'd swear, were this a blind tasting.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Hard Truth Bottled-In-Bond Wheated Bourbon

A first sip serves up fruit and spice: golden apples, ripe banana, cinnamon, cocoa and a bit of black pepper. Keep after it and you get a bourbon toddy that, given its high corn and wheat mashbill, needs no warming or honey; it's sweet and subtle enough on its own.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Remus Repeal Reserve VIII Review: A 2024 Bourbon Blend with 17-Year-Old Depth

Your home bar deserves a bourbon like this, just special and approachable enough to sip through slowly and enjoy, but not so precious (or crazy high in proof) that it starts gathering dust on the shelf.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Chattanooga Whiskey High Malt Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Spring and Fall 2024 Reviews

The product development team at Chattanooga is a prolific bunch, churning out endless experiments with–based on those I've tasted–terrific outcomes.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

2024 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Non-Review

The 2024 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is back, and yeah, we know—it’s been talked about more than your buddy’s “secret” bourbon stash. So, we’re flipping the script.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Jimmy Russell's 70th Anniversary 8-Year-Old Bourbon Review

Campari could have easily made this another three-figure limited edition like Generations, but they didn't. I'm not sure who we thank for that, but I'd like to think Jimmy had some input.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

West Fork Whiskey Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon Review

The nose is surprisingly sweet with notes of sweet corn and cherry pie filling dominating the glass. Think of a Hostess Cherry Pie. I was blown away by how sweet this was. This is not your typical craft bourbon.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

2024 King of Kentucky Bourbon Review

Where long-aged Scotches deliver abundant delicate fruit and flowers, this intense KoK is like breathing in the aromas of a fresh box of Russell Stover candy while walking through a cigar shop downwind from a BBQ joint.

Tennessee Whiskey Reviews

Jack Daniel's 2024 Coy Hill Barrelhouse 8 Whiskey Review

But there's a lot more going on, and much of it is packed into that aforementioned density: bitter cocoa, huge allspice aroma, rickhouse and freshly dumped barrels. A glass of this could open up continually and reveal itself further easily for an hour.

American Whiskey Reviews

Bernheim Barrel Proof Original Wheat Whiskey Batch B924 Review

No one is going to be disappointed with this one. It's not quite the flavor bomb from earlier this year, but what it lacks in potency it more than makes up for in approachability.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Bardstown Bourbon High Wheat Review – Rich, Soft, and Complex at 106 Proof

The nose starts off nutty (think cracked, toasted wheat) before a whiff of orange marmalade arrives. Caramel and campfire balance each other before sweet corn, golden raisin and honey join the party.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Old Forester 2024 Birthday Bourbon Review

On the nose, there is every classic Old Forester aroma: a little acetone and banana, citrus peel and deeply charred oak. Juicy Fruit Gum is all over this, as are surprises like a chocolate-coated cream-filled donut, candy bar (nougat and milk chocolate), nutmeg and cocoa powder.

Bottle

Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon 2024 Release Review

This bourbon just never runs out of gas. Every sip is a revelation, a new view into a complex whiskey providing countless vistas.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon Review

Loads of baking spice, blackberries and cooked stone fruit cruise in on a wave of honey and an undercurrent of oak. It's sturdy but not fire-breathing hot as the nose suggested it would be.

Tequila Reviews

Suavecito Anejo Tequila Review

Suavecito was created for tequila-curious drinkers who want spirits that are "smooth" and without "the burn."

Tequila Reviews

Fortaleza 2024 Winter Blend Tequila Review

It's incredibly rich on the palate, coating, deeply honeyed and full of golden raisins. The second sip is slightly mineral with a dash of white pepper and miles dulces, the “sweet honeys” dripping from the agave when roasting.

American Whiskey Reviews

Knob Creek Bourbon x Rye Review

Since I prefer rye bourbon to wheat bourbon, I was excited to taste a high dose of rye in a single pour. On the nose, it's all classic KB bourbon: deep caramel, cooked stone fruits, citrus, oak and spice.

American Whiskey Reviews

Chattanooga Whiskey Founder's 12th Anniversary Blend Whiskey Review

The texture is velvety soft and slightly drying, an elegant blend that would go well with any course of a meal or just on its own and served neat. The finish is light, lingering and warm. The whole left me reaching for another splash before heading off to bed.

Tequila Reviews

Cascahuin Plata 48 Tequila Review

Cascahuin 48 dazzles with mango and pineapple commingled with peppermint, spearmint and lemon. Beneath the rich, coating mouthfeel is a palate left practically humming.

Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Four Roses 2024 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Review

It's rich-rich on the palate. A blend of honey and Demerara syrups usher in deep oak tones and long-cooked fruit characters like blackberry preserves.

Rye Whiskey Reviews

Elijah Craig Toasted Rye Review

Just look at that bottle. Leaning nonchalantly up against the wall of what appears to be a very nice Las Vegas bathroom. I can almost imagine it taking a long drag off a cigarette and telling me to lighten up. If an inanimate object could exude cool, it would be this one.

Tequila Reviews

Siete Leguas Blanco Tequila Review

The body is light, but its mouthfeel is cozily coating. Soon, enough though, the spirit dries things up a bit with its keen minerality and herbal character.

American Single Malt

New Riff Sour Mash Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey Review

The color alone is striking, a deeply red cherrywood stain. The nose is dense and captivating with cooked dark fruits and molasses leading off with cinnamon, allspice, fresh peach and raspberry rounding out the whole.

Rye Whiskey Reviews

New Riff Distilling 8 Year Rye Whiskey Review

The 8-year-old starts off dark and deliciously grain-forward on the nose and remains dark with whiffs of molasses, sassafras, flat cola and charred oak. Hints of black pepper and baking spices follow and finish alongside rich notes of bitter chocolate.