Review #194 - Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof
These bottles are also somewhat famous for their high bottling proof - ours comes in just over the 65% mark.
Review #193 - Del Bac Dorado
Similar to many Scotch whiskies, this single malt is smoky, but it has a different source of smoke - instead of peat, Del Bac has wood smoked this whisky.
Review #192 - Macallan 12 Year Double Cask
The difference in the two cask types is that some are made of American oak, while the others are European oak.
Review #191 - Old Forester 100 Proof Rye
Brown-Forman tells us that this has a mashbill consisting of 65% rye grain, 20% malted barley, and 15% corn.
Review #190 - Isle of Raasay Na Sia Single Cask - Peated Ex-Bordeaux Cask
This version is peated and employs a Bordeaux red wine cask for maturation - this is reflected by a pink-ish hue in the color of the whisky in the bottle.
Review #189 - Isle of Raasay Na Sia Single Cask - Peated Ex-Rye Cask
We get a powerful cask strength of 62.4% ABV, and this is a craft-presented whisky.
Review #188 - Ardnamurchan AD/09:15 CK.578 Single Cask
This was distilled in September of 2015, and then bottled in October of 2022, giving us a calculated age statement of 7 years.
Review #187 - Nulu Toasted Small Batch Bourbon
One point of interest here is the length of the finish - it's a surprisingly short 1 to 4 weeks.
Review #186 - High Coast Hav
The virgin oak definitely adds some baking spices and mature character, but there's still some brighter spirit notes hanging around as well.
Review #185 - Nikka Coffey Malt
Made from 100% malted barley, but this isn't a single malt - this is a grain whisky, due to the use of a continuous still in the distillation process.
Review #183 - Still Austin Cask Strength Bourbon
While there's no obvious age statement on the front label, we do get a statement of two years on the back.
Review #182 - Bruichladdich Octomore 14.1
It's Concerto barley, grown on the Scottish mainland, and it was peated to 128.9 ppm during the malting and drying process.
Review #181 - Compass Box Orchard House
Another well-regarded blended malt from Compass Box - Orchard House is a reasonably priced, ex-bourbon-cask-forward blend.
Review #180 - Balcones Baby Blue
Roasted blue corn in the mashbill - that's the unique characteristic of this Balcones whisky.
Review #179 - Old Forester 1910
The selling point for the 1910 Old Fine Whisky is the double-oaking process - after spending time aging in new charred oak barrels, the whisky is then re-casked into another new charred oak barrel.
Review #178 - Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength - Oloroso Sherry Cask Matured
Batch 5 of Kilkerran's 8 Year Cask Strength bottling features fresh ex-Oloroso sherry casks, a full term maturation.
Review #177 - Daftmill 2009 11 Year Summer Batch Release
Daftmill, one of the smallest, yet most sought-after, distilleries in Scotland - it's a Lowland whisky, located near Fife.
Review #176 - Noah's Mill Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Produced at the Willett Distillery, Noah's Mill bourbon is a small batch product coming out of Bardstown, Kentucky.
Review #175 - Henry McKenna 10 Year Single Barrel
After winning 'best in show' in 2019 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, this $30 bourbon's popularity exploded.