Review #294 - SMWS 16.56 'Distill My Peating Heart' - Glenturret 12 Year
Heavily peated Glenturret spirit - something seen occasionally in their official bottlings, though they also produce a lot of unpeated whiskies.
Review #293 - SMWS 1.265 'Oma at the Cinema' - Glenfarclas 9 Year
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) aged this in a first fill ex-bourbon cask, but only for 9 years.
Review #292 - Knob Creek 12 Year Bourbon
The 12 year release - somewhat widely available, and it comes at a reasonable price.
Review #291 - Glenmorangie 12 Year Palo Cortado Finish
Glenmorangie does give this bottle to us at a preferable strength of 46%, higher than most of their core range.
Review #290 - New Riff 7 Year Sour Mash Single Malt
They kept this under wraps while it aged for 7 years, before the first release came in 2023.
Review #289 - Old Forester 117 Series - Warehouse H
There's no age statement, but we do get this at a preferential strength of 49% ABV (98 proof).
Review #288 - SMWS 44.152 'Polly Put the Kettle On' - Craigellachie 9 Year
It's an unusual cask from the distillery, as it sees no sherry maturation or finishing.
Review #287 - Jim Beam Black Extra Aged Bourbon
This product used to carry an age statement of 8 years, which was roughly double the maturation time that the White Label gets; now, it's not age stated.
Review #286 - Battlehill Peated Bunnahabhain 7 Year
Battlehill is a brand produced by independent bottler Duncan Taylor - one of many, in fact.
Review #285 - Green Spot Irish Whiskey
Green Spot isn't age stated, but the brand discloses that the whisky in the bottle is aged between 7 and 10 years before it is blended together.
Review #284 - Glenmorangie 13 Year Cognac Cask Finish
Another one of the vast array of cask finish releases that Glenmorangie puts out.
Review #283 - SMWS Distillery 68 Rare Release 'Bake-Off' - Blair Athol 14 Year
Instead of the usual single cask releases that we usually get from the Society, this is a small batch release.
Review #282 - Weller Antique 107
It utilizes Buffalo Trace's wheated mashbill -a distinction shared with the rest of the Weller line, William Larue Weller, and the Van Winkle bourbons.
Review #281 - Glenkinchie 12 Year
This distillery is one of the original 'Classic Malts of Scotland,' representing the Lowland region.
Review #280 - SMWS 78.49 'I Hope You Like Jamming Too!' - Ben Nevis 12 Year
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottled this single cask at 12 years old, and it's still at a whopping strength of 64.4% ABV.
Review #279 - Woodford Reserved Double Oaked Bourbon
Available everywhere, and we can generally find it for quite a reasonable price, as well.
Review #278 - Westland 'Thoughtfully Made' American Single Malt
There's quite a bit going on with this mashbill and cask regimen - will the end result be cohesive?
Review #277 - Glenmorangie 18 Year
The Glenmorangie distillery produces a huge range of whiskies, with just about every age statement and cask finish imaginable.
Review #276 - Old Forester 1924
Finally, an age-stated Old Forester bourbon that isn't a unicorn, although it is still a somewhat limited release - they plan to drop more annually.
Review #275 - Amrut Two Continents
Amrut has matured this 'Two Continents' release on - you guessed it - two different continents.