Review #331 - Elements of Islay Ln2 - Bruichladdich 13 Year
Ln2 is a semi-cryptic reference to the Lochindaal coast, where Bruichladdich is located.
Review #330 - Bruichladdich 26 Year Black Art 08.1
The 8th edition of Bruichladdich's famous 'Black Art' series - this one boasts an age statement of 26 years.
Review #329 - Glenfarclas 17 Year
The Speyside distillery is known for its use of sherry casks for whisky maturation.
Review #328 - Peerless Single Barrel Rye 'Mixed Berry Tart'
It comes with a barrel proof strength of 59.7% ABV (119.4 proof), which is relatively high for the distillery.
Review #327 - Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD/05.23
A 2023 edition of Ardnamurchan's Cask Strength - with follows on the success and plaudits of the 2022 batches.
Review #326 - Hard Truth High Road Rye
Hard Truth created this 93 proof High Road Rye as an easy-drinking alternative to their typical barrel proof rye varieties.
Review #325 - Lochlea Our Barley
After spending nearly 30 years at Laphroaig, including a long stint as master distiller/distillery manager, John Campbell left Islay for the southern region of Scotland, where he is building Lochlea's range of whiskies.
Review #324 - Highland Park 13 Year Single Cask - Bourbon World Pick
This selection by Bourbon World is a 13 year Highland Park, which was fully matured in a first fill European oak sherry butt.
Review #323 - 18th Street Distillery Straight Wheated Bourbon Private Barrel
18th Street Distillery was the first distillery started in Hammond, Indiana after prohibition times.
Review #322 - Glenmorangie A Tale of Tokyo
They chose a more complex cask regimen: a triple selection of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and that Mizunara oak.
Review #321 - New Riff Malted Rye Sherry Finish
Another riff on New Riff's MGP-like rye: this time, they finished the whisky in sherry casks.
Review #320 - Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye
The mashbill isn't officially disclosed, but the general idea is that it's a low-rye rye whisky.
Review #319 - Edradour 10 Year Super Tuscan Single Cask
Super Tuscan wine is not official wine terminology, but it generally refers to red wines made in Tuscany, Italy, which do not conform to the rules of the DOC.
Review #318 - New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye
The mashbill for New Riff's rye was heavily influenced by the most widely used rye whisky mashbill: MGP's 95/5.
Review #317 - Cadenhead's Auchentoshan 11 Year
Auchentoshan traditionally showcases the lighter, softer, brighter flavors that are associated with the Lowland region.
Review #316 - Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bourbon
This product specifically uses mashbill BW2, a wheated mashbill consisting of 69% corn, 19% wheat, and 12% malted barley.
Review #315 - Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 074
Here, we have the 74th batch, though at the time of writing, Aberlour has now passed the 80 batch mark.
Review #314 - New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon
All of the grains used in production are non-GMO strains, and the 53 gallon barrels used for maturation are both toasted and charred for maximum oak influence.
Review #313 - Glenglassaugh Revival
Glenglassaugh Revival, which celebrated the reopening on the distillery in 2008, after more than two decades of shuttering.
Review #312 - Bardstown Collaboration Series: Foursquare Rum Distillery
A relatively simple blend, by Bardstown standards, with only two components.