Review #391 - Auchentoshan 12 Year
When the number of surviving Lowland malt distilleries was reduced to just a couple of entries, Auchentoshan remained and continued production.
Review #390 - Claxton's Exploration Series - Tamnavulin 5 Year
Established in 1966, this distillery generally focuses on the budget single malt market.
Review #389 - Ardbeg BizarreBQ
Three cask types were used in the end: double-charred casks, ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, and their proprietary 'BBQ casks.'
Review #388 - Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Frank Costello'
To wrap up our series of Wiseguy Lounge barrel picks, we have another Knob Creek bourbon.
Review #387 - Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Chop Shop'
Another 9 year-aged bourbon, though this one hails from the 5th floor of Warehouse K.
Review #386 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Hijacked'
This selection from the Wiseguy Lounge is named 'Hijacked,' and it's bottled at the typical 101 proof.
Review #385 - George Dickel 17 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Anthony Corallo'
George Dickel is a brand known for a couple of qualities: their higher age statements and their divisive flavor profile.
Review #384 - Angel's Envy Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vito Genovese'
There's one major upgrade that we get with the private barrels: the strength, normally a relatively low 43.3% ABV on the standard release, is bumped up to 55% ABV.
Review #383 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Joe Profaci'
This selection was aged for 10 years before it was dumped and bottled.
Review #382 - Eagle Rare 10 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Put Em On Ice'
Eagle Rare's 10 year age statement should be a sign of maturity, complexity, and refinement that not all bourbons achieve.
Review #381 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Nice Guy Eddie'
Eddie Cabot, known as Nice Guy Eddie, is the Reservoir Dogs character that this single barrel bourbon takes its name from.
Review #380 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. Blonde'
This is named 'Mr. Blonde,' and it's a part of their 'Reservoir Dogs' bottlings.
Review #379 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. White'
The Wiseguy Lounge has created a series of these 1792 Full Proof single barrel picks, which they have chosen to name after characters in the cult classic film 'Reservoir Dogs.'
Review #378 - Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Tailor Made'
While E.H. Taylor Single Barrel is a standardized product, there are also single barrel pick variants - here's one from the Wiseguy Lounge.
Review #377 - Rossville Union Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick '95/5'
Midwest Grain Products (MGP) has been the source of whisky for dozens, or probably hundreds, of brands over the last couple of decades.
Review #376 - Russell's Reserve 9 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Solitary Confinement'
It's been named 'Solitary Confinement,' and it's bottled at the standard for Russell's single barrels: 55% ABV, or 110 proof.
Review #375 - Sazerac Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Bugsy Siegel'
This pick by the Wiseguy Lounge is named 'Bugsy Siegel,' after the American bootlegger-turned-mobster.
Review #374 - Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 30 Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Al Capone'
These trips often start on the East Coast of the USA before traveling around Australia and East Asia and later returning home.
Review #373 - Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vincent Gigante'
This single barrel was named 'Vincent Gigante' after Vincent Louis Gigante, also known as 'Chin' or 'The Oddfather.'
Review #372 - New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'The Great Debate'
This is from New Riff's inaugural year of operations, 2014, so it's some of the earliest distillate they ever created.