Review #440 - Teeling Ruby Port Single Cask - Binny's Pick
The strength is quite punchy - 58.4% ABV, to be specific.
Review #439 - Four Roses 10 Year OESV Single Barrel Barrel Strength - Bottle Republic Pick
The brand and their Master Distiller Brent Elliott describe 'OESV' as their most delicate recipe.
Review #438 - Single Malts of Scotland Craigellachie 11 Year Single Cask
This whisky was aged for 11 years in a 'butt,' as described on the label - almost definitely a sherry butt, then.
Review #437 - Found North Batch 009
While the bottle carries that 19 year age statement, which is already impressive, there's whisky up to 26 years old included.
Review #436 - New Riff High Note Bohemian Wheat Bourbon
Yet another novelty grain experiment from New Riff - this time, it revolved around wheat.
Review #435 - Weller Antique 107 Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Organized Crime'
Here's a single barrel version of Weller Antique 107, which was selected by the Wiseguy Lounge speakeasy bar.
Review #434 - Port Askaig 18 Year Single Cask (2000)
While not explicitly stated, it's widely believed that these modern Port Askaig bottlings are mostly filled with Caol Ila distillate.
Review #433 - Larceny Barrel Proof Batch C923
The mashbill used for these Larceny releases is 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley.
Review #432 - SMWS 16.67 'A Study in Sepia and Umber' - Glenturret 8 Year
A refill cask with a relatively short aging time like this could provide a very spirity tasting experience.
Review #431 - Willett 4 Year Family Estate Bottled Small Batch Rye
The distillery actually uses two different mashbills in this rye - they produce the barrels separately and then blend them together.
Review #430 - Russell's Reserve 15 Year Bourbon
Spoiler alert: this is one of the best bourbons we’ve ever tasted.
Review #429 - Single Malts of Scotland Aultmore 15 Year Single Cask
Even after those 15 years, the strength still sits at a hefty 60.7% ABV.
Review #428 - A. Overholt Monongahela Mash Rye
This old-style rye has its roots in Pennsylvania, though it's made in Kentucky now, because of the Beam Suntory ownership
Review #427 - New Riff Red Turkey Wheat Bourbon
The distillery is generally known for their high-rye bourbons and rye whiskies, but they do also occasionally produce wheated bourbons.
Review #426 - Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon (Batch 3, KC003)
In 2024, a third batch of Knob Creek's relatively new 18 Year bourbon was released.
Review #425 - Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon (Batch 2, KC002)
Aged for a minimum of 18 years, this Kentucky bourbon uses a mashbill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley.
Review #424 - Single Malts of Scotland Glen Garioch 10 Year Single Cask
Glen Garioch - this distillery is seeing a bit of a resurgence in popularity in whisky circles over the last couple of years.
Review #423 - Talisker 11 Year Diageo Special Releases 2022
It's a slightly unusual Talisker, in fact - the bottle states that this uses lightly-peated stocks.
Review #422 - Cadenhead's Aultmore 11 Year
The casks chosen for this release in their 'Original Collection' is a 50/50 split between ex-bourbon and Palo Cortado sherry casks.
Review #421 - Booker's 2024-03 'Master Distillers Batch'
The third batch of the year from Jim Beam's Booker's brand.