which ones are worth your time and which ones are worth the money?
Re-opened by Prince Charles in 1998, this distillery produces a variety of bottlings, of which the Traditional is the probably the youngest. And you can taste it. The absence of barrel taste makes me wonder if this qualifies as scotch, and the variety of other flavors (cream, smoke, citrus, flower) is a bit egregious for [...]
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The $30 price range is often a bit shady. It can be a good bourbon at a respectable price, but is often a bad bourbon hoping the price will make you think it’s good. Because of this, I often avoid it. Sam Houston however is the former. It has a nice spice due to the [...]
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Eagle Rare is packaged with the “bold american eagle” on the front of each bottle, and looks like a special occasion kind of bourbon. The dark amber color, in the thinner than normal whiskey bottle, drew me to it and piqued my curiosity. I was impressed immediately when I uncorked this spirit. The intensity of the [...]
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I’m a sucker for product labeling and any customer-facing design. So, naturally, when I see something like the label for Rowan’s Creek, I’m very interested. The label looks like it was made by hand, and that’s exactly how the whiskey is made. In small batches, by hand. And you can tell. A nice mix of [...]
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1792 is a small batch whiskey, and a fine one at that. Let’s think about balance for a second. This whiskey has a great balance of sweetness, oaky flavors and a nice kick that blends together in just the right proportions. In a sense, everything is working in harmony to create a nice balanced bourbon. If [...]
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