Author: Xenoraiser
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Knob Creek 15-Year Scoresheet & Review
Bourbons touting double-digit age statements are clearly in vogue. The sheer prominence of bottlings such as Calumet Farm 14/15, Sam Houston 14/15, Blue Note 17, Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17-Year (and Bottled in Bond), Russell’s Reserve 13-Year, and Remus Repeal Reserve V are ample evidence to this trend. Jim Beam’s…
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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades Scoresheet & Review
The first Wild Turkey Master’s Keep release was a hardly an accurate representation of the distillery’s more recent overarching profile. Its age was the highest of any Wild Turkey product at the time, was under 90 proof despite being bottled at cask strength, and the pour itself was generally mild…
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Wild Turkey 101 Rye Scoresheet & Review
Wild Turkey is seldom the first brand to come to mind when discussing rye whiskey. Perhaps it’s befitting, since Master Distiller Jimmy Russell rarely engaged with the category as a whole. Even so, rye continues to benefit from the bourbon boom since the two are frequently lumped together. One reason…
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Wild Turkey 101 Scoresheet & Review
Wild Turkey might be both the best and worst-kept secret in the bourbon industry. Spend any length of time watching videos, reading reviews, or partaking in online discussions and you’re bound to notice several folks sing high praise for the brand and its many expressions. The last two years added…
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Rebel 100 Scoresheet & Review
I’m well on the record for wanting more wheated whiskey products. Maker’s Mark are essentially the poster child for wheated bourbons (wheater) thanks to their quality, availability, and pricing. Look elsewhere and you’re all but guaranteed to come up short, regardless of whether the options are quality or not. One…
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Chattanooga Whiskey 91 Scoresheet & Review
Chattanooga Whiskey has one of the best backstories in recent memory. Named after the city where over 30 distilleries once operated, Chattanooga (the city) traces its roots back to 1816 when Cherokee Chief John Ross established a trading post on the Tennessee River. Then 1909 rolled around and Tennessee saw…
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Talisker Select Reserve Greyjoy Scoresheet & Review
Diageo’s line of Game of Thrones single malts was nothing if not opportunistic. Not only was the show at peak popularity when the bottlings were introduced, but interest in whisky was also on the rise (still is). Scotch drinkers on the internet tend to be an informed bunch, however, and…
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Knob Creek 12-Year Scoresheet & Review
Jim Beam may have the most confusing pricing structure of any whiskey producer. The first expression that comes to mind is Booker’s, a batched and unfiltered barrel proof bourbon aged 6-7 years with a current starting price of $90. Meanwhile, Knob Creek Single Barrel is aged at least 9 years—with…
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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17-Year Scoresheet & Review
Present-day Wild Turkey owes a lot to Eddie Russell. Although he learned to make bourbon similarly to his father Jimmy, Eddie has taken Wild Turkey in new and sometimes exciting directions that some of us might take for granted. The entire Russell’s Reserve line ranks chief among the more publicly…
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Maker’s Mark 2020 Wood Finishing Series (SE4xPR5) Scoresheet & Review
Maker’s Mark has one of the more interesting stories in bourbon, especially when we compare their past to their present. Bill Samuels, Sr., one of the two key players behind the brand’s creation, was a traditionalist with regards to maintaining and ultimately preserving what made Maker’s Mark, well, Maker’s Mark.…
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Blanton’s Single Barrel Scoresheet & Review
Of all the bourbons that require next to no introduction, Blanton’s is most certainly a frontrunner. Spend any length of time in a liquor store and you’re bound to hear someone ask one of the employees “do you have Blanton’s?” But why is it so popular? The most logical place…
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Weller Special Reserve Scoresheet & Review
Weller has always had a particularly mysterious aura to me. Although Florida isn’t an ABC control state, it is home to a liquor chain called ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, which exclusively carries the Weller line throughout most of the state. This arrangement is particularly annoying for bourbon lovers since…
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