Little Book Chapter 3: The Road Home Scoresheet & Review
If you asked me for my three favorite bourbon distilleries, I’d instantly respond with Wild Turkey and Four Roses for my top two. The third spot I might deliberate, but without putting too much thought into it, I’d likely give Jim Beam the bronze medal. Part of me is surprised that I’d consider ranking Jim…
Just the Sip: Stagg 24D Review
Stagg is a brand that requires no introduction to anyone remotely up to speed with the bourbon landscape. In fact, most bottles produced by Buffalo Trace are so strongly established that it feels about as familiar as ABCs. So for the sake of direction, I’ll touch on how this particular batch of Stagg differs from…
Just the Sip: Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2024 Review
Maker’s Mark surprised many whiskey fans in 2023 with the introduction of Cellar Aged, an annual, age-stated brand extension. This inaugural release featured the distillery’s most mature barrels released to the public, comprised of 11- and 12-year barrels. For the most part, people reacted with excitement, but that’s not to say there weren’t detractors. Some…
Just the Sip: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2025 Review
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon has been one of the most sought-after LTO whiskey releases over the past few years. I believe the reason is three-fold: the name “birthday bourbon” is inherently sentimental, the bottle design is relatively unique, and it’s one of the few age-stated Old Forester products. Although I’m hardly impervious to whiskey marketing,…
Just the Sip: Bomberger’s Declaration 2025 Review
One of the nice things about narrowing down the brands you like is that satisfaction (if not enthusiasm) comes more naturally while sitting with their products. Many bourbon drinkers, particularly those who got into it around the pandemic, know what profiles they gravitate towards. Whether they reached this point through copious experimentation or not will…
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Beacon Scoresheet & Review
When I started reviewing Wild Turkey Master’s Keep releases, I had every intention of procuring at least one bottle of each and providing a subsequent review. That was around the time Master’s Keep One released, one of the line’s more polarizing bottles. I wasn’t able to track down a bottle of Unforgotten, but figured I…
Just the Sip: Shenk’s Homestead 2025 Review
Michter’s has hit something of a stride over the past few years. The core US1 range—and supposedly the recent Legacy Series bottles—have transitioned from sourced to in-house distillation, although the labels have yet to reflect that. Both the 10-Year bourbon and rye earn consistently high marks while the barrel strength rye and toasted whiskeys drop…
Sagamore Spirit 8-Year Scoresheet & Review
Rye whiskey is slowly coming into a revitalization, undoubtedly aided by the ongoing (if recently stagnating) popularity of bourbon. Many bourbon drinkers looking to expand their tastes beyond the corn-dominant spirit dabble with rye whiskey, likely because several bourbon distilleries produce ryes of similar quality. This is one reason that Sagamore Spirit, formed in 2013…
Found North Hover Hawk First Flight Scoresheet & Review
The modern whisk(e)y market has no shortage of recent brands that seemed to blow up overnight, particularly when it comes to North America. Although this predominantly extends to bourbon—and rye to a lesser extent, one brand has recently captivated drinkers while adding an air of credibility to a more flimsily defined whisky category. Enter Found…
Dewar’s Double Double 21-Year Oloroso Scoresheet & Review
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most non-casual scotch fans don’t give Dewar’s much time nor thought. They’re incredibly popular, thanks in no small part to their NAS minimum viable product, which makes dismissing them that much easier. There are certainly other reasons for people turning up their noses at…
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