Tag: 5 value

  • Wild Turkey 101 (2024) Scoresheet & Review

    Wild Turkey 101 (2024) Scoresheet & Review

    Your average long-time whiskey consumer is no doubt accustomed to their favorite bottle receiving slight facelifts over the years. Sometimes, this invites little to no attention; other times, it spawns conspiracy-level scrutiny from the more fervent among us. A couple of recent examples include Early Times Bottled in Bond, Old…

  • Russell’s Reserve 13-Year (2021) Scoresheet & Review

    Russell’s Reserve 13-Year (2021) Scoresheet & Review

    Something strange happened to Wild Turkey between 2020 and 2021. The Lawrenceburg distillery, often the target of woe for people who’d previously made poor drinking decisions, quickly ignited interest from enthusiasts with the release of a couple of limited products. 2020 saw Wild Turkey drop a 17-year bottled in bond…

  • Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Scoresheet & Review

    Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Scoresheet & Review

    Jack Daniel’s is an incredibly easy target. As with most huge industry names, their success all but invites criticism. Sometimes it’s warranted; other times, you can’t help shaking your head in response to the perpetrating party. Regardless, most of us have a certain image or association in mind when regarding…

  • Knob Creek Single Barrel 9-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Knob Creek Single Barrel 9-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Single barrels are all the rage these days. Much of this is thanks to the prominence of barrel picks selected by everyone from local and online groups to independent stores, retail chains, and online outlets. Even before these selections exploded in popularity, the rule of thumb was to grab one…

  • Knob Creek Single Barrel Norman’s Liquors Pick Scoresheet & Review

    Knob Creek Single Barrel Norman’s Liquors Pick Scoresheet & Review

    Nostalgia and hindsight make for one hell of a combination. It wasn’t long ago that folks were singing praise for Knob Creek Single Barrel picks sitting on shelves, some of them as old as 16 years. Yet bourbon continues to boom, and it was only a matter of time before…

  • Wild Turkey 101 Rye Scoresheet & Review

    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…

  • Wild Turkey 101 Scoresheet & Review

    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…

  • Heaven Hill Green Label 6-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Heaven Hill Green Label 6-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Heaven Hill is undoubtedly one of the most prolific distilleries. Whether you’re looking for a cheap mixer, a reliable daily, or a true special occasion bottle, Heaven Hill will almost certainly be in the running. This is doubly so when it comes to the more budget-oriented drinker. The Evan Williams…

  • Early Times Bottled in Bond Scoresheet & Review

    Early Times Bottled in Bond Scoresheet & Review

    Every location is subject to the woes of whiskey distribution. Some go bonkers when they find any version of Weller (even at markup), others can walk into gas stations any day of the week and buy a case. As a Floridian, I’m at a point where inconsistent availability and pricing…

  • Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Scoresheet & Review

    Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Scoresheet & Review

    Finished whisky is huge. It’s to the point that if a household brand doesn’t have at least one finished product, then it makes them an outlier. The process, where a whisky is matured and then dumped into a different cask, has supposedly drawn the ire of some whisky purists (I’ve…

  • Jim Beam Signature Craft Triticale Scoresheet & Review

    Jim Beam Signature Craft Triticale Scoresheet & Review

    Not long ago, I took a look at one of Jim Beam’s Signature Craft expressions from 2014. The one in question, Six Row Barley, ended up being a bit of a grower, but was ultimately a pour to appreciate rather than outright enjoy. Today’s expression is a bit different in…