Tag: bourbon whiskey
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Milam & Greene Single Barrel r/bourbon Pick Scoresheet & Review
Milam & Greene doesn’t necessarily spring to mind when I think of barrel picks. Given the staff’s background, blending and batching would seem more up their alley. Yet as anyone who’s done a blind tasting can attest, whiskey and surprises (good or bad) can often go hand-in-hand. Case in point:…
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Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered (Batch 45) Scoresheet & Review
The spirits industry (bourbon in particular) has been seeing a lot of firsts recently. For example, it was only a decade ago that a Las Vegas distillery was first established. Enter Nevada H&C Distilling Company, founded by Aaron Chepenik and Jonathan Hensleigh. Their backstory comes from trying a host of…
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Buffalo Trace Scoresheet & Review
These days it’s nearly impossible to discuss bourbon at large without mentioning Buffalo Trace. If not the brand name itself, then certainly any of their multiple bottlings. The Frankfort distillery’s more coveted expressions (Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Van Winkle) might be what some enthusiasts go nuts for, but even their…
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Old Forester 100 Scoresheet & Review
Divisive opinions are nothing new to the overarching whisky community. It’s just one of many factors that makes sharing and discussing whisky both interesting and enjoyable. Yet if I had to identify one distillery that splits thoughts more than any other, Old Forester would certainly be a frontrunner. This primarily…
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Knob Creek Small Batch 9-Year Scoresheet & Review
Many casual drinkers probably don’t realize just how prolific brands like Jim Beam actually are. Bottles bearing the Clermont distillery’s name are easy enough to discern, but Jim Beam plays host to many others as well. Consider their parent company, Beam Suntory, and Jim Beam’s prominence becomes that much more…
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George Dickel Bourbon Scoresheet & Review
Few debates feel as long-waged as the distinction between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. Drinkers, whether casual or enthusiastic, will inevitably take a hard stance when pressed. Some claim that Tennessee whiskey is its own category; others insist that it’s simply part of the greater bourbon category. Then we have the…
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Maker’s Mark 101 Scoresheet & Review
When Maker’s Mark refer to their Loretto distillery as “little,” it honestly feels disingenuous. Sure, they’re not the biggest bourbon brand out there, but they aren’t far off as far as cases sold. And that level of volume practically necessitates a sizeable facility to meet demand. Not to mention the…
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Four Roses Single Barrel Scoresheet & Review
Digging deeper and deeper into the many intricacies of whiskey production is one the main reasons I find it so fascinating. That whiskey is made from a combination of water, grain, and yeast is easy enough to conceptually understand. It’s when we start getting into the minutiae of the process,…
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Penelope Bourbon Barrel Strength (Batch 10) Scoresheet & Review
The folks at Penelope Bourbon have one of the more down-to-earth backstories as far as whiskey producers go. Rather than naming the brand after yet another famous figure in spirits history, founders Michael and Kerry Paladini chose a different source: the impending birth of their daughter in 2018. The idea…
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Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Finish Scoresheet & Review
Barton 1792 gets around more than one might think. On top of the in-house 1792 line, their whiskey is used for the likes of Very Old Barton, Sam Houston, Calumet Farm, Goodwood, and perhaps most recently, Thomas S. Moore. The name is taken from a pioneer who, in 1889, built…
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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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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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