Tag: cocktail request
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Wild Turkey 101 8-Year Scoresheet & Review
We’re barely halfway through 2025 and it’s already turning into the year of budget-minded, age-stated bourbons. Heaven Hill is poising Old Fitzgerald 7-Year as an available alternative to their Decanter series; Buffalo Trace dropped Eagle Rare 12-Year at the distillery gift shop for Father’s Day; and Wild Turkey’s domestic revival…
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Green River Full Proof Scoresheet & Review
Green River might have one of the best comeback stories still in progress. Going from a highly publicized operation in its heyday to one of several defunct distilleries in the 20th century, only to be resurrected as a place producing rapid-aged whiskey (then called O.Z. Tyler), things appeared fuzzy for…
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WhistlePig PiggyBack 6-Year Rye Scoresheet & Review
The subject of cocktails can be tricky when the launching point is distilled spirits. More specifically, when bottles are marketed or recommended for use in cocktails, they’re often viewed in a dismissive manner. After all, if a spirit isn’t enjoyable neat but can be incorporated into a good (even great)…
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Pikesville Scoresheet & Review
Many long-time whiskey drinkers might remark that their spirit of choice simply isn’t made like it once was. The actual process itself isn’t far removed from years past, but the final products of today often taste different than their previous iterations. This is regardless of how much a given distillery…
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Green River Wheated Bourbon Scoresheet & Review
The modern American whiskey scene is ripe with resurrected brand names, often complete with stories intended to entice new and established drinkers alike. After all, few things scream “bourbon” like tradition, legacy, history, and other classically marketable buzzwords. So when we look at Green River, it’s easy to be won…
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Maker’s Mark 46 Scoresheet & Review
Popular distilleries with a narrow range of bottles can be a blessing when you review whiskey for a hobby and have a relatively limited budget. The same could also apply to whiskey-curious consumers since they only need to parse through a handful of bottles in order to land on a…
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Jack Daniel’s Rye Scoresheet & Review
Rye whiskey has been enjoying something of a renaissance recently. Previously seen as little more than an ingredient for cocktails, drinkers are gunning for certain ryes with a fervor that can eclipse similar bourbon releases. And while rye whiskey still has a ways to go before coming close to recapturing…
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Old Overholt 114 Scoresheet & Review
Beam Suntory’s general reluctance to do much of anything with their three “The Olds” brands is one of the more puzzling realities for whiskey enthusiasts. Of the trio, Old Overholt has technically received the most attention from the parent company, but even it exists in the shadow of the brand’s…
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Old Forester 1920 Scoresheet & Review
Old Forester’s Whisky Row line is nothing if not homage-filled. Introduced in 2014, the series includes four bottles that offer consumers a more upscale (but still available and affordable) way to enjoy Old Forester bourbon. Each expression takes its identify from a key year in Brown-Forman’s brand history and, in…
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Sazerac Rye Liquor Barn 2021 Pick Scoresheet & Review
When many of us hear the word “Sazerac,” it’s usually regarding Buffalo Trace (and possibly 1792 or Fireball) and, more specifically, their parent company. One could be forgiven for forgetting that the spirits giant owes its name to the cocktail, not the other way around. The reputation stemming from this…
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High West Double Rye! Scoresheet & Review
High West’s story as a whiskey producer elicits a wide spectrum of reactions. Intrigue, surprise, endearment, disappointment, confusion, the list goes on. In a 15-year span they built a reputation as a fresh face to whiskey thanks to some respectably aged (usually sourced) products, barrel selections with some curious finishes,…
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Ezra Brooks 99 Scoresheet & Review
Ezra Brooks 90 proof might be the best budget bourbon sleeper I’ve tried to date. Bottles continue trekking up in price, leaving the sub-$20 bourbon market increasingly scarce as far as worthwhile contenders go. So to see a reasonable priced and proofed bourbon not only provide a competent drinking experience…
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