Tag: rye

  • Whistlepig 10-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Whistlepig 10-Year Scoresheet & Review

    Few brands elicit split reactions quite like Whistlepig. On one hand, praise is given to the quality of their sourced whiskey and especially their distillery tour experience. As for criticism, this primarily manifests in pricing woes. The once-baseline 10-year? $70, please. The 12-year Bespoke Rye? That’ll be $130. The 15-year…

  • Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye Scoresheet & Review

    Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye Scoresheet & Review

    There’s no shortage of love for the Russells at Wild Turkey. Eddie, Jimmy, and Bruce have a lengthy combined tenure with no end in sight as one of the bourbon community’s most beloved brands. Why are they so revered? Obviously it starts with the whiskey, which is almost always up…

  • Booker’s (2020-01, “Granny’s Batch”) Scoresheet & Review

    Booker’s (2020-01, “Granny’s Batch”) Scoresheet & Review

    I was already late to the whiskey game by the time I decided to jump on board, but Booker’s is a brand that I’ve felt that poor timing hit the hardest. The first time I consciously noticed a bottle it was $80, right around the time Jim Beam announced that…

  • 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…