A pretty terrific Cognac. Enough boundaries are being pushed here to make this worth one's while.
Overall Rating: ★★★
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I suppose if we were ever going to do a viral, clickbait-like “drink this, not that” article, I’d probably tell the world to drink this over Macallan 12, full stop.
Overall Rating: ★★★
Yarr! If you’re looking for treasure, be advised that Pyrat defintely does not way, hey, blow the man down.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Honestly, it’s the best to come out of the distillery, and has a price tag to match. It’s hard to live up to that hype, but in fairness, can anything?
Overall Rating: ★★★
We’ve been writing about a lot of flawed products lately. Let’s cover one I love.
Overall Rating: ★★★
Look: I couldn’t not try it. If you’ve ever pined for a spirit that tastes like condiments, this is for you.
Overall Rating: ∅
A reposado mezcal? They’re out there! On the basis of this bottle, I say there should be more. Not everyone agrees!
Overall Rating: ★★☆
I thought the problem with its younger brother was too much wood. It turns out, apparently, that the solution was even more wood.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
An utterly remarkable whisky, no question. Well, aside from whether you’re willing to pay for the privilege of trying the damn stuff.
Overall Rating: ★★★
Remember how Lucy would always yank the football away from Charlie Brown before he kicked it? The Glenmorangie X is exactly that in liquid form.
Overall Rating: ∅
Go ahead and cue up Bob Seger’s “Still the Same” for this review. Basil Hayden is usually what most consider their first “good” bourbon, though I’m willing to bet you’ll outgrow it, if you haven’t already.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
“Jack Daniel’s” carries a lot of connotation. The standard black label “Jay Dee” might not hold appeal, but don’t sleep on its upmarket brand extension. It’s delicious.
Overall Rating: ★★★
It’s been some time since we did a scotch, no? Here we have a whisky made remarkable by the fact that just about every whisky delivered with this kind of presentation should be unremarkable. And yet… here we are!
Overall Rating: ★★☆
A 'Yac that isn't Yuck and won't make you Yack, but yoked to a $50 price point? Yeesh! Personally, I yearn for other young 'Yacs, which yield better results and fewer yawns.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
There's a lot to be said about knowing where the goalposts are and then kicking the ball through them without much screwing around or having aspirations of anything flashier. The EC Small Batch is this philosophy in liquid form.
Overall Rating: ★★★
Underpromise, overdeliver. It's an old axiom any business owner would do well to internalize, and Arshak II is a shining example of how this works in a niche category of spirits.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
It’s been some time since we saw a Vodka around these parts. Time to dig into one that turned out to be surprisingly good!
Overall Rating: ★★★
It’s always a challenge to get people to pay big bucks for a Scotch without an age statement, and if you do it wrong people will remember. Here’s a good case study of when things go right.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
I thought I could handle it, I really did. In this review, I climb back on an old horse older and wiser only to be thrown off once again.
Overall Rating: ⃠
If it were cheaper, it would be mostly fine. But it isn’t, and I feel silly paying so much for a study in restraint.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆