Sure, it’s a misfit of a scotch whisky, but it’s one I think everybody should try, and many will fall in love with it.
Overall Rating: ★★★
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Oak
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: ★★★
This whiskey is for someone, though I don’t know who.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Not everything needs to be a showstopper. For the clarity of the taste experience on offer here, and at the price, I dig the Benchmark Single Barrel.
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: ★★☆
You know what? It's been a while since we talked about something I think is fun. And Abasolo does “Fun” in spades.
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: ★★★
Look, I get it: finding new niches for a product and staying competitive is hard. More than anything I want to reward trying something new. But is aging shit in bourbon barrels literally the only thing distillers feel they can try?
Overall Rating: ∅
A surprising example of when hate turns to love in the spirits world. Not everything makes a good first impression, but I’m as pleased as punch I stuck with it.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
Everything’s bigger in Texas! No surprise, then, that the Lone Star State would produce such a delightful ass-kicker.
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: ★★☆
Not the most expensive Irish, nor the fanciest, but it’s permanently on my mind when it comes to gifting for several good reasons.
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: ⃠
Quite honestly, a product in search of a reason to exist. If there’s a niche it fills, I’m not savvy enough to detect it.
Overall Rating: ⃠
There's value here to be sure. But if you're the kind of person who can afford an extra topping on your pizza, Ancient Age is hard to recommend on merit alone.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
It ain't bourbon or scotch, that's for sure. This is a very good thing in my book, and I hope it holds true for you as well.
Overall Rating: ★★★