Bourbon & Whiskey Reviews

From one barrel per day to a $600M acquisition, Wilderness Trail has arrived. Their cask strength singles are a glimpse at bourbon's next golden era.

Vintage-dated. Single barrel. From one of Kentucky's most storied distilleries. Under $30. Evan Williams Single Barrel is bourbon's best-kept secret—period.

The annual BTAC release that bourbon collectors would trade their firstborn for. At 142 proof in 2025, this is bourbon pushed to its absolute limits.

Crafted by the Russell dynasty—father and son, 100+ years of combined experience—this is the shelf bourbon that Eagle Rare fans need to discover.

100 proof. 9-year age statement. Under $40. Available everywhere. Knob Creek's numbers don't lie—this is the best set of specs in bourbon for the money.

Same distillery, same mashbill as Pappy Van Winkle. But is Weller Special Reserve actually good bourbon, or just famous by association?

As the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve has the pedigree. But does the liquid in the glass match the prestige of the name?

Heaven Hill's workhorse bourbon proves that under $30, there's still a world of genuine quality. Steady, reliable, and criminally underrated.

With 10 unique recipes from 2 mashbills and 5 yeast strains, Four Roses is the bourbon equivalent of a master perfumer's workshop. Each barrel is its own creation.

Named for an era when bourbon went underground, Old Forester 1920 has emerged as one of the best kept non-allocated secrets in Kentucky. Rich, bold, and revelatory.

Here sits a barrel-proof masterpiece collecting dust on shelves while grown adults camp outside liquor stores for lesser bottles. This is bourbon's cruelest irony.

Formerly known as Stagg Jr., this barrel-proof brute has been renamed but not tamed. At 130 proof, it's Kentucky in its most concentrated, uncompromising form.

Few bourbons provoke more passionate disagreement than Maker's Mark. Reliable classic or forgettable also-ran? We wade into America's oldest bourbon argument.

While the masses chase horse toppers, the cognoscenti quietly stock their shelves with E.H. Taylor. Here's why this Bottled-in-Bond beauty is the real prize.

Ten years of patience, 90 proof of polish. Eagle Rare is the allocated bourbon that actually deserves the attention—if you can find it at retail.

Jim Beam's barrel-proof flagship doesn't do subtlety. Each quarterly batch is a knuckle-cracking, chest-thumping celebration of uncut Kentucky power.

That iconic horse-topped bottle started the single barrel revolution. But three decades later, is Blanton's still worth the chase—or just the shelf decor?

The most famous bourbon in the world. But after cutting through decades of hype, does the liquid justify the legend? We poured one to find out.

Buffalo Trace built an empire on approachability. But in the age of allocation, this gentle bourbon has become a surprisingly divisive pour.

In a world of allocated unicorns and limited editions, Wild Turkey 101 remains the most honest pour in Kentucky. Here's why the wise keep coming back.

While Macallan raises prices, GlenDronach quietly produces one of the finest sherried Scotch whiskies in the world—at a price that makes you feel guilty.

Marketed as premium Japanese whisky, priced like a budget blend, and debated endlessly. We pour through the confusion to find out what Toki actually is.

From the shores of the Isle of Skye comes a whisky of maritime peat, black pepper, and wild beauty. Talisker 10 is Scotland's most dramatic distillery in a bottle.

A 100-proof, 10-year rye whiskey from a farm in Vermont. WhistlePig challenged everything we knew about American rye—and the revolution succeeded.

Three Speyside single malts walk into a bottle. The result is a blended malt so versatile and approachable that it's become bartenders' favourite Scotch.

Named after colored spots on aging barrels, Green Spot is the entry to Ireland's most distinguished whiskey family. Creamy, fruity, and entirely irresistible.

An unpeated whisky from Islay? Bunnahabhain 12 breaks every expectation about the island of peat and delivers something utterly unique—and utterly delicious.

Neither purely peated nor purely sherried, Highland Park 12 stands at the crossroads of Scotch styles—and that's exactly what makes it indispensable.

David Stewart's genius idea: finish 14-year Scotch in West Indian rum casks. The result is the sweetest, most approachable single malt you'll ever sip.

Bottled-in-Bond at 100 proof and priced for everyday drinking, Rittenhouse Rye is the bartender's secret weapon and the Manhattanist's best friend.

The world's best-selling single malt has introduced more people to Scotch than any other bottle. But beyond the gateway, is there genuine quality here?

While the world chases Scotch and bourbon, Redbreast 12 has been quietly producing one of the most rewarding sipping whiskies on the planet. The secret is out.

At 51.4% ABV in a bottle that fits in your pocket, Nikka From The Barrel punches harder than whiskies twice its size and three times its price.

The distillery that won World's Best Single Malt twice has a 15-year expression that most people haven't tried. That needs to change immediately.

Macallan has built an empire on sherry-seasoned oak. But in an era of soaring prices and diminishing age statements, does the 12-year flagship still deliver?

You either love it or you hate it—and both responses are equally valid. Laphroaig 10 is the most polarizing whisky in the world, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

At only 10 years old and 46% ABV, Ardbeg delivers more peat, more smoke, and more intensity per dollar than any whisky on the planet. Approach with reverence.

The Islay icon that Ron Swanson made famous—and that was already legendary long before television discovered it. Peat, smoke, and maritime grandeur.

<![CDATA[]]>

<![CDATA[]]>

<![CDATA[]]>

<![CDATA[]]>

<![CDATA[]]>

The Laphroaig Cairdeas 2017 edition represents a polarizing release finished in quarter casks with pronounced oakiness and bitter spice characteristics.

<![CDATA[]]>

Knob Creek's 12-year expression is a straight bourbon from Beam Suntory with rich flavor profile.