As you may know, I consider myself something of a whiskey aficionado (though, only on my most pretentious days). Which, of course, means that I am compelled to share my opinions as though they are divine revelation handed down by the whatever from high atop the thing. If you’re here, you must be (1) a fan of me, (2) a fan of whiskey, (3) confused, or (4) a masochist. I will assume it’s one of the former two.
This page is a collection
Wanna buy me (or someone else) a gift? Here’s my wish list (and the things I regularly give).
Current Favorites
Bourbon: Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Scotch: Talisker 10
Rye: High West Rendezvous Rye
Irish: Redbreast 12 Cast Proof
Japanese: Nikka Coffey Malt
Recent Blog Posts
Quicklist*
Bourbon
Wild Turkey Rare Breed – ★★★★★
Eagle Rare – ★★★★☆
Henry McKenna 10 Year – ★★★★☆
Crowded Barrel Eleanor Chapter 2 – ★★★★☆
Bulleit Bourbon – ★★★★☆
Buffalo Trace Bourbon – ★★★★☆
Knob Creek Straight Bourbon Whiskey – ★★★★☆
Treaty Oak Red Handed Bourbon – ★★★★☆
Maker’s Mark – ★★★☆☆
Wild Turkey 101 – ★★★★☆
Rye
High West Double Rye – ★★★★☆
High West Rendezvous Rye – ★★★★★
Bulleit Rye – ★★★★☆
Whistle Pig 10 Year – ★★★★★
Rittenhouse Rye – ★★★★☆
Virgil Kaine Robber Barron Rye – ★★★☆☆
Woodford Reserve Rye – ★★★★☆
Other
Michters American Whiskey – ★★★★★
Virginia Distilling Co. Port Finished Virginia Highland – ★★★☆☆
Virginia Distilling Co. Chardonnay Finished Virginia Highland – ★★★★☆
Jack Daniel’s Distiller’s Edition No. 6 – ★★★★☆
Angel’s Envy – ★★★★★
Scotch
Talisker 25 – ★★★★★★★
Lagavulin 16 – ★★★★★
Laphroaig 10 – ★★★★★
Oban 14 – ★★★★★
Talisker 10 – ★★★★★
Irish
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength – ★★★★★
Tullamore D.E.W. Classic – ★★★☆☆
Teeling Small Batch – ★★★★☆
Japanese
Nikka Coffey Malt – ★★★★☆
Suntory Toki – ★★★☆☆
Canadian
Crown Royal Bourbon Mash – ★★★☆☆
*Scale
★★★★★ – I have seen the face of God.
★★★★☆ – You won’t regret this.
★★★☆☆ – Drinkable; in dire situations.
★★☆☆☆ – Only if you’re freezing to death.
★☆☆☆☆ – Poison.