Palate:  My first sip is light and easy on the tongue, just as the whiskey was on the nose. By my third sip, I'm ready to invoke the ultimate whiskey writing sin: this pour is smooth . Despite all these qualms—it's still a crushable whiskey. Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

modern whiskey circles. an Old Cabinet Whiskey from the late 1800s, and a Highspire Pure Rye Whiskey. Curt Kolcun isn't just any vintage whiskey enthusiast, though. Giving this time to breath does wonders to this whiskey. Pikesville Rye became the quintessential Maryland rye whiskey.

Company on Label:  Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky Whiskey Type:  Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Buffalo Trace mash bill # 1 (high corn, low rye, and malted TL;DR: Crowd-pleasing, airy bourbon that doesn't quite suck Rating:  3/5 Middle of the road whiskey. Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

With luxury visuals and a premium price tag in tow, I set out to find out if the whiskey within was worth straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley Proof:  107° Age The market shift towards approachable whiskey that I have been noticing from the big distilleries is Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace The mouth feel is thin but creamy similar to how light proof Irish whiskeys usually feel.

Company on Label:  Bottled by Rare Character Whiskey Co., Lexington, KY Whiskey Type:  Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed blend of Kentucky bourbon mash bills Proof:  123 both distilleries are written all throughout this whiskey. Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

Company on Label:  Buffalo Trace Distillery Whiskey Type: Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill I always review neat pours of whiskey out of a glencairn glass, but I'm always interested to see new I'm curious to hear, what are some of your favorite whiskey glasses to drink out of? Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

Maker's Mark Cellar Aged adds years to that range with a clever trick that prevents their whiskey from Finally free from the misconception that older whiskey was not possible for the distillery, the 2025 release of Cellar Aged is the oldest whiskey Maker's has ever released, with a 14 year component in the Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

Whiskey always tastes better when you share it with good people. Company on Label:  Distilled, aged, & bottled by Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky Whiskey Type:  Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Buffalo Trace mash bill Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

mixer into the whiskey industry itself. Golly, this is a great-smelling whiskey. This is the kind of whiskey I love. Certainly geared toward the tenured whiskey enthusiast, this is easily one of my favorite whiskeys I Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the

Despite this being a whiskey that almost nobody other than the most ardent whiskey enthusiasts or deep-pocketed This is undeniably good whiskey! Put them all together, and the ranking shook out like this: Redbreast Dream Cask 30 year Irish whiskey Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the resonance in the patient conveyance of an honest whiskey review.

I've got a few older Canadian whiskey releases on my mind and I remember them being quite good. Found North describes the whiskey well here: Batch 003 is a 5-whisky blend created to accentuate a vibrant Company on Label: Found North Whisky Whiskey Type: Canadian Rye Whisky Mash Bill Percentages: 64% Rye hint of the oily, viscous mouth feel that typically comes off of pot stills (think a creamy Midleton Irish Whiskey here).