Alright, let's dive in on 22A and see if this batch is a little more impressive than 22B was.

The cask-strength variants are an exciting new bottling that I have been looking forward to trying. For me, it proved a little too sharp, with boozy tones not letting the subtle nuance shine like other

I also get a little bit of the fickle nature of blends where there are some characteristics that seem My last sip is starting to show a little bit of the proof now with the tannic grape notes coming off

Creamy vanilla and silky caramel melt into nothing but a watery mess, and there's little left to locate

It's relatively nice, but also a little too classic for me to treat it as exceptional.

from his father, he propeled new bourbon brands like Elijah Craig and Evan Williams into the bourbon boom He's been credited, alongside other whiskey legends like Elmer T Lee and Booker Noe, as being responsible Look for some comparisons between these releases at the bottom of the page. The finish is a little on the shorter end, which stops this just shy of my highest level of whiskey admiration

What hallmarks do you look for in small distilleries? Perhaps you seek out pot-still production, for example, or you look for a brand's commitment to preserving Whatever the reason, I wonder: are consumers being too hard on the little guys who are pursuing their

–Mandy Hale Little information ever follows the often unannounced arrival of a new Stagg Jr batch.

This one started a little slow but built into an absolute sweets factory.

Lemon peel is as light as if it brushed up against a grainy piece of oak that took off a little bit of Maybe I spoke a little too soon about the spices!

Breathe in a little deeper, and there is a warm apple pie to be found.

approach the last of what remains in my glass, I'm confounded by the doughiness I find, even with so little A few additional sips bring in the abundance of fruit I found on the nose, but it took some time, which