After a long rest, the glass begins to illustrate some of the drying characteristics of the prevalent TL;DR: Vintage, complex Heaven Hill vanilla bomb that bourbon fans will love Rating: 4/5 (Really good The 17th edition doesn't list any special barrel characteristics, so we can pretty safely assume they're Delicate florality and citrus undercurrents do well to highlight effect of the grains on this barely-legal

Proving that with enough love and care, and hardwork, anything is possible. Dusty vanilla has a bit of paper characteristics. Creamy caramel. Rose hips. Smooth hibiscus. Rating: 4/5 What a unique pour! I loved all the floral characteristics of this.

.” – Seneca In the era of glamour shots of unopened bottles, few dare to tell the tale of what's inside TL;DR: Consistently good whiskey that pours best when shared with family Rating:  4/5 Really good. I personally like my whiskey a little more exciting, but I also understand that quality ratings shouldn't

The master blender is responsible for the care and curation necessary to bring together various barrels TL;DR: Expect a flavorful standout amongst the other bland lower proof whiskies Rating:  3.5/5 Good enough

nothing else different about this release from your regular Jack - same mash bill recipe, time, and care Fig forward on the slight fruit characteristic that presents itself to me early. Rating: 4/5

Reminds me a bit of a hotel because of the slight fresh bed linen characteristic. After a sip the nose opens up to more floral characteristics; rose petals, grenadine and Spring grass This also carries through the citrus characteristic from the nose well. Rating: 3/5 This pour feels like it would drink much better in Spring time, rather than the current Winter Proving that with enough love and care, and hard work, anything is possible.

This label, now 25+ years into the grand rebirth of the Michter's brand, continues to top charts and This stems from the small batch production methods and careful filtration that I got to see firsthand Despite this universally understood variation in whiskey maturation, it is heartwarming to see the care TL;DR: Another balanced and thoroughly expressive home run rye from Michter's Rating:  4.5/5 Absolutely

There's a lurking musty funk that must be the older oak characteristics starting to bubble up. It's this complex characteristic that helps bottles like George T Stagg earn high remarks for me. Deep inhales really show off the charred oak's beautiful vanilla characteristics. My last sip is careful but confident in its delivery with honey oats, soft pecans, pine bristle and a Rating: 5/5 This is really a tremendous pour.

table at my last Texas Hold'em table, and few could withstand its powerful allure as I continued to rake TL;DR: This might just replace your favorite allocated bourbon Rating:  4.5/5 ( Absolutely delicious.

Bold red licorice with a zing of cinnamon racing up the edges of the tongue is unbelievably clear to TL;DR: A wildly vibrant and fruity rye that has been aged well and expertly blended Rating: 4.5/5 Absolutely

these will probably show up in the empty glass a bit more; they are foundational along with the floral characteristics Something finally just 'clicked' in my nose where I recognized a familiar toasted barrel finish characteristic It's kind of like a tiny bit of funky skunked oak (I know that sounds weird, but bare with me here). Rating: 4/5 I am digging this one tonight!

Powdery vanilla that has some cake-like characteristics. Some dry wood characteristics continue to layer in like stringy paper birch bark. Boom. lean on an old trick and hold a little bit of this in my mouth for as long as I can bear and see how I fare Rating: 4/5 I knew this one was going to do well tonight when it started out with way more layers than