distilled in IN, KY & TN; the blend composition is made up of 8, 11 & 12 year Indiana bourbon, 13, 14 Warmth hugs my chest after a swallow, which is a welcome surprise as the heat on the palate was very TL;DR: a welcoming and well-blended dram that gently urges you to sit back and relax Rating:  3.5/5 Good

Magnus & Co is a brand perhaps most notable for this very release: The Cigar Blend. Between 2016 and 2019, only 14 batches of the Cigar Blend were released. TL;DR: A complex array of oak influence with a less-than-creamy palate Rating:  4/5 Really good.

really mean anything to me, other than reminding me which releases I liked the most - like batch 12 and 14 has the robust cherry, vanilla, brown sugar and rich caramel molasses cookies that I loved on batch 14 Rating: Two Thumbs Way Up

Allspice, soft clove and a hint of anise give this some great depth of character. It tingles my gums and rolls over the palate like a slow wave, very similar to the experience I get from Rating: 5/5 Incredibly robust, complex and fun to experience... this is my definition of a 5/5! I love sharing this pour and am very thankful to have been shared a new barrel to experience.

, likely somewhere around ) Further identification: This is part of the flagship line from the 1792 series Rating: 2/5 (Not good... Doesn't please my palate.)

Rating: 4/5 What a fun, layered pour. This has great complexity to it. Some of the moments of this pour were exceptional and others were a little too spicy for my palate today

I tend to reach for another one of these before I go for a Rare Breed. Rating: 4/5 I am quite tired today after a long day of home construction work, and this pour was just

My last sip is slightly grainy with a very creamy mouth feel that then fades into a drying finish of Rating: 3/5 This is a really rare score change situation, but it definitely goes to show that you can't

Southern Distilling Company Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat, 14% Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.) This is a solid sipping bourbon.

Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.) This takes what I enjoyed about the 11 year and 14 year releases and manages to elevate it to another

The nose continues to be exceptional late into the glass. Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.)

Brian Nation, this release aims to bridge a gap between categories that have historically remained very the most renowned and high quality Irish whiskeys in the world including Jameson, Redbreast, Midleton Very Rare, the Spot range and Powers Irish Whiskey. Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.) This is a very simple whiskey.