Malt Advocate Magazine’s “Top Ten New Whiskies” for 2009
Top Ten New Whiskies of the Year (listed alphabetically) You will not be happy with the prices of some of these whiskies, but here’s our ten best new whiskies released in 2009 (keeping in mind that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon (2010 release)
The fourth edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection, and the first wheated bourbon as part of the Collection. Another solid effort! I lined up my review sample, along with samples of a few other great...
View ArticleTop 10 rated whiskies in the new issue of Malt Advocate
Here’s a sneak peek of the top 10 rated whiskies in the upcoming issue of Malt Advocate magazine (the Winter 2010 issue). Most have been reviewed here already, but I thought it would be helpful if you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some new whiskies I’ve been enjoying
I was in San Francisco most of last week hosting WhiskyFest (More on that in a bit). We’re gearing up for our New York WhiskyFest which is only a couple weeks away. In the interim, we’ve got to put...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Parker’s Heritage Collection Barrel Finished
Parker’s Heritage Collection Barrel Finished 10 year old, 50%, $80 Heaven Hill’s first wood-finished bourbon. Finished for several months in cognac casks (reminiscent of Beam’s Distillers’ Masterpiece...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WhiskyFest New York 2012: A whisky enthusiast’s dream weekend!
The agenda for the saturday seminar program has been finalized. It’s going to be a great day: rare whiskies, debut whiskies, award winning whiskies, master distillers and blenders, and leading whisky...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More new whiskies, and some disappointments
As you may have noticed, recently I’ve been trying to post regularly on new releases I hear about and offer my informal thoughts on review samples I receive. Do you find this valuable to you? If so,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four Bourbons To Buy This Fall
All of these will be sold in the U.S. I’ve tried them all. These are all new and will be released over the next month or so. They are the best I’ve tasted this year (so far). In alphabetical order:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2013: The Year of Great Premium Bourbon
Whiskey prices keep climbing, and none of us are happy about it. It’s a simple matter of economics: supply vs. demand. The entire world has discovered the joy of whiskey and there isn’t enough to go...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fall Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Limited Release Overview
It’s that time of the year again, when all the major bourbon and rye whiskey producers release their limited edition whiskeys, and consumers scramble to find a bottle before they disappear. Your time...
View Article