SPIRITual Alchemy

BOURBON REVIEWS


Rye Mashbill

• 1792 BIB

• 1792 full proof

• 1792 single barrel

• 1792 small batch

• Ancient Age

• Bakers small batch

• Bakers single barrel

• Balcones High Rye Bourbon

• Basil Hayden's

• Blanton's single barrel (#135)

• Blanton's single barrel (#469)

      - extra: how blanton's origin story

• Booker's

• Boulder Spirits cask-strength bourbon

• Buffalo Trace

     ~ also, BT review #2

• Bulleit 90pf

• Bulleit 10yr

• Bulleit single barrel

• Chestnut Farms BIB (sazerac using Barton 1792)

• David Nicholson Reserve

• Eagle Rare

     ~ also, ER review #2

     ~ also, ER (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Eagle Rare 17 yo 2021

• Early Times BIB

• E.H. Taylor small batch

• E.H. Taylor single barrel

• Elijah Craig barrel proof

• Elijah Craig small batch

     ~ also, ECsb review #2

• Elijah Craig toasted barrel

• Elijah Craig 12yo

• Elmer T. Lee

     ~ also, Elmer T. Lee (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Evan Williams BIB

     ~ also, EW bib (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• FEW bourbon

• Four Roses single barrel

     ~ also, FR single barrel (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Four Roses small batch

     ~ also, FR sm.b (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Four Roses small batch select

• Four Roses 80pf

• Hancock's Presidential's Reserve

• Henry McKenna BIB single barrel

• Henry McKenna straight

• Heavenhill 7yr Bib

• High West American Prairie

     ~ also, HWap review #2

• Ironroot Harbinger

• I.W. Harper

• Jim Beam single barrel

• Jim Beam white label

• J.W. Dant

• Jefferson's Reserve

• Jefferson's Presidential Reserve 16yo

• J.T.S. Brown

• Kentucky Owl

• Kentucky Spirit (wild turkey)

• Knob Creek

• Knob Creek 9yr 100pf

• Knob Creek single barrel reserve

• Knob Creek single barrel select

• Knob Creek 18yr 100pf

• Mattie Gladden (sofl)

• Michter's small batch US*1

• Michter's toasted barrel

• Michter's 10yr single barrel

• New Riff

• Noah's Mill

• Old Ezra 7 year

• Old 55

• Old Fitzgerald BIB

• Old Forester 1870 "original batch"

• Old Forester 1897 "bottled in bond"

• Old Forester 1910 "old fine whisky"

• Old Forester 1920 "prohibition style"

• Old Forester "birthday bourbon 2016"

• Old Forester "birthday bourbon 2021"

• Old Forester single barrel

• Old Forester Statesman

• Old Grand Dad

     ~ also, OGD (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Old Grand Dad "bottled in bond"

• Old Grand Dad 114

• Peerless

• Pinhook

• Puncher's Chance

• Rabbit Hole Heigold (high rye)

• Rare Breed (wild turkey)

     ~ also, RB (OSWA 2023 winner, reviewed by Ralfy)

• Remus Repeal Reserve

• Rock Hill Farms

• Rowan's Creek

• Russell's Reserve 10 yr

• Smooth Ambler Old Scout

• Stagg Jr.

• Stagg (no more Jr.)

• Very Old Barton

• Wathen's single barrel

• Widow Jane 10 yr

• Wilderness Trail BIB small batch

     ~ WTrl sb review #2

• Willett

• Wild Turkey

• Wild Turkey 101

     ~ also, WT101 review #2

     ~ also, WT 101 (reviewed by a Scotsman)

• Wise Man (KY Owl)

• Woodford Reserve ds

     ~ also, WR review #2

• Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

• Woodinville

     ~ Woodinville review #2

• Yellowstone Hand Picked single barrel

• Yellowstone Select

Wheated Mashbill

• David Nicholson 1843

     ~ also, David Nicholson 1843

• Larceny

     ~ also, Larceny review #2

• Larceny barrel proof

• Maker's Mark

• Maker's Mark cask strength

• Maker's Mark cellar aged

• Maker's Mark 101

• Maker's Mark 46

• Maker's Mark 46 cask strength

• Maker's Mark cask strength

• Old Elk wheated cask strength

• Old Fitzgerald 9 yr

• Old Fitzgerald 11 yr

• Old Fitzgerald 19 yr

• Redemption wheated

• Rebel Yell

• Rebel 10 yr.

• Smooth Ambler big level wheated

• Spirits of French Lick the wheater

• TX texas straight bourbon - barrel proof

• Weller 12yr

• Weller antique 107

• Weller full proof

• Weller special reserve

• Wilderness Trail BIB single barrel 01

• Wilderness Trail BIB single barrel 02

• Wilderness Trail BIB 6yr single barrel

• Wyoming Whiskey

Four-grain Mashbill

• Balcones bourbon

• E.H. Taylor 4-grain BIB

• Lee W. Sinclair (sofl)

     ~ also, L.W.S review #2

• Lee W. Sinclair BIB (sofl)

• Penelope barrel strength (2023)

• Rabbit Hole Cavehill (4-grain)

Finished Bourbon / Rye

• Angel's Envy

     ~ also, Angel's Envy review #2

• Belle Meade XO (cognac cask finish)

• Copper & Kings Bourbon (apple brandy barrel finish)

• Freeland Spirits (Pinot Noir cask finished)

• J. Rieger Private Stock

• Legent

• Rabbit Hole Dareringer (sherry finished)

• Wilderness Trail Maple Rye

• Woodinville (Port cask finished)

Blended Bourbons (and whiskey/y)

• 2X0 American Oak series

• 2X0 Phoenix Blend

• 2X0 Phoenix Blend 02

• 2X0 Inkeepers Blend

• 2X0 Tribute Blend

• Blade And Bow

• High West Campfire

• Middlewest sherry-cask finished

• Smooth Ambler Contradiction

• Sweetens Cove Kennessee

• Traveller blended whiskey

Tennessee Whiskey


• Dickel barrel select

• Dickel BIB

• Gentleman Jack

• Jack Daniel's 80 proof

• Jack Daniel's BIB

• Jack Daniel's single barrel (barrel proof)

• Sweetens Cove Straight Bourbon

• Trader Joe's

• Uncle Nearest 1856

SCOTCH REVIEWS


Campbeltowns (typical style: robust, rich, briney)

• Glen Scotia 15yr

• Glen Scotia victoriana

• Kilkerran 12yr

     ~ also, K (reviewed by americans)

• Kilkerran 15yr

• Kilkerran sherry vs. bourbon versions

      ~ also, K sherry (reviewed by americans)

• Springbank 10yr

• Springbank 12yr

• Springbank 15yr

• Springbank 18yr peated longrow

Highlands  (typical style: varied)

• Aberfeldy 12yr

• anCnoc 12yr

     ~ also, aC12 (reviewed by americans)

• anCnoc 16yr

• Balblair 12yr

• Balblair 15yr

• Clynelish 14yr

• Dalmore 15yr

• Dalmore 18yr

• Dalwhinnie 15yr

     ~ also, Dalwhinnie (reviewed by americans)

• Deanston 12yr (2020 woty)

     ~ also, D12 (reviewed by americans)

• Deanston 12yr madeira finish

• Deanston 15yr organic malt

• Deanston 18yr

• Edradour 10yr

• Edradour 12yr

• Glencadam 10yr

• Glencadam 15yr (2017 woty)

• Glencadam 21yr

• GlenDronach 12yr

• GlenDronach 15yr (woty 2012)

• GlenDronach 18yr

• Glenglassaugh 9yr

• Glenglassaugh 31yr

• Glenmorangie 10yr

• Glenmorangie 12yr lasanta

• Glenmorangie 14yr quinta ruban (port cask)

• Glenmorangie 18yr

• Nc'nean Annabel (organic)

• Nc'nean Huntress (organic)

• Oban 14yr

     ~ all about Oban

• Old Pulteney 12yr

     ~ also, OP12 (reviewed by americans)

• Old Pulteney 15yr

• Old Pulteney 17yr (woty 2015)

     ~ also, OP17 (reviewed by americans)

• Tomatin 12yr

• Tomatin 18yr

• Tomatin 30yr

• Tullibardine 15yr

• Tullibardine 21yr

     Speysides  (typical style: rich and fruity.)

      • Aberlour 10yr

      • Aberlour 12yr     

      • Aberlour 18yr

      • Aberlour a'bunadh

      • Balvenie 12yr first fill single barrel

      • Balvenie 12yr doublewood

      • Balvenie 12yr taste of sweek oak

      • Balvenie 14yr carribean cask

      • Balvenie 14yr peat week

      • Balvenie 15yr single barrel

      • Balvenie 17yr doublewood

      • Balvenie 21yr portwood

      • Benriach 10yr

      • Benriach 12yr

      • Benriach 15yr px sherry

      • Benriach 17yr virgin oak

      • Benriach 17yr peated

      • Benriach 25yr

      • Benriach 25yr authenticus peated

      • Benromach 10yr (woty 2014)

               ~ also, Benromach review #2

      • Craigellachie 13yr

      • Craigellachie 17yr

      • Cragganmore 12yr

      • Glen Allachie 12yr (2019 woty)

               ~ also, GA12 (reviewed by americans)

      • Glen Allacie 15yr

      • Glen Allachie 18yr

      • Glen Allachie 24yr cask strength

      • Glenfarclas 10yr

      • Glenfarclas 12yr

      • Glenfarclas 15yr

      • Glenfarclas 21yr

      • Glenfarclas 25 yr

      • Glenfarclas 105

      • Glenfiddich 12yr

      • Glenfiddich 15yr

      • Glenfiddich 18yr

      • Glen Grant 12yr

      • Glen Grant 18yr

      • Glenlivet 12yr

      • Glenlivet 12yr illicit still

      • Glenlivet 15yr french oak

               ~ Gl 15yr revisited

      • Glenlivet 16yr nadurra

      • Glenlivet 18yr

      • Glenlivet 21yr

      • Knockando 12yr

      • Knockando 23yr(

      • Macallan 10yr

      • Macallan 12yr sherry     

      • Macallan 12yr double cask

               ~ also, M12dc (reviewed by americans)

      • Macallan 18yr

      • Mortlach 13yr

      • Mortlach 15yr

      • Mortlach 16yr

      • Strathisla 12yr

     Islands

      • Arran 10yr (2021 woty)

               ~ Arran revisit (after woty decision)

               ~ also, A10 (reviewed by americans)                

          ~ OSWA (2023 best value)     

      • Arran 14yr

      • Arran 18yr

      • Arran 21yr

      • Highland Park 10yr

      • Highland Park 12yr viking honour

      • Highland Park 18yr

      • Highland Park 20yr

      • Isle of Raasay, first review

      • Isle of Raasay, different take

      • Jura 12yr

      • Jura 15yr single cask

      • Jura 18yr

      • Jura 21yr

      • Scapa 14yr

      • Ledaig 10yr (woty 2022)

               ~ also, L10 (reviewed by americans)

      • Ledaig 18yr

      • Talisker 10yr

      • Talisker 18yr

      • Tobermory 10yr

      • Tobermory 12yr

      • Tobermory 17yr madeira


Islays  (typical style: big and smokey.)

• Ardbeg 5yr wee beastie

• Ardbeg 10yr (woty 2016)

• Ardbeg 19yr Traigh Bhan

• Ardbeg 25yr Lord of the Isles

     ~ LotI how to make a great malt last

• Ardbeg Corryvreckan

• Ardbeg Uigeadail

• Askaig 10yr

• Askaig 17yr

• Bruichladdich 10yr the classic ten (woty 2011)

• Bruichladdich 10yr port charlotte (woty 2023)

• Bruichladdich 16yr

• Bruichladdich 22yr

• Bunnahabhain 12yr (woty 2010)

• Bunnahabhain 18yr

• Caol Ila 12yr

• Caol Ila 14yr unpeated

• Caol Ila 17yr unpeated

• Caol Ila 18yr

• Caol Ila 25yr

• Kilchoman sherry cask

• Kilchoman loch gorm

• Lagavulin 11 "nick offerman"

• Lagavulin 12yr

• Lagavulin 16yr

     ~ also, Ln16 (reviewed by americans)

• Laphroaig 10yr

     ~ also, Lg10 (reviewed by americans)

• Laphroaig 16yr

     ~ also, Lg16 (reviewed by americans)

• Laphroaig 18yr

• Laphroaig quarter cask

     ~ also, Lgqc (reviewed by americans)

Lowlands (typical style: light, floral, fruity.)

• Annandale

• Auchentoshan 12yr

• Auchentoshan 18yr

• Auchentoshan 21yr

• Bladnoch 10yr

• Bladnoch 11yr

• Bladnoch 20yr

• Clydeside

• Daftmill 12yr

• Girvan single grain Octave

• Girvan 15yr grain whisky

• Glasgow 1770

• Glenkinchie 12yr

Blended

• Maclean's Nose (woty 2024)

     ~ also, MN (woty 2024)