Maybe just about the worst whiskey you could buy. I argue it’s so bad, it’s actually instructive of what makes a bad whiskey in general.
Overall Rating: ⦸
Perhaps the first true “cask strength” bourbon I’ve written about here, and certainly one worthy of mentioning to adventurous drinkers.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
A “supermarket” gin if there ever was one, true. But it’s also true that there might not be any better example of the London Dry gin style.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
If you ask me, Johnnie Walker Black label is a “good enough” whisky that's made just the slightest bit better by the fact that it's available everywhere. It's interesting enough as a product to take a critical look at.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
Now I know about the bird. I still don't know if the bird is the word.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Not the most expensive Irish, nor the fanciest, but it’s permanently on my mind when it comes to gifting for several good reasons.
Overall Rating: ★★★
It’s been some time since we saw a Vodka around these parts. Time to dig into one that turned out to be surprisingly good!
Overall Rating: ★★★
Being basic should be easy as we head into the season of pumpkin spice everything, but Captain Morgan turns it into challenging work.
Overall Rating: ⦸
It’s always a challenge to get people to pay big bucks for a Scotch without an age statement, and if you do it wrong people will remember. Here’s a good case study of when things go right.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
I thought I could handle it, I really did. In this review, I climb back on an old horse older and wiser only to be thrown off once again.
Overall Rating: ⃠
I’d argue it’s a great whisky, but Springbank 12 is a study in how great whiskies can sometimes be challenging or outright baffling if you don’t know what you’re getting into. I hope you decide to take the plunge!
Overall Rating: ★★★
About as close as a gin distillery can get to the phrase “reinventing the wheel.” Not bad, but I’m not sold on the results of the extra labor (or price).
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
It’s sophisticated, it’s doing something new, and it’s Japanese. But at easily twice the price of a “premium” gin, it doesn’t rise to the high standards it sets for itself.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Not only does this stuff flat-out suck, it absolutely strains the limits of credulity to call itself Japanese whisky for reasons I can’t wait to let you in on.
Overall Rating: ⃠
Yowza. Like, super fucking yowza. Be warned: maybe this offers up TOO much flavor.
Overall Rating: ★★★
If it were cheaper, it would be mostly fine. But it isn’t, and I feel silly paying so much for a study in restraint.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
A little pricier than it once was, but it’s still one of the best options a person can consider when it comes to an unquestionably “good” Irish whiskey.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
A sophisticated gin that made a middling first impression. However, it grew on me like a moss once I learned how to make it shine.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
A usually-boring scotch label tries out an exciting concept for a brand extension. Surprise! It’s still boring.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
A citrus-forward gin by one of the big boys that’s better than it has any right to be. Absolutely stupendous stuff.
Overall Rating: ★★★