Company: Jack Daniel’sVol: 45%Age: NASClassification: Tennessee Rye Single Barrel WhiskeyBreakdown: 70% rye, 18% corn, 12% malted barleyPrice: c. £55HistoryWe are certain that you don’t need the Gents to introduce you to the iconic brand that is Jack D…
Company: Boondocks Vol: 45%Age: 8 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (finished in port barrels)Breakdown: UnknownPrice: c. £60.00HistoryMany of us are looking forward to the day when we can call it quits on the demands of the workin…
Company: Wild TurkeyVol: 56.4%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barleyPrice: c. £50PreambleIt’s been 2½ years since our Wild Turkey Rare Breed review hit the World Wide Web. So what update…
Company: Four RosesVol: 40%Age: No age statement (minimum of 4 years, rumoured to be between 5-6 years)Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: As with all the Four Roses bottlings we point the honourable reader to the Four Roses web…
Company: Jim BeamVol: 50%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Bottled in Bond, James Bond) Breakdown: 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% malted barleyPrice: c. £40HistoryIf Old Grand-Dad bourbon is good enough for James Bond, then it’s certai…
Company: Buffalo TraceVol: 51.5%Age: No Age StatementExtra Note: The whiskey in this bottle was dumped on 13th January 2014 from barrel No. 222. Stored in warehouse H on rick No. 52. The bottle number is 221Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whi…
Company: Heaven HillVol: 50%Age: NASClassification: Straight Rye WhiskeyBreakdown: 51% rye, 37% corn, 11% malted barleyPrice: Can be found between £35.00 – £45.00HistoryContinental Distilling Company of Philadelphia first launched the 2 year old Ritten…
Company: Jim BeamVol: 50%Age: No Age Statement but they say “patiently” Classification: Rye WhiskeyBreakdown: Unable to confirm anything here apart from the obvious >51% ryePrice: c. £35-40PreambleSometime in 2014……
Company: Buffalo Trace Vol: 64.8%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Buffalo Trace mash bill #2 (10–15% rye) Price: c. £85HistoryBefore Blanton’s there wasn’t a single barrel bourbon on the market. Just let that si…
Company: Brown Forman Vol: Old Forester 43% / Old Forester 1870 45%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky, straight, bourbon whiskeyBreakdown: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley Price: Old Forester £30 / Old Forester 1870 £50ShowdownSo, why have we d…
