Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon 2024 Release Review
This bourbon just never runs out of gas. Every sip is a revelation, a new view into a complex whiskey providing countless vistas.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews
Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon Review
Loads of baking spice, blackberries and cooked stone fruit cruise in on a wave of honey and an undercurrent of oak. It’s sturdy but not fire-breathing hot as the nose suggested it would be.
Mary Dowling Tequila Barrel Finished Bourbon Review
This feather-light whiskey is a malt drinker’s bourbon, which, based on conversations I’ve had with Zamanian, who is a Scotch lover, may well be what he was after.
Old Forester 117 Series, Rum Finish Review
Outside a faint tropical fruit note, the nose isn’t recognizable as Old Forester. I’ll be fair: Its aromas are solid: light and floral and slightly candied. Then, it moves to sherried notes like golden raisins, honey and baking spices.
Four Roses 2024 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Review
It’s rich-rich on the palate. A blend of honey and Demerara syrups usher in deep oak tones and long-cooked fruit characters like blackberry preserves.
Russell’s Reserve 15 Year Old Bourbon Review
The nose is brooding and dark with a crispy foundation of chocolaty barrel char slathered in notes of dark berry jam, orange marmalade, and overcooked caramel. It’s one of the more intense Wild Turkey noses I’ve experienced.
Booker’s “Beam House Batch” Bourbon Review
Per usual, this Booker’s aroma is like the others: powerfully spicy and meant to warn that keeping the glass a few inches from one’s nose is wise.
Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Bourbon Review
Like those whiskeys, this is expressive and well-spiced. The nose shows more barrel notes than the wheated release, with plenty of oak and clove, but there’s a thick layer of caramel sauce and gooey apple pie underneath that makes for a silky, sweet aroma.
Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Wheated Bourbon Review
You may have plenty of craft bourbons on the shelf with a similar story to this one, but how many truly grain-to-glass bottles do you own from the big boys?
Old Fitzgerald 10 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review (Spring 2024)
The aroma is initially a bit gritty and grain-forward, with lots of roasted cereal and creamed corn upfront. With time to unwind, silkier notes of butterscotch, vanilla pudding, and peanut butter arrive, but there’s still not a ton of depth.