I bought this whiskey on a trip to New York. I specifically hunted it down. In the UK it's £120 a bottle. I bought it in Bowery & Vine for $55. Totally thrilled.This was my first taste of American rye…

I was first introduced to the Blanton's Gold in the Craft Beer Co. bars in London. It was a cheaper alternative to their Van Winkles, but in it's own way it became a regular favourite for me. Great for…

So I came to Elijah Craig 12 in a bar and was very pleasantly surprised. So I bought myself a bottle. This has been opened 6 months or so. Colour is tawny amber,Nose: Not multi-dimensional, but very big…

So this bottle has been open about 9 months.Colour is very light clear amber. One of the lightest whiskys I've rated. Nose is stunning. There's a lot of peat and tar, but it's got a massive clean crisp…

Bottle from Master of Malt.Colour is a nice clear bright reddish/light brown. Oily but looks light in the glass. Nose is big, hot and complex. Can't get my nose right in the glass. Little too strong.…

I got very excited when I saw Eagle Rare 10 in Waitrose (upmarket UK supermarket) for a really good price (£36). Beautiful looking bottle design and I'm already a fan of Buffalo Trace, so had to try this…

So I came to W.L. Weller, having read a few articles here and there claiming a shared heritage between Van Winkle whiskeys and W.L. Weller releases. The fundamental similarity said to be that both inc…

Like beer and wine tasting, one of the great things about whisky is that you can get a whisky with great heritage and an intimidating age statement, that just ain't that great. Likewise, you can get some…

So this is a whiskey about which there is a crazy cult status. I'm already a huge fan of the Van Winkle Family Reserve 13 Years Rye, and other Van Winkles haven't quite hit that spot. But when I hear…

So I have had a bottle of the 12 year old for a while, so it's interesting to see how Auchentoshan ages with another 6 years. The light bright fruitiness of the 12 year old is gone, but there's the…