Category: American
D Dry Fly Straight Wheat Whiskey Cask Strength
I’m pretty much completely small-c-catholic in my whisk(e)y tastes. So much so that I feel obliged to do the e-in-brackets thing when I write about general whisk(e)y. (Though that might just be social anxiety on my part). But one style I do often struggle with is wheat whiskey. Wheat is a bloody finicky grain when […]
Heaven HIll Whiskey Tasting
It’s hard to believe the summer is in full swing, with the schools out and the sunshine spells sweeping across Scotland. In the background, that familiar sound of suburbia rings loudly with cars being washed and grass mowed. It’s one of my least favourite times of the year as I much prefer the driving wind […]
Jim Beam Vertical Tasting
Being given a set of 4 Jim Beam bourbon related whiskies set in motion this vertical tasting. American whiskies are growing in popularity without question, but is this because of their high quality, cheapness or the freedom they seemingly enjoy to experiment?The initial foursome were the black cherry red stag, the white label, the infused […]
Balcones Whisky Tasting
This Balcones whisky tasting was organised by the Whisky Wire and was held online with the input from the head distiller Jared Himstedt and brand ambassador Winston Edwards. It’s a year since I participated in the 2015 Balcones tweet tasting event offering a snapshot of their varied range of whiskies. On paper you may have thought that it […]
Evan Williams 2005 single barrel vintage
Evan what? It’s such a non-descript name or brand – in the UK at least – that it might as well be an anonymous internet commentator. However it is one of the biggest selling ranges of bourbon being distilled at Heaven Hill distillery. You may have seen it sitting on a shelf somewhere whilst out shopping. […]
Rebel Yell Tweet Tasting
We’ve reached November and this is my first Tweet Tasting of 2016 organised by the Whisky Wire. These events can offer a snapshot of a brand or distillery that normally is out of your price range or are just entering the market. In the case of whiskies and bourbons I find it a useful tool […]
Balcones Tweet Tasting
In what could be my final tweet tasting participation of 2015 we’re having a mini-vertical tasting of Balcones distillery in Waco Texas. Organised by the Whisky Wire this was billed as ‘A Taste of Texas’ live but sadly didn’t include flight tickets or accommodation or even a barbeque! It’s certainly somewhere in the States I’d […]
Jefferson’s
Bourbons currently seem pitched in an ongoing battle against Scotch for space on retail shelves. A prominent brand is Jefferson’s that I recognise, but until this Tweet Tasting event via The Whisky Wire had not sought out to experience. Established in 1997 the Jefferson’s brand already has a remit to push boundaries whereas others […]