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George Dickel, No. 8 vs. No. 12
stats:George Dickel No. 8, Tennessee Whiskey, 40%, $22George Dickel No. 12, Tennessee Whiskey, 45%, $24In spite of some economically uncertain times, the worldwide whiskey industry has been enjoying a...
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Wild Turkey Rye: 101 proof vs. 81 proof vs. Russell’s Reserve
stats:Wild Turkey Rye 101: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, no age statement, 50.5%, $30Russell’s Reserve Rye: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, aged 6 years, 45.0%, $45Wild Turkey Rye 81: Kentucky Straight...
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Old Grand Dad 80 proof vs. Basil Hayden's
stats:Old Grand-Dad 80 proof, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, no age statement, 40%, $15Basil Hayden’s, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, no age statement, 40%, $41Like the Wild Turkey Rye that I recently...
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Maker's Mark: 90 proof vs. 84 proof vs. Cask Strength
stats:Maker’s Mark (standard issue), Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 45%, $28Maker’s Mark (lowered proof), Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 42%, $28Maker’s Mark (Cask Strength), Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 56.6%,...
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Holiday Whiskyfest Tasting
Sometimes getting the opportunity to taste rare whiskies is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. While I was visiting Massachusetts around Thanksgiving I stopped by a few of the...
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Big Peat, Christmas Edition
stats: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, Islay, 57.8%, $70I’ve never really been a strong proponent of saving certain bottles of whisky for special occasions. I’m even likely to open a rare or expensive...
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Chivas Brothers, The Century of Malts
stats: blended malt whisky, Scotland, 40%, $56Since I wrote about a Blended Malt Scotch in my last post, I’m going to take the opportunity to follow up with another Scottish Blended Malt that’s been...
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Highland Park, 12 year vs. Gordon & MacPhail 8 year
stats:Highland Park, 12 year: single malt Scotch, Islands, 43%, $53Highland Park, Gordon & MacPhail, 8 year: single malt Scotch, Islands, 43%, $33When a distillery project in the Shetland Islands...
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Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, 2008 vs. 2014
stats:2008 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, Kentucky straight bourbon, 13 years, 47.0%, $402014 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, Kentucky straight bourbon, 12 years, 48.5%, $60Old Forester is a brand that...
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Bruichladdich, Legacy Series Five, 33 Aged Years
stats: single malt Scotch, Islay, 40.9%, $180I lost my best friend today. When you’re a socially inept recluse with a fear of relationships, a wayward black cat can come to mean an awful lot to you....
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Oban, 18 year
stats: single malt Scotch, Highlands, 43%, $158My current employers are wise enough to not pass up a good resource that is at their disposal. So after less than six months of employment they asked me...
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Old Forester, 86 proof
stats: Kentucky straight bourbon, 43%, $22I covered much of the history of the Old Forester brand and the Brown-Forman Corporation in my recent Birthday Bourbon post. There were a few points that I...
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Woodford Reserve, Distiller's Select
stats: Kentucky straight bourbon, 45.2%, $37In my last post, which covered 86 proof Old Forester, I discussed a few of the many acquisitions that Brown-Forman has made since the end of Prohibition. Now...
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Old Forester, Signature
stats: Kentucky straight bourbon, 50%, $25I covered quite a bit of information regarding the Brown-Forman Corporation and their Old Forester brand over the course of three recent posts: Old Forester...
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Cleveland Bourbon and MGPI samples
I often seek out various whiskeys to taste for comparative purposes. Sometimes though, the candidates for interesting comparisons present themselves to me rather unexpectedly. I recently had the...
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Glenmorangie, Nectar D'Or
stats: single malt Scotch, Highlands, 46%, $69Over the last four years my blog posts have followed a trend of becoming longer, more in-depth and more research intensive. While I enjoy the process of...
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Glenmorangie, Lasanta vs. Quinta Ruban
stats:Lasanta: single malt Scotch, Highlands, Sherry cask finish, 46%, $56Quinta Ruban: single malt Scotch, Highlands, Port cask finish, 46%, $57Before I wrote my last post, which covered Glenmorangie...
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Bruichladdich, Laddie Classic vs. Sherry Classic
stats:Laddie Classic: single malt Scotch, Islay, 46%, $69 (typical 750ml price, 200ml pictured)Sherry Classic: single malt Scotch, Islay, 46%, $60 (typical 750ml price, 200ml pictured)Just a few weeks...
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Ardbeg, Blasda vs. 10 year
stats:Blasda: single malt Scotch, Islay, 40%, $105 (typical 750 ml price, 50 ml pictured)10 year: single malt Scotch, Islay, 46%, $47 (typical 750 ml price, 50 ml pictured)I recently proclaimed that I...
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Famous Grouse vs. Black Grouse vs. Snow Grouse
specs:Snow Grouse: blended grain Scotch, 40%, $25Famous Grouse: blended Scotch, 40%, $22Black Grouse: blended Scotch, 40%, $26I generally lack any interest whatsoever in buying bottles of whisky when...
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