Diageo brings the classic I.W. Harper back to the United States for the first time in about 20 years. The old brand used to sit on the bottom of the whiskey shelves. The new I.W. Harper is moving up in the world. (more…)
bourbon review
Evan Williams Single Barrel (Vintage 2004) Review
This bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel was a birthday gift from my dad. He seems to have an eye for great bourbon. Heaven Hill’s Evan Williams Single Barrel is the only vintage-dated single barrel bourbon available. This review is of a 2004 vintage (barrel 1323), barreled on 1-21-04 and bottled on 10-13-14, making the bourbon 3 months shy of 11 years old. To my knowledge, most barrels in this line average about 10 years old. It comes in at a very sippable 86.6 proof. So how is it? (more…)
Forged Oak Bourbon Whiskey Review
Forged Oak is the latest release from Diageo’s Orphan Barrel series. The youngest bourbon of the group, Forged Oak is 15 years old and 90.5 proof. Forged Oak is also the cheapest in the series. A bottle should run you about $65. It was distilled at the new Bernheim distillery in Louisville between 1997-1998 and aged at the Stitzel-Weller warehouses. It’s mash bill is 86% corn, 8% barley and 6% rye. Looks like a really low percentage of rye. How does it fare in a glass? (more…)
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