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Posts on whiskey, recommendation lists, and what makes a bottle worth your time outside a standard open pour review.
Grain of Truth: Wheated Bourbon Blind
Four wheated bourbons blind — Holladay Soft Red Wheat Rickhouse Proof, Larceny Barrel Proof A125, Maker's Mark Keepers Release 2025, and Weller Special Reserve. Same category, very different proofs and prices.
Read more →Weller Antique 107 vs Old Fitzgerald BiB 7 Year
Two wheated bourbons, one blind. Weller Antique 107 against Old Fitzgerald BiB 7 Year — same mashbill lineage, different distilleries, different results.
Read more →A Note on Early Scores (They Might Move, and That's the Point)
Some early scores may shift as the scale calibrates. Here's why that's happening, why a full re-taste isn't possible, and the commitment: thirty reviews in, the scale locks for good.
Read more →Blind Loyalty: EH Taylor, Eagle Rare, and the Wild Turkey I Almost Wrote Off
A blind tasting pitting the Wild Turkey Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary 8 Year against EH Taylor Small Batch and Eagle Rare 10 Year. Two allocated Buffalo Trace bottles, one surprise winner.
Read more →Open Pour Is Live!
The site is live. Here's what's in it, what's coming, and why I have 35 open bottles waiting to be reviewed.
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