Bourbon Reviews, Distillery News and Information
Scattered Castles Barrel Proof Bourbon Finished in Rum Barrels is a limited release bottled at 117.2 proof. Distilled and aged in Maryland and Indiana, Batch 1 brings together bourbon and old rum casks in a surprising way. Read my review to learn more!
Ingram Flagship Bourbon Batch 6 is a seven-year-old wheated Kentucky straight bourbon aged on the Mississippi River and bottled at 113.8 proof. Its 25-barrel blend makes it the largest Flagship release to date. Read my full review to find out what it’s like!
Four Roses Anthology Chapter 1: Origin (2026) opens a ten-part series with a 21-year-old, barrel-strength OBSF bourbon. Craig and Cynthia review a 115-proof single barrel from this limited release. Read their review to see what they thought!
Mad River Revolution Rye uses an all-rye mash bill with three types of rye, including chocolate malted rye. Made in Vermont and bottled at 96 proof, it sells for $49.99. How does this unique recipe come together? Read my review to find out!
Mad River Double Tapped Maple Bourbon Whiskey combines two-year-old, four-grain straight bourbon with dark robust Vermont maple syrup. Bottled at 76 proof and priced at $47.99, it brings together two Vermont favorites. Read my review to find out how the combination works!
Mad River Burnt Rock Bourbon combines corn, rye and maple-wood-smoked barley in a Vermont-made, pot-distilled bourbon. Aged for at least two years and bottled at 92 proof, it takes a different approach to the bourbon mash bill. Read my review to find out how it all comes together!
Stillman’s Sonder 10 Year American Single Malt comes from Dancing Goat Distillery and combines Indiana distillation with Wisconsin aging. Three rounds of blending, re-barreling and finishing involve virgin oak, ex-bourbon, Wisconsin brandy, Cognac and Calvados casks. How does it all come together at 96.4 proof? Read my review to find out!
Smooth Ambler founders John Little and John Foster are back with Little & Foster Marriage of Mashbills Bourbon, a six-barrel blend of high-rye and low-rye MGP bourbons aged at least nine years. How does their 107-proof debut compare with the Old Scouts I remember? Read my review to find out!
The 2026 release of Town Branch Imperium, designated MMXXVI and crafted by Head Distiller Dave Bob Gaspar, is a limited-edition small-batch blend designed to showcase the distillery’s absolute best barrels. Today, we’re cracking open this sophisticated Kentucky pour to see if it delivers the regal experience its name promises. Read our review to find out!
Basil Hayden Golden Rye is the familiar Malted Rye expression with a new name. Made with 100% malted rye and bottled at 80 proof, it now sits alongside the brand’s original bourbon as a permanent core offering. Read Craig and Cynthia’s review to see what they thought!
31 Lengths Bourbon honors Secretariat’s historic Belmont victory with a 15-year-old Kentucky bourbon and a distinctive crystal bottle. At $1,500, who is this release for? Read Ray Marcano’s review to find out!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Lochs of Jura combines mature bourbon and rye whiskey with an additional 32 months of finishing in barrels that previously held single malt Scotch whisky. Bottled at 104 proof, this limited release uses both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks from Scotland’s Isle of Jura. Read my review to find out just how much of an effect those barrels had on the finished whiskey!
The Old Elk 10-Year-Old Collection includes a Straight Bourbon, Straight Wheat Whiskey and Wheated Bourbon, each made with distinctive grain-forward mash bills and Old Elk’s Slow Cut™ Proofing Process. What are these three decade-old whiskeys like? Read my review of the complete collection to find out!
Developed with input from bartenders, Four Roses Bourbon 100 Proof offers a higher-proof version of the familiar 80-proof expression. We tasted it neat and put its cocktail credentials to the test. Read our review to see how it performed!
Stillman’s Sonder 10 Year Bourbon began with unused barrels from exploratory MGP distillation runs conducted between 2010 and 2016. Aged in Andean and American oak, with several double-oaked components, this 94-proof bourbon is rooted in three generations of the Maas family’s whiskey work. How did it turn out? Read my review to find out!