Evan Williams has quite a range of bourbon in their stable; their Extra (also known as Evan Williams Black) is part of their core. So here we have Evan Williams Extra, a dram that sounds more Welsh than Kentucky! It’s a relatively pale looking bourbon with no age statement, which leads me to suspect it’s… Read more »
My meandering around the world of whisky has taken in a variety of nationalities – American, Japanese and of course Scots – but until now I haven’t mentioned Ireland. This is something of an oversight, not least because the Irish will have you believe that they invented the stuff. They’re hardly unique in this claim,… Read more »
This week is one of the older bourbons I have in the cupboard, coming in at a respectable 17 years. The Presidential Select suffix, along with that age statement, has me expecting big things – will I be disappointed? This is Jefferson’s 17 Year Old Presidential Select, a dram that promises a lot with such… Read more »
I have to confess to being a little prejudiced against this week’s bourbon before I opened the bottle. For a start, it’s relatively young – only 6 years old – and although I know that you can have some great young whiskies (Kilchoman comes to mind), most of the time the longer a whisky sits in… Read more »
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