Many years ago I had the insane delusion that I would someday taste whisky from every distillery on the planet. Then, the microdistillery industry took cues from the microbrewery industry and now it seems I would have to taste a dozen new whiskies a day just to keep up with the onslaught of new labels on the market. I suppose if nothing else it took the pressure off.
This is usually the spot in a review like this where I expound on the joys of discovery and talk about that crack of a new bottle (or sample) from a distillery that you’ve never tasted before. Let me give a little word of advice on the topic: Don’t repeat my mistakes; if there’s a distillery’s whisky that you’ve never tasted before then try not to choose the cheapest, bottom-shelf, no-age-statement, entry-level bottle to be the first. I’m sure there are exquisite independently-bottled well-matur
Flaviar, like many retailers, occasionally releases their own barrel selection or bespoke blend. This one (which is still in stock, and is one of the ‘free’ bottle choices if you have a membership) is a blend of straight bourbons from Colorado distillery Breckenridge.
I generally don’t review single malts in excess of $150 a bottle. I made that decision back in 2011 (when my limit was actually $100) because I didn’t want this blog to devolve into a collection of reviews of high-end and out-of-reach bottles. I figured that went against the grain of the “Scotch for the Noob” ethos of this site. Still, sometimes a Noob’s gotta splurge.