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    Whiskey Review Scores…ALL of ‘Em! (May 2015)

    BillBy Updated:No Comments3 Mins Read
    #BBBR = Budget Bourbon Battle Royale
    What the scores mean:
    • 95+        Epic
    • 90-94     Excellent, Good representative of its style
    • 85-89     Solid sipper
    • 80-84     Drinkable, but potentially flawed.
    • 75-79     Low quality, flawed, use as a mixer only
    • <75        Rot Gut, avoid
    Whiskey Score (out of 100)
    1792 Ridgemont Reserve 86
    Ancient Age 80 (#BBBR) 75
    Ancient Age 90 (#BBBR) 79
    Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star (#BBBR) 80
    Barterhouse 85
    Basil Hayden’s 82
    Bernheim Wheat Whiskey (private barrel selection) 83
    Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Small Batch (Comparison Review) 87
    Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Liquor Barn Private Selection 88
    Blade & Bow NA
    Blade & Bow 22 Year NA
    Black Ridge 85
    Blanton’s 89
    Booker’s 90
    Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon 88
    Bulleit Bourbon 86
    Bulleit Rye 87
    Buffalo Trace 88
    Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel 88
    Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch 88
    Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof (2014) 92
    Eagle Rare (2014 Label/Batched) 84
    Eagle Rare (Pre 2014 Label, Single Barrel) 89
    Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 91
    Elijah Craig Small Batch 89
    Elmer T. Lee 89
    Evan Williams (Black Label) (#BBBR) 82
    Evan Williams Barrel Proof 91
    Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2003 88
    Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2004 (Society selection) 89
    Evan Williams White Label (#BBBR) 86
    Ezra Brooks Single Barrel 12 Year 88
    Forged Oak NA
    Four Roses LE Small Batch   (2014) 92
    Four Roses LE Small Batch 125th Anniversary (2013) 96
    Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel (2014), OESF 95
    Four Roses Single Barrel 88
    Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection Barrel Strength OBSV (Whiskey Women/Liquor Barn) 89
    Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection Barrel Strength OESF (Liquor Barn) 94
    Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection OESQ (Liquor Barn) 89
    Garrison Brothers Bourbon (Fall 2013 Vintage) 83
    George T. Stagg, 2009 Bottling 95
    Heaven Hill 6 Year Bottled in Bond (comparison) 86
    Henry McKenna Single Barrel Private Selection (Liquor Barn) 88
    I.W. Harper 15 year Bourbon NA
    I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon (4 years) NA
    Jefferson’s Presidential Select 25 Year 85
    Jim Beam Harvest Collection Soft Red Wheat 84
    Knob Creek 86
    Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve 90
    Larceny 86
    Lost Prophet 90
    Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 90
    Masterson’s Rye Whiskey 85
    McAffee’s Benchmark Old. No. 8 (#BBBR) 75
    Michter’s Small Batch US*1 87
    Noah’s Mill 89
    Old Crow (#BBBR) 72
    Old Fitzgerald 12 year 88
    Old Fitzgerald BiB 100 (#BBBR) 83
    Old Forester 1870 Original Batch 92
    Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2014 90
    Old Forester Signature 88
    Old Grand Dad BiB 100 (#BBBR) 76
    Old Grand-Dad 114 86
    Old Taylor (#BBBR) 69
    Old Weller Antique   (Liquor Barn) 85
    Parker’s Heritage 7th edition, Promise of Hope (2013) 93
    Parker’s Heritage Collection 8th Edition Wheat Whiskey (2014) 95
    Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-Bond 91
    Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel 90
    Rowan’s Creek 86
    Single Oak Project Barrel 175 90
    Single Oak Project barrel 77 85
    Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10 year Bourbon 89
    Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year Bourbon 87
    Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye Whiskey 88
    Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon 88
    Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye Whiskey 92
    Stagg jr. (2014) 94
    Very Old Barton BiB 100 (#BBBR) 83
    Virginia Gentleman Small Batch 75
    W.L. Weller Special Reserve   (Liquor Barn) 80
    Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Private Selection (Westport Whiskey & Wine) 89
    Willett Family Estate 4 Year Rye 90
    Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 10 Year (Westport Whiskey & Wine) 93
    Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 8 Year (Liquor Barn) 88
    Willett Pot Still Reserve 87
    Willett XCF Version 1.0 85
    William Larue Weller (2013) 94

    Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. He is a native of Louisville, KY in the heart of Bourbon Country. He attended the University of Kentucky in the mid to late 1990s. He has also been published on Liquor.com. He has conducted various bourbon and whiskey tastings in cities across the country, and consulted for multiple national labels. He is married with two daughters, and lives in east Louisville. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter @BillStraub and email him at Bill@ModernThirst.com.

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