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ModernThirst Whiskey Reviews

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Whiskey	Brand Family	Type	Proof	Rating
2bar Straight Bourbon Whiskey	2bar Spirits	Bourbon	100	85
1792 Full Proof	Barton	Bourbon	125	91
1792 Full Proof Single Barrel (Kroger)	Barton	Bourbon	125	89
1792 Full Proof Single Barrel (The Bourbon Society)	Barton	Bourbon	125	94
1792 Single Barrel	Barton	Bourbon	93.7	88
1792 Small Batch (formerly Ridgemont Reserve)	Barton	Bourbon	93.7	86
1792 Sweet Wheat	Barton	Bourbon	91	89
A Midwinter Nights Dram 2.9/710	High West	Rye	98.6	90
A Midwinter Nights Dram 5.5	High West	Rye	98.6	92
A.D. Laws Hordeum	Laws Whiskey House	American SIngle Malt	85	79
Akashi White Oak Blended Whisky	Akashi	Japanese Whisky	80	C
American Prairie	High West	Bourbon	92	88
Ancient Age 80	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	80	75
Ancient Age 90	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	79
Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	80
Ardbeg 10 Year	Ardbeg	Scotch	92	85.5
Ardbeg Corryvreckan	Ardbeg	Scotch	114.2	91
Ardbeg Dark Cove	Ardbeg	Scotch	93	86
Ardbeg Drum Committee Release	Ardbeg	Scotch	104	85.5
Ardbeg Drum Standard Release	Ardbeg	Scotch	92	83.5
Ardbeg Grooves	Ardbeg	Scotch	103.2	93.5
Ardbeg Kelpie	Ardbeg	Scotch	92	91
Ardbeg Supernova Committee Release (2019)	Ardbeg	Scotch	107.6	93.5
Ardbeg Uigeadail	Ardbeg	Scotch	108.4	92
Auchentoshan 18 Year Old	Auchentoshan	Scotch	86	B-
Bad Guy Batch #3	Distillery 291	Bourbon	120.8	90
Baker’s	Jim Beam	Bourbon	107	86
Balcones Texas Single Malt	Balcones	American Single Malt	106	88.5
Barrell Bourbon Batch 10	Barrell Craft Spirits	Bourbon	122	93
Barrell Bourbon Batch 13	Barrell Craft Spirits	Bourbon	113	83
Barrell Bourbon Batch 15	Barrell Craft Spirits	Bourbon	107.6	90
Barrell Bourbon Batch 019	Barrell Craft Spirits	Bourbon	109.4	90
Barrell Dovetail	Barrell Craft Spirits	Finished Whiskey	122.9	91
Barrell Whiskey American Vatted Malt	Barrell Craft Spirits	American Malt Whiskey	117.5	85
Barrell Whiskey Batch 005	Barrell Craft Spirits	Whiskey	118.4	90
Barterhouse	Diageo/New Bernheim	Bourbon	90.5	85
Basil Hayden’s	Jim Beam	Bourbon	80	82
Basil Hayden’s Two by Two Rye	Jim Beam	Bourye	80	78
Belle Meade Select Cask Madeira Finished Bourbon	Nelson’s Greenbrier	Finished Bourbon	116	94
Belle Meade Sherry Cask Finished Bourbon	Nelson’s Greenbrier	Finished Bourbon	90.4	92
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey (private barrel selection)	Heaven Hill	Wheat Whiskey	90	83
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Liquor Barn Private Selection	Heaven Hill	Wheat Whiskey	90	88
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Small Batch (Comparison Review)	Heaven Hill	Wheat Whiskey	90	87
Big Peat Drinks by the Dram Edition	Big Peat	Scotch	96	B
Black Ridge	Barton	Bourbon	90	85
Blade & Bow	Diageo	Bourbon	90	88
Blade & Bow 22 Year	Diageo	Bourbon	90	90
Blanton’s	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	93	89
Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel – Barrel #928	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	130.9	90
Booker’s	Jim Beam	Bourbon	127	90
Booker’s Rye	Jim Beam	Rye	136.1	94
Bruichladdich Islay Barley Rockside Farm 2007	Bruichladdich Distillery	Scotch	100	85
Bruichladdich Octomore 8.1	Bruichladdich Distillery	Scotch	118.6	88.5
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.3	Bruichladdich	Scotch	122.6	94.5
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley Heavily Peated	Bruichladdich Distillery	Scotch	100	87
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley Heavily Peated	Bruichladdich Distillery	Scotch	100	85
Bruichladdich Scottish Barley The Classic Laddie	Bruichladdich Distillery	Scotch	100	85
Buffalo Trace	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	88
Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon	Diageo	Bourbon	91.2	88
Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon	Bourbon	Bourbon	119	89
Bulleit Bourbon	Diageo	Bourbon	90	86
Bulleit Bourbon Single Barrel	Bulleit	Bourbon	104	88
Bulleit Rye	Diageo	Rye	90	87
Butterface	J. Mattingly	Bourbon	110	83
Caol Ila Distillers Edition Moscatel Cask Finish (2015)	Caol Ila	Scotch	86	B+
Cedar Ridge Single Malt finished in a Port Cask	Cedar Ridge	American SIngle Malt	80	66
Climax Moonshine	Climax	White Dog	90	NR
Climax Wood Fired Whiskey	Climax	Whiskey	90	69
Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	100	88
Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	100	88
Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof (2014)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	129	92
Compass Box Juveniles	Compass Box	Scotch	92	92
Compass Box Phenomenology	Compass Box	Scotch	92	93
Connemara Peated Single Malt	Connemara	Irish Whiskey	80	B-
Coopers’ Craft	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	82.2	84
Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	100	80
Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora and Fauna	Dailuaine	Scotch	86	B-
Dalwhinnie 25 Year Old 1989 (Special Release 2015)	Dalwhinnie	Scotch	97.6	B/B+
David Nicholson 1843	Luxco	Bourbon	100	86
David Nicholson Reserve	Luxco	Bourbon	100	87
Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey	Lux Row Distillers	Bourbon	96	83
Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey	Lux Row Distillers	Finished Bourbon	96	85
Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey	Lux Row Distillers	Finished Bourbon	96	85
Deanston 18 Year Old	Deanston	Scotch	92.6	B
Deerhammer Single Malt	Deerhammer	American SIngle Malt	92	80
Double Rye!	High West	Rye	92	90
Eagle Rare (2014 Label/Batched)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	84
Eagle Rare (Pre 2014 Label, Single Barrel)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	89
Early Times Bottled in Bond Bourbon	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	100	87
Egan’s 10 Year Single Malt	P&H Egan	Irish Whiskey	94	87
Egan’s Vintage Grain Irish Whiskey	P&H Egan	Irish Whiskey	92	86
Eight and Sand	MGP	Blended Bourbon	88	88
Eighteen 33	Boone County Distilling	Bourbon	90.8	86
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A119	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	135.2	93
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B514 134.8°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	134.6	91
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B516 139.4° (Bill)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	139.4	88
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B516 139.4° (Wes)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	139.4	B+
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B517 124.2°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	124.2	92
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B519 122.2°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	122.2	90
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C917 131°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	131	91
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C918 131.4°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	131.4	93
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C919 136.8°	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	136.8	90
Elijah Craig Barrel Select 125	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	125	82
Elijah Craig Small Batch (12 Year)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	94	89
Elmer T. Lee	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	89
Epoch Rye	Baltimore Whiskey Co.	Rye	100	86
Evan Williams 1783	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	86	85
Evan Williams (Black Label)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	86	82
Evan Williams Barrel Proof	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	125	91
Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (White Label)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	86
Evan Williams Master Distillers Select	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	90	88
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2003	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	86	88
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2004 (Society selection)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	86	89
Ezra B Single Barrel 12 Year	Luxco	Bourbon	99	88
Ezra Brooks Straight Rye	Luxco	Bourbon	90	81
Farmstock Rye Crop 002	Whistlepig	Rye	86	NR
Flatboat	Barton	Bourbon	90	87
Forged Oak	Diageo/New Bernheim	Bourbon	90.5	89
Four Roses LE Small Batch 125th Anniversary (2013)	Four Roses	Bourbon	136.1	96
Four Roses LE Small Batch (2014)	Four Roses	Bourbon	103.2	92
Four Roses LE Small Batch (2016)	Four Roses	Bourbon	111.2	93
Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel (2014), OESF	Four Roses	Bourbon	113	95
Four Roses Single Barrel	Four Roses	Bourbon	100	88
Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection Barrel Strength OBSV (Whiskey Women/Liquor Barn)	Four Roses	Bourbon	110.4	89
Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection Barrel Strength OESF (Liquor Barn)	Four Roses	Bourbon	110.4	94
Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection OESQ (Liquor Barn)	Four Roses	Bourbon	118	89
Four Roses Small Batch	Four Roses	Bourbon	90	87
Garrison Brothers Bourbon (Fall 2013 Vintage)	Garrison Brothers	Bourbon	94	83
Gaur Spice No.1 Blend	Spectrum Spirits	Flavored Whiskey	86	68
George Dickel 17 Year Tennessee Whiskey	George Dickel	Tennessee Whiskey	87	77
George Remus Bourbon	MGP	Bourbon	88	88
George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon Series I (2017)	MGP	Bourbon	94	92
George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon Series II (2018)	MGP	Bourbon	100	92
George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon Series III (2019)	MGP	BOurbon	105	NR
George T. Stagg, 2009 Bottling	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	141.4	95
Glen Moray Single Malt Peated	Glen Moray	Scotch	80	67
Glendalough 7 Year Porter Barrel Finish	Glendalough	Irish Whiskey	92	C
Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish	Glendalough	Irish Whiskey	92	A-
Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish	Glendalough	Irish Whiskey	92	A-
GlenDronach Allardice 18 Year	GlenDronach	Scotch	92	92
Glenfarclas 25 Year Old	Glenfarclas	Scotch	86	A-
Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserve	Glenfiddich	Scotch	80	B/B+
Grand Traverse Bourbon	Grand Traverse Distillery	Bourbon	92	91
Grand Traverse Islay Rye	Grand Traverse Distillery	Rye	90	94
Grand Traverse Rye	Grand Traverse Distillery	Rye	93	93
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve Single Malt	Hakushu	Japanese Whisky	86	B+
Hancock’s President’s Reserve	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	88.9	87
Hartfield & Co. -The Gentleman Whiskey	Hartfield & Co.	Whiskey	100	NR
Heaven Hill 6 Year Bottled in Bond (comparison)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	86
Heaven Hill 6 Year Bourbon	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	90	86
Heaven Hill 7 Year Bottled in Bond	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	NR
Heaven Hill 27 Year Bourbon	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	94.7	83
Heaven Hill Select Stock 2016 (126.4°)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	126.4	91
Heaven Hill Select Stock 2017 (97°)	Heaven Hill	Corn Whiskey	97	84
Henry McKenna Single Barrel Private Selection (Liquor Barn)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	88
Hibiki 17 Year Old	Hibiki	Japanese Whisky	86	A
Hibiki Japanese Harmony	Hibiki	Japanese Whisky	86	B
Hillrock Single Malt Sherry Finished (OPX-10)	Hillrock Estate	American SIngle Malt	86	77.5
Hyde 6 Year Old No. 3 Aras Cask	Hyde	Irish Whiskey	92	B-
Hyde No. 6 President’s Reserve	Hyde	Irish Whiskey	92	A-
I.W. Harper 15 year Bourbon	Diageo	Bourbon	86	91
I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon (4 years)	Diageo	Bourbon	82	84
Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finish Bourbon	A. Smith Bowman	Finished Bourbon	92	86-
J.W. Dant Bottled-in-Bond	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	79
Jack Daniel’s Red Dog Saloon Tennessee Whiskey	Brown-Forman	Tennessee Whiskey	86	86
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof	Brown-Forman	Tennessee Whiskey	132.3	90
James E. Pepper 1776 Barrel Proof Rye	James E. Pepper	Rye	114.6	87
James E. Pepper 1776 Sherry Finished Rye	James E. Pepper	Rye	92	83
Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition	Jameson	Irish Whiskey	80	88
Jefferson’s Chef’s Collaboration (2015)	Jefferson	Bourye	90	84
Jefferson’s Chef’s Collaboration (2018)	Jefferson	Bourye	90	86
Jefferson’s Ocean Voyage 3	Jefferson	Bourbon	90	89
Jefferson’s Presidential Select 25 Year	Jefferson	Bourbon	90.4	84
Jefferson’s Pritchard Hill Cab Finished Bourbon	Jefferson	Bourbon	90.2	83
Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut	Jim Beam	Bourbon	100	81.3
Jim Beam Double Oak	Jim Beam	Bourbon	86	88
Jim Beam Harvest Collection Soft Red Wheat	Jim Beam	Bourbon	90	84
Justice Label Bronze Star Texas Whiskey	Justice Label	Whiskey	90	NR
Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak	Kaiyo	Japanese Whisky	106	B
Kamiki	Kamiki	Japanese Whisky	96	D+
Kavalan Sherry Oak	Kavalan	Taiwanese Single Malt Whiskey	92	C/C+
Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask	Kavalan	Taiwanese Single Malt Whiskey	118.8	94
Kentucky Tavern Bottled-in-Bond	Barton	Bourbon	100	85
Kentucky Vintage	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	90	78
Kilchoman 100% Islay – 7th Edition	Kilchoman	Scotch	100	B
Kinahan’s 10 Year Single Malt	Kinahan’s	Irish Whiskey	92	B
King of Kentucky 2018	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	125-145*	95
Kirin Fuji-Sanroku Blended Whisky	Kirin	Japanese Whisky	100	B
Knappogue Castle Texas Barrel Select 12 Year Single Malt Irish Whisky	Knappogue Castle	Irish Whiskey	92	92
Knob Creek	Jim Beam	Bourbon	100	86
Knob Creek 2001	Jim Beam	Bourbon	100	91
Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye (2018)	Jim Beam	Rye	119.6	92
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve	Jim Beam	Bourbon	120	90
Knob Creek Single Barrel Rye (Westport Whiskey & Wine)	Jim beam	Rye	115	90
Kura The Whisky Pure Malt	Kura	Japanese Whisky	80	B-
Lagavulin 8 Year Scotch	Lagavulin	Scotch	96	88.5
Lagavulin 12 Year Scotch	Lagavulin	Scotch	115.4	87.5
Lagavulin 16 Year Scotch	Lagavulin	Scotch	86	91.5
Lagavulin Distillers Edition (2015)	Lagavulin	Scotch	86	92
Larceny	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	92	86
Larceny Barrel Proof	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	115.4	88
Lonerider Sherry Cask Finished Bourbon	Lonerider	Bourbon	90	78
Lost Prophet	Diageo/GTS-Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90.5	90
Mackmyra Moment – Malström (Swedish Single Malt)	Mackmyra	Swedish Single Malt	92.8	B/B-
Maker’s 46	Maker’s Mark	Finished Bourbon	94	88
Maker’s 46	Maker’s Mark	Bourbon	94	87
Maker’s Mark	Maker’s Mark	Bourbon	90	86
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength	Maker’s Mark	Bourbon	113.2	90
Maker’s Mark Private Select Liquor Barn #1	Maker’s Mark	Bourbon	110.1	93
Maker’s Mark Private Select Liquor Barn #2	Maker’s Mark	Bourbon	110	92
Mars Maltage “Cosmo”	Mars	Japanese Whisky	86	C+
Masterson’s Rye Whiskey	35 Maple	Rye	90	82
MB Roland Still & Barrel Proof	MB Roland	Bourbon	113.2	87
McAffee’s Benchmark Old. No. 8	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	80	75
McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt	Clear Creek	American SIngle Malt	85	86.5
Mellow Corn	Heaven Hill	Corn Whiskey	100	76
Michter’s Small Batch US*1	Michter’s	Bourbon	91.4	87
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Bourbon (2016)	Michter’s	Bourbon	91.4	86
Minor Case Rye Whiskey (2017)	Limestone Branch	Rye	90	87
Naarangi	Amrut	Indian Single Malt	100	85
Nikka All Malt	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	80	B-
Nikka Blended Whisky	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	80	C+
Nikka Coffey Grain	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	90	B+
Nikka Coffey Malt	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	90	B+
Nikka From the Barrel	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	102.8	A-
Nikka Pure Malt Black	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	86	A-
Nikka Pure Malt Red	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	86	B
Nikka Taketsuru 21-Year Old	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	86	A-
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	86	B
Noah’s Mill	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	114.4	89
O.K.I. 10 Year Sherry/Brandy Finished Bourbon	New Riff	Bourbon	108	93
Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond	Willett	Bourbon	100	79
Old Crow	Jim Beam	Bourbon	80	72
Old Ezra	Luxco	Bourbon	101	87
Old Ezra Barrel Strength	Luxco	Bourbon	117	90
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	86
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Fall 2018 Limited Edition	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	91
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Spring 2018 Limited Edition	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	88
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Spring 2019 Limited Edition	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	100	82
Old Fitzgerald Prime	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	90	83
Old Forester 86	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	86	82
Old Forester 1870 Original Batch	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	90	92
Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	100	90
Old Forester 1910	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	93	86
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	115	91
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2014	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	97	90
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2016	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	97	90
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2017	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	96	92
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2018	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	101	86
Old Forester Rye	Brown-Forman	Rye Whiskey	100	90
Old Forester Signature	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	100	88
Old Forester Single Barrel- The Bourbon Society selection	Brown-Forman	Bourbon	90	87
Old Forth Bottled in Bond	Old Forth	Bourbon	100	86
Old George Rye	Grand Traverse	Rye Whiskey	93	93
Old Grand Dad BiB 100 (#BBBR)	Jim Beam	Bourbon	100	76
Old Grand-Dad 114	Jim Beam	Bourbon	114	86
Old Overholt Bonded Rye Whiskey	Jim Beam	Rye Whiskey	100	79
Old Particular North British 27 Year Old	Old Particular	Scotch	100.4	A-
Old Taylor	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	80	69
Old Tub	Jim Beam	Bourbon	100	84
Old Weller Antique (Liquor Barn)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	107	85
Paddy Irish Whiskey	Paddy	Irish Whiskey	80	C
Parker’s Heritage 7th edition, Promise of Hope (2013)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	96	93
Parker’s Heritage Collection 8th Edition Wheat Whiskey (2014)	Heaven Hill	Wheat Whiskey	127.4	95
Parker’s Heritage Collection 9th Edition Malt Whiskey (2015)	Heaven Hill	Malt Whiskey	108	88
Parker’s Heritage Collection 11th Edition (2017)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	122	92
Parker’s Heritage Collection 12th Edition (2018)	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	110	86
Peaky Blinder Irish Whiskey	Peaky Blinder	Irish Whiskey	80	C+
Penelope 4-Grain Bourbon	Penelope	Bourbon	80	88
Pikesville Rye Whiskey	Heaven Hill	Rye	110	92
Pinhook Rye Lot 001	Pinhook	Rye	93.5	87
Rabbit Hole Bourbon	Rabbit Hole Distilling	Bourbon	95	85
Rabbit Hole Rye	Rabbit Hole Distilling	Rye	95	86
Rebel Yell Single Barrel 10 Year (2016)	Luxco	Bourbon	100	90
Rebel Yell Single Barrel 10 Year (2017)	Luxco	Bourbon	100	92
Rebel Yell Small Batch Rye	Luxco	Rye	90	79
Redemption Wheated Bourbon (Batch 2)	Redemption	Bourbon	96	87
Resilient Indiana Bourbon Barrel #5	Resilient	Bourbon	107	88
Resilient Tennessee Bourbon Barrel 88	Resilient	Bourbon	107	85
Resilient Tennessee Bourbon Barrel 110	Resilient	Bourbon	107	90
Rhetoric 23 Year	Diageo/New Bernheim	Bourbon	90.6	87
Rhetoric 25 Year	Diageo/New Bernheim	Bourbon	91	87
Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-Bond	Heaven Hill	Rye	100	91
River Kelvin Rye (Four Gate Batch 7)	Four Gate Whiskey COmpany	Rye Whiskey	113.2	90
Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	100	90
Roe & Co Blended Irish Whiskey	Roe & Co	Irish Whiskey	90	C+
Rossville Union Barrel Proof Rye	MGP	Rye	112.6	90
Rossville Union Master Crafted Rye	MGP	Rye	94	91
Rowan’s Creek	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	100.1	86
Royal Brackla 12 Year Single Malt – Batch 1	Royal Brackla	Scotch	95.8	B
Royal Brackla 14 Year Old	Royal Brackla	Scotch	92	C+
Sazerac Rye (“Baby Saz”)	Buffalo Trace	Rye	90	90
Single Oak Project barrel 77	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	85
Single Oak Project Barrel 175	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	90
Smooth Ambler 10 Year Bourbon- Old Line Private Barrel	Smooth Ambler	Bourbon	120.6	89
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Year Bourbon	Smooth Ambler	Bourbon	99	87
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 8 Year Bourbon	Smooth Ambler	Bourbon	106.8	86
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10 Year Bourbon	Smooth Ambler	Bourbon	99	89
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye Whiskey	Smooth Ambler	Rye	99	88
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon	Smooth Ambler	Bourbon	119.8	88
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye Whiskey	Smooth Ambler	Rye	124.42	92
Speyburn 10 Year	Speyburn	Scotch	86	83.5
Speyburn Arranta Casks	Speyburn	Scotch	92	84
Spirit Hound Straight Malt	Spirit Hound	American SIngle Malt	90	85.5
Stagg Jr. (139.8°)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	139.8	A-
Stagg Jr. (2014)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	134.8	94
Stoll & Wolfe Rye WHiskey	Stoll & Wolfe	Rye Whiskey	90	88
Stranahan’s Snowflake #15 Pikes Peak	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	86	89.5
Stranahan’s Snowflake #16 Mount Bierstadt	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	86	95
Stranahan’s Snowflake #17 Longs Peak	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	86	88
Stranahan’s Snowflake #18 Mount Evans	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	86	91
Stranahan’s Snowflake #19 Crestone Peak	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	86	89
Stranahan’s Single Barrel Cask Strength	Stranahan’s	American Malt Whiskey	109.56	88.5
Sunshine Reserve	Manhattan Moonshine Co.	American Whiskey	85	83
Talisker 18 Year Old	Talisker	Scotch	91.6	A-
Tap 357	Tap Spirits	Flavored Rye	80	NR
Tarnished Truth High Rye Bourbon	Tarnished Truth	Bourbon	86	85
Teeling Whiskey 24 Year	Teeling	Irish Whiskey	92	A-
Teeling Whiskey Brabazon Bottling Series 2	Teeling	Irish Whiskey	99	B+
Teeling Whiskey Single Malt	Teeling	Irish Whiskey	92	B
Teeling Whiskey Small Batch	Teeling	Irish Whiskey	92	B-
That Boutique-y Whisky Company 8 Year Old Irish Single Malt Batch 2	That Boutique-y Whisky Company	Irish Whiskey	93.4	B+
That Boutique-y Whisky Company 13 Year Old Irish Single Malt Batch 3	That Boutique-y Whisky	Irish Whiskey	93.6	B
The Balvenie 12 Year Old Singel Barrel	The Balvenie	Scotch	95.6	89
The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Oak	The Balvenie	Scotch	86	84
The Balvenie 14 Year Old Peat Week – 2002 Vintage	The Balvenie	Scotch	96.6	90
The Balvenie 14 Year Old Peat Week – 2002 Vintage	The Balvenie	Scotch	96.6	B+
The Balvenie 14 Year Old Peat Week (2003 Vintage)	The Balvenie	Scotch	96.6	91.5
The Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel Sherry Cask	The Balvenie	Scotch	95.6	77
The Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Single Barrel	The Balvenie	Scotch	86	88
The Dalmore King Alexander III	The Dalmore	Scotch	80	A-
The Dubliner 10 Year	The Dubliner	Irish Whiskey	84	C
The Gifted horse	Diageo	Whiskey	115	82
The Half-Century Blend Batch 2	The Blended Whisky Company	Scotch	92.8	A-
The Irishman Single Malt	The Irishman	Irish Whiskey	80	B
The Kurayoshi Pure Malt	Matsui Shuzou	Japanese Whisky	86	B
The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask Blended Malt	The Kurayoshi	Japanese Whisky	86	C
The Lost Distilleries Blend Batch 10	Lost Distillery	Scotch	102	B+
The Macallan Classic Cut 2017	The Macallan	Scotch	116.8	86
The Macallan Classic Cut 2018	The Macallan	Scotch	102.4	92
The Macallan Edition No. 4	The Macallan	Scotch	96.8	89.5
The Macallan Rare Cask	The Macallan	Scotch	86	B+
The Nikka 12-Year Old	Nikka	Japanese Whisky	86	B
The Pogues	The Pogues	Irish Whiskey	80	C-
The Quiet Man 8 Year Single Malt	Luxco/Niche Spirits	Irish Whiskey	80	86
The Quiet Man Traditional Blend	Luxco/Niche Spirits	Irish Whiskey	80	83
The Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey	The Silkie	Irish Whiskey	80	C-
The Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve Single Malt	The Yamazaki	Japanese Whisky	86	B
Tincup Straight Rye Whiskey	Tincup	Rye Whiskey	90	84
Tomatin 11 Year Single Malt – Batch 4	Tomatin	Scotch	102	A-
Tomatin 27 Year Old – 1988 Batch 3	Tomatin	Scotch	100	A-
Tomatin 1999 (Liquor Barn Private Cask)	Tomatin	Scotch	107.8	89
Treaty Oak Red Handed Bourbon	Treaty Oak	Bourbon	95	85
Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Year Special Reserve	Tullamore D.E.W.	Irish Whiskey	80	B
Tullamore D.E.W. 18 Year Old	Tullamore D.E.W.	Irish Whiskey	82.6	A-
Tullamore D.E.W. 18 Year Old	Tullamore D.E.W.	Irish Whiskey	82.8	A-
Very Old Barton Bottled in Bond	Barton	Bourbon	100	83
Very Special Old Fitzgerald 12 year	Heaven Hill	Bourbon	90	88
Virginia Gentleman Small Batch	Smith Bowman	Bourbon	90	75
W.L. Weller Special Reserve (Liquor Barn)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	90	80
Warbringer	Sespe Creek	Finished Bourbon	98	76
Watershed Bourbon	Watershed Distillery	Bourbon	94	85
Wathan’s Single Barrel Bourbon	Charles Medley	Bourbon	94	84
West Cork Glengarriff Series Peat Charred Cask	West Cork	Irish Whiskey	86	C+
Westland Garryana (2016 edition 1/1)	Westland	American SIngle Malt	112.4	83.5
Westland Sherry Wood	Westland	American SIngle Malt	92	86
White Walker	Johnnie Walker	Scotch	83.4	73
Whoop & Holler	Diageo	Tennessee Whiskey	84	84
Wild Turkey 101	Wild Turkey	Bourbon	101	88
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit – Bourbon Society Selection	Wild Turkey	Bourbon	101	90
Wild Turkey Rare Breed 112.8°	Wild Turkey	Bourbon	112.8	86
Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve 6 Year Rye	Wild Turkey	Rye	90	82
Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Private Selection Bourbon (Westport Whiskey & Wine)	Wild Turkey	Bourbon	110	89
Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye – LB Series 1	Wild Turkey	Rye	104	91
Willett Family Estate 4 Year Rye	KBD/Willett	Rye	110	90
Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 8 Year (Liquor Barn)	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	119.6	88
Willett Family Estate Single Barrel 10 Year Bourbon (Westport Whiskey & Wine)	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	126.2	93
Willett Pot Still Reserve	KBD/Willett	Bourbon	94	87
Willett XCF Version 1.0	KBD/Willett	Rye	103.4	84
William Larue Weller (2013)	Buffalo Trace	Bourbon	110	94
Winchester Extra Smooth Bourbon	TerrePURE	Bourbon	90	55
Wolfburn Aurora Single Malt	Wolfburn	Scotch	80	B
Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked	Woodford Reserve	Bourbon	90.4	89
Woodford Reserve Straight Wheat Whiskey	Woodford Reserve	Wheat Whiskey	90.4	NR
Woodford Reserve Sweet Mash Redux	Woodford Reserve	Bourbon	90.4	78
Woodford Resserve Chocolate Malted Rye	Woodford Reserve	Bourbon	90.4	92
Writers Tears Cask Strength (2017 Release)	Writers Tears	Irish Whiskey	106	B
Writers Tears Copper Pot	Writers Tears	Irish Whiskey	80	B+
Wyoming Whiskey 2018 Steamboat Edition	Wyoming Whiskey	Bourbon	90	82
Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon	Wyoming Whiskey	Bourbon	95	89
Yamazaki 18-Year Old	Yamazaki	Japanese Whisky	86	A
Yamazakura Blended Whisky	Yamazakura	Japanese Whisky	80	C
Yamazakura Blended Whisky	Yamazakura	Japanese Whisky	80	C/C-
Yippee Ki-Yay	High West	Finished Rye	92	82-

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