Alex Barrett, Author at WhiskeyBon

Aerstone Land Cask 10 Year Old Review

Alex Barrett — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:20:29 +0000

Everyone is familiar with William Grant & Sons, their name is found on the deeds to 6 of the most internationally recognised distilleries and the brands are well respected. They also hold the record for the highest number of medals and seals of approval from the International Spirits Challenge in one year, in 2004 when they had a total of 29. No mean feat in what is a competitive industry these days and awards sell bottles. Aerstone then is a […]

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Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old Review

Alex Barrett — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:05:37 +0000

Over the years Balvenie has done a good job of establishing itself as one of the most prominent “proper” distilleries out there. Proper in such that it grows all its own barley near the distillery, they have an active Malting floor on site and make their own casks with their own coopers. From start to finish the job is done on site and that can’t be said for too many these days. Despite this Balvenie aren’t a niche distributor, they […]

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Lidl Ben Bracken Speyside Review

Alex Barrett — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:04:45 +0000

Whisky snobs avert your eyes now. We’re heading down to Lidl for some bargain basement Speyside Single Malt. Announced for World Whisky day back in May this isn’t Lidl’s first venture into putting their name behind a Whisky but the lineup in 2017 features a Highland, an Islay and the Speyside we have Today. All are non-age statement and all are £17.49 – putting them cheaper than an average bottle of big name blended Whisky that you might find in […]

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Makers Mark Review

Alex Barrett — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:27:38 +0000

Well, this is an interesting one to review for sure, in the world of Bourbon one can find several brands often mislabelled with the “Iconic” status, we all know which ones they are and you’re not likely to see them reviewed in these pages. The “icon” of Bourbon that we have Today then is quite a unique one. Makers Mark is perhaps considered the thinking man’s sipping Bourbon. One a Bourbon drinker is expected to have in their cabinet for […]

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Ardbeg Uigeadail Review

Alex Barrett — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 02:34:11 +0000

A visit here to Islay. More specifically the South Coast of the beautiful Isle of Islay. One of the big peat-heavy hitters we already know some of what to expect from this historic distillery. Ardbeg has been around since 1798 (although didn’t get a commercial license until 1815) and, like a lot of distilleries, has seen many ups and downs as the industry has struggled through tough times. With several breaks in production, the most notable being the 1981 closing […]

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Buffalo Trace Review

Alex Barrett — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:23:51 +0000

Another Kentucky Bourbon that’s making great inroads in the UK at the moment is the rather interestingly named Buffalo Trace. Apparently so called as it is distilled in what claims to be the longest continuously operating distillery in the USA which was originally on the site in 1775, right next to a Buffalo river crossing. About the Distillery Back in the days of the Wild West, when pioneers and explorers opened new frontiers, some followed an old buffalo trail that […]

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Bulleit Bourbon Review

Alex Barrett — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:42:52 +0000

Bulleit is a name with history. Being around since the late 1800’s is something that can give a Whiskey much credence in this world, and those are some big numbers behind it. The Bulleit of today though is a recipe much different from that being produced by the original Mr Bulleit, for ‘twas his name. We could say that, of course, of many of the Bourbons, Single Malts and even Blend’s on the market in 2017 so those marking it […]

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