![]() And just to be clear, I didn’t see these bottles before they were poured, so this is technically a “double-blind” tasting. Okay, let’s see how close I got to getting “confused” by these whiskeys. Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Single Cask Selection Cask Collector’s Edition 2 Pedro Ximénez.Old Fourth Distillery Experimental Series Double Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Ruby Port. ![]() Nulu Straight Bourbon Whiskey Double Oaked Single Barrel Select Topflight Series.Balcones Peated Texas Single Malt Whisky.New Riff Single Barrel Rye Kentucky Straight Whiskey.Treaty Oak Single Barrel Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon Aged 5 Years Cask Strength.Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.The lineup included the following whiskey bottles: I specifically asked for confusing pours that could trick me like, say, peated malts from different regions, MGP of Indiana bottles, and random single barrels, plus a classic or two thrown in for good measure. Since I’m currently visiting Texas for a long weekend of distillery tours (see, it never ends), I had the head of single barrel picks for ReserveBar, Lee Diaz, pour me seven very random-ass whiskeys to see if I could call out what they are. If I couldn’t… well, I wouldn’t deserve this gig. Why? Because I can usually spot a whiskey from about a mile away based on sight and smell alone. So when my editor asked me to have a fellow whiskey expert friend set up a blind to see if they could “confuse” my palate, I had a bit of a laugh. I’m trying new whiskeys every…single…day. And even with all of that, I’m still expanding my palate every single day. In the process, I’ve become a respected whiskey critic and judge. Over just the last three years, I’ve sampled around 5,000 whiskeys - that doesn’t include other spirits, beer, wine, and cocktails. ![]() And I’m here to help because I’ve already done all of that.I’ve done the work and can guide you to some really good bottles. Trying new expressions, styles, and whiskey brands is a great way to both expand your palate and deepen your overall knowledge. Sometimes you must go outside your comfort zone to find the good stuff in whiskey.
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