Blanton Gold Edition

American bourbon (hello Jack and Jim) used to be my staple alcohol back in college, for the simple reason that it goes really well with Coke. Fast forward 8 years later where I no longer mix my whisky with Coke anymore. Our first official tasting of a bourbon is the Blanton's Gold Edition, which is well regarded by most bourbon connoisseurs.

The Review

Comments: This is actually quite a decent whisky with strong vanilla and sweet honey tones. However, perhaps we are biased and not used to the taste of bourbon (made from corn instead of barley) so we gave it a lower score. We will have to revisit this one day after we try more bourbons in the collection.

Singleton 18 Year

Glen Ord is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland and is known to produce fine, award winning whiskies. It's current owner, Diageo, launched The Singleton of Glen Ord as it's new range of whiskies catered to 'a new generation of malt whisky drinkers'. Hmm...we must be their target audience. Let us try the 18 year old expression.

The Review

Comments: The nose and taste was pleasant with the usual characteristics of a Speyside whisky, slightly sherried and peaty. However, the finishing was very much lacking and overall we were not impressed. Nice packaging and bottle though...it looks good as a gift.