"Whisky is liquid sunshine." - George Bernard Shaw

On This Side of The Pond It's Whiskey

In a land far, far away, in a time long ago, some lovely person created whisky. And there was much rejoicing.

Whisky really came into its own thanks to the plucky Scotch and Irish. Those folks turned whisky making into a fine art form way back in the 1400s. The Old Bushmills Distillery, in Ireland, is the oldest licensed one in the world. It's been around since 1608 and you can bet you'll find Bushmills listed below in our ratings.

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​American
  • Buffalo Trace ⋆⋆⋆⋆
  • Heritage Distilling Brown Sugar Bourbon ⋆⋆⋆⋆
  • Heritage Distilling High Altitude Brown Sugar Bourbon BSB 103 ⋆⋆⋆⋆
  • High West Distillery The 36th Vote ⋆⋆⋆⋆
    • This is extremely yummy (yummy is a technical Bourbon-tasting term) that is delight and fabulousness in a glass. Two thumbs up
  • Maker's Mark ⋆⋆⋆
​Irish
  • Jameson's ⋆⋆⋆1/2
​Scotch
  • Johnnie Walker Red Label ⋆⋆⋆
  • Johnnie Walker Black Label ⋆⋆⋆1/2
  • The Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak ⋆⋆⋆1/2​

Recipes

Ratings

⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆- Stop what you're doing, grab a glass, a close friend and savor this amazingness.
⋆⋆⋆⋆ - A damn fine specimen of what makes whiskey great.
⋆⋆⋆ - A definite go-to for a Tuesday evening. Or a Monday. Or a Thursday. No judgment.
⋆⋆ - Not the greatest but you could do worse.
⋆ - You did worse.