Whisky Whiskey

Since this Corn Whisky is made in Australia, we can’t call it a Bourbon. It’s an Ausskey that’s taking on the global Corn Whisky market, or at least that’s what the Ned’s Distillery founders wanted to achieve. I look at the history of the Distillery, their bushranger mascot and ultimately I weigh up the ultimate question…is this as good as a Bourbon? Or perhaps, is it even better?

With John Chidgey.

The Longbranch offering from Wild Turkey was the result of a collaboration with actor Matthew McConaughey who was their creative director at the time. It’s filtered through Mesquite Charcoal and aged for about 8 years…is that enough for it to stand out from the crowd?

With John Chidgey.

The 23rd Street Distillery located on 23rd Street in Renmark, South Australia opened on the 23rd of September, 2016. Since then they’ve started making waves in the local industry and I grabbed a sample of their entry-level offering that they call a Hybrid Whisky. What the heck does that mean? It’s different that’s for sure…

With John Chidgey.

Having watched many, many videos of people debating the pros and cons of the popular Whisky colouring agent E150A, I managed to snag myself a bottle to put myself to a blind taste test in two rounds. The first round with coloured tap water and the second with Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt with E150A added. Out of the six possible combinations…how many did I pick correctly? Let’s settle this once and for all…can you actually taste this stuff in your Whisky?

With John Chidgey.

My biggest head to head yet, I pit the mighty Macallan 18 Year Sherry Oak Single Malt against the Glendronach 18 Year Allardice Single Malt. I love them both dearly, but with the Macallan more than double the price, is it truly worth the extra money? This is one for the books and one I’ll never forget.

With John Chidgey.