{"id":1190,"date":"2026-01-13T06:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/13\/how-i-rate-whiskey\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:08:04","slug":"how-i-rate-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/13\/how-i-rate-whiskey\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Rate Whiskey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I had intended for this to be part of a previous post, New Year New Whiskey<\/a>, but that was getting a little long in the tooth for a simple article so I branched it off into a this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like my food, whiskey will fall into one of 3 categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 1 – I Love This Shit! I\u2019m definitely buying it again! In fact, I may only buy this for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 2 – It didn\u2019t make me gag. It was good. Palatable. But you know what? I\u2019d rather spend equal to less money on that bottle of Weller\u2019s Special Reserve, or that bottle of Evan William\u2019s BiB. I will not be rushing out to buy another bottle but I\u2019m glad I tried it. This is where most bottles that I buy these days fall into. Good stuff, I don\u2019t regret buying it, but I\u2019d enjoy something else just as much or more. I\u2019ve bought enough bottles of these over the last 10 years to stop buying every new brand on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 3 – That<\/em><\/strong> made me gag. I regret my purchase. Ain\u2019t no way I\u2019m buying that bottle again. Ever. Those bottles end up going to someone else who can appreciate it the way it was meant to be. In all seriousness, I have never gagged on a whiskey. I\u2019m just being a drama queen. But you get the point. Meh. It tasted of whiskey, just not like any whiskey I appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Perfect Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I\u2019m finishing up this post, I\u2019m sipping on a pour of Jack Daniel\u2019s Single Barrel, Heritage Barrel (100 proof). I\u2019m somewhat of a Jack Daniel\u2019s whore. Love Old No. 7 for when I want that classic Jack flavor without the high octane. Love me some Jack Bonded and my favorite is the Single Barrel, Barrel Proof. I had my first opportunity to buy the Single Barrel, Heritage Barrel today and I did. 100 Proof. Aged 7 years (min) in a special location. Extra toasted barrel. $69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 2. Good stuff. But if I had to choose again and some of my Barrel Proof is sitting there next to it for $55? Or some Bonded for $37? It\u2019s gonna be Barrel Proof or Bonded all night long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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