by Rich Cook | Feb 19, 2026 | Whiskey
This is a new product in the Uncle Nearest line, and it’s certainly worthy of inclusion. The floral tones of ten to twenty year use Cognac barrels add an unusual yet welcome dimension to the high proof, serving to round off spice tones without removing them and giving... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 18, 2026 | Bourbon Whiskey
There are more and more wheated whiskeys on the market, and this bottle will make you understand why so many distillers are choosing wheat over rye in blending their high end products. I was fooled by the spice character that the wheat presents here – it seems... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 18, 2026 | Whiskey
It’s been a pleasure to follow the different blends in this series over the past few years, and I bet it’s been a pleasure on the blending table for the distillers involved as well. It seems that the goal is to land on something unique with each blend rather than to... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 15, 2026 | Bourbon Whiskey
I’ve tasted several different batch numbers of this product over the past few years, the most recent prior to this one being Batch 42. I’m guessing that this may have been a batch that was held in the barrel for a longer period of time to see if there were benefits to... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 14, 2026 | Bourbon Whiskey
Like the batch 7 iteration of this product that I reviewed a few years ago, the mash bill here includes corn, wheat and barley, aged for a minimum of seven months and carefully blended at high proof. The team at Weldon Mills seems to always shoot for clarity of spirit...
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