Blended Scotch – Honest Booze Reviews

Chivas Regal ‘Mizunara’ Blended Scotch Whisky 750mL

December 6, 2021December 5, 2021 BuffaloJern 2 Comments

Now this is not aged as long as – well we don’t know because it’s a blend, but it’s shorter than the 18 year we’ve had on this site ages ago (and still love dearly for it’s ability to mix well). The trick they’ve taken with this one is instead of aging in American or French oak barrels (as is the common way) they’ve opted for some Japanese ‘Mizunara’ oak instead for both added rarity and presumably to make headway into the large Japanese loving whiskey market.The problem is that because this seems like an idea cooked up no less than maybe 5-10 years ago, it might need some more time in that Mizunara.

Auchentoshan The Bartender’s Malt Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Annual Edition 01) 750mL

February 1, 2021February 28, 2021 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

What we have is a blended Auchentoshan decided upon by 12 bartenders from around the world who got together and created this. The mere concept of which right now in the (thankfully) waning days of pandemic lockdown is about as foreign a concept as possible. Nonetheless what have these 12 minds come together to make – well in short something that has some good aspects but also glaring flaws – so basically anything designed by a committee.

Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky Ilegal Smooth 8yr Mezcal Cask Finish 750mL

January 11, 2021January 9, 2021 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

Editor’s Note: Fuck that was a hell of a week, anyway.

We have sort of a complicated relationship with Dewar’s – on the one hand we prefer Famous Grouse or just a Glenlivet 12 Yr for a mixing/well scotch. (we really should review those) That’s not to say the white label hasn’t occasionally showed up in the bar. The 12 year Dewar’s is thankfully a bit better, but given the length of age one would expect that. This though – this was unexpected, and quite frankly much better than it had any right to be.

Imperial 12yr. Blended Scotch Whiskey 750mL

January 1, 2020December 12, 2019 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

Imperial isn’t exactly the best word to use in this situation being such a common term for high proof beer. Add that to the vague branding and Sazerac being explicit and this is essentially just some off-brand scotch. This is the moment we’d love dearly to tell you it’s akin to an Ezra Brooks story, but it’s not. This isn’t good.

Johnnie Walker A Song of Fire Blended Scotch Whiskey 750mL

December 18, 2019December 12, 2019 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

Earlier in the year we had tried the other side of this coin in the Song of Ice whiskey, and it was (thanks to a rusty nail) well received, and we wanted to make sure to grab a bottle of this to tell people what to buy before this is likely gone. However not everyone can win the game of thrones, and this is by far the weaker of the two.

Buchanan’s Deluxe 12 Yr. Blended Scotch Whisky 750mL

November 6, 2019October 8, 2019 BuffaloJern 4 Comments

This does have one of the dreaded ‘kickstart’ pour spouts that have accumulated only ire on this fair website. We got around that with some clippers, but even the results are not terribly pretty. In all, fuck you. Now let’s get to the whiskey itself.

Johnnie Walker A Song of Ice Blended Scotch Whisky 750mL

August 28, 2019August 24, 2019 BuffaloJern 1 Comment

We wanted to post this at the end of the final season, but given how badly that went down we decided to let heads cool. (Get it?) The reason being that we actually want to recommend this to you dear readers, and it’s hard to do that with the amount of vitriol that was swirling around.

Dewar’s 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 750mL

July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

When one thinks of Dewar’s one often thinks of the more popular and widespread White Label. Instead of this one which has a label that’s wait. The White Label is a budget scotch, that frankly fails to compete with the likes of Johnnie Walker Red or Famous Grouse, but what if you actually give every whiskey the time to do its work.

Grand Macnish Black Edition Blended Scotch Whisky 1L

December 5, 2018December 22, 2018 BuffaloJern Leave a comment

We here have been long time fans of the Grand Macnish 12 year for being all the scotch your well decanter ever needs, at a price that’s competitive. It lets you feel good about buying some new single malt because it’s always there for you if it ends up being something like Jura. This is a new edition (much like the 15yr sherry) that’s aged in charred casks – and proves that maybe you should just leave things well alone.

Shackleton Blended Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750mL

July 18, 2018July 22, 2018 BuffaloJern 1 Comment

Not to be confused with the much rarer and much more expensive Mackinley’s special breed we have another contender in the whiskey space to the Shackleton name. This is sort of ‘inspired’ or in other words – stolen to sell. The look though is solid even if the product isn’t as solid.

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