Best Whiskey Reviews of July 2022

Each month, the team at Abov looks to highlight the best whiskey reviews shared by the community. Best can be subjective, but these are some of the most entertaining, informative, unique, or spot-on whiskey reviews we could find. If you would like to be featured, be sure to keep writing those reviews in the Abov App! Here are the best whiskey reviews of July 2022.

Ardbeg Ardcore

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @Engel
• Rating: 70/100
• Review: “Well …… what to say? Not impressed! Most strikingly a disappointment and certainly not meeting the bar that should be expected for Ardbeg. Typically a younger expression that lacks complexity, roundness and finish. The dark roasted malt brings some new flavors (mainly espresso) and spick kick, but that’s it. Not for buying (much too expensive), just for trying.”

Ardbeg Supernova 2010

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @Valtto
• Rating: 95/100
• Review: “I tasted this at VYS tasting. the theme of the tasting was to find the smokiest whisky from Islay. From all the bottlings I tasted (including Octomores 12.1, 12.2 and 12,3) this was the smokiest one, even though Octomore has higher ppm. Most delicious smoky whisky I have ever tasted.”

Bulleit 12 Year Old Rye

• Category: Rye
• Origin: United States
• Author: @Snoof
• Rating: 80/100
• Review: “A Bulleit to the heart.”

Gold Cock Peated

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Czech Republic
• Author: @Kvlaanen
• Rating: 85/100
• Review: “Single malt from the Czech Republic. The malt used for this whiskey is dried with three times as much peat as normal. Plus it was allowed to mature in lightly charred European oak barrels. the fragrance: salty, woody, smoky, and a sweet tropical hue. the taste is smoke, leather, orange peel, Pine tree”

Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master’s Select

• Category: Blend
• Origin: Japan
• Author: @gzrnblzs
• Rating: 80/100
• Review: “Yellow flower, caramel, apple pie with a little bit of cinnamon on the nose. The taste is in really nice overall harmony as the name states, but nothing unique or really interesting. vanilla, caramel, cinnamon. The finish vanishes.”

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof

• Category: Tennessee Whiskey
• Origin: United States
• Author: @jdriip
• Rating: 89/100
• Review: “Big, rich, viscous, a little hot, delicious. Jack on steroids. Say no more, I’m sold! “

McLintock Blended Scotch Whisky

• Category: Blend
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @Adewit1
• Rating: 30/100
• Review: “Quite bad.”

Paul John Select Cask Oloroso

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: India
• Author: @Magisk_handske
• Rating: 70/100
• Review: “At first a hard punch to the pallet! But it quickly transform into a sweet almost caramel like flavour! a nice surprise!”

Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Old

• Category: Bourbon
• Origin: United States
• Author: @Slugrat
• Rating: 90/100
• Review: “Very enjoyable. Has a sweet and fruity aroma, a vanilla and caramel taste with a spicy and warm finish. Love this bottle for the price range. Highly recommended neat but the choice is yours.”

Tomatin Legacy

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @MarcHD
• Rating: 47/100
• Review: “So I bought this with the express purpose of enlightening my novice friends on the differences between a lesser whisky, using tired casks compared to a superior whisky using exceptional casks (Deanston Virgin Oak)The result? This whisky is so bad I couldn’t even bring myself to make my friends suffer the tasting…”