Best Whiskey Reviews of May 2023

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 May 2023.

Abasolo

• Category: Corn
• Origin: Mexico
• Author: @user24007388
• Rating: 75/100
• Review: “Strange, unusual experience. I really want to call flavored good tequila, but perhaps still not quite right. Despite the fact that it is corn, whiskey has minimal sweetness. The mild taste is replaced by a pleasant peppery burning sensation. [Alcohol burn] is not felt at any stage. I did not feel any palette of flavors or depth, but quite pleasant. Definitely, a lot of people won’t like it.”

Michel Couvreur Overaged Malt Whisky

• Category: Blended Malt
• Origin: France
• Author: @Jhender4
• Rating: 89/100
• Review: “Spoiler: I really enjoy this.  Nose – milk chocolate, honey, vanilla, dates, figs and raisins, hazelnuts – very deep, lots of old sherry notes without smelling like candy. Palate – some spiciness gets added to those sweet notes, really dances on my tongue. Evolves well from baking spices to figs and dates and nuttiness and chocolate. Finish features a lot of those baking spices, the hazelnuts, more wood now.  Finish is surprisingly unsweet considering all the notes I’m getting. Really punches above the $70 I paid for it.”

Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond

• Category: Bourbon
• Origin: United States
• Author: @WhiskyCIO
• Rating: 88/100
• Review: “Has a wheated mash bill.  Excellent bourbon with many of the qualities that I expect out of a bourbon.  Complex and softer on the palate and an easy drinker at a higher proof.”

Redbreast 27 Year Old

• Category: Single Pot Still
• Origin: Ireland
• Author: @rburns1
• Rating: 93/100
• Review: “Fruit-forward; plums; black cherries; summer berries; vanilla; baking spices; cinnamon.  Medium viscosity, oily mouth feel, very rich even though it is cask strength.  My favorite Irish whiskey – except for the price…”

Slane Irish Whiskey Triple Casked

• Category: Blend
• Origin: Ireland
• Author: @wiciu
• Rating: 73/100
• Review: “Very nice irish whiskey! Good price/quality ratio. Easy to drink, very smooth, quite blend. Good but simple “

Smokehead Rum Riot

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @NomAnor
• Rating: 95/100
• Review: “Amazing, best rum finish whiskey full stop! 👍”

Talisker 18 Year Old

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @William_Schep
• Rating: 91/100
• Review: “This one is awesome, has some of the notes from the 10 year old, with much more finesse.”

The Whistler P.X. I Love You

• Category: Single Malt
• Origin: Ireland
• Author: @jeemvo
• Rating: 85/100
• Review: “Pleasant drinking, non Smokey (so does not bother the mrs. ) 😀😀”

Timorous Beastie 24 Year Old

• Category: Blended Malt
• Origin: Scotland
• Author: @jdriip
• Rating: 81/100
• Review: “I like it, but its really hard to put notes on paper. This needs to rest a good 1/2 hour in the glass before drinking. It’s well balanced with dried fruits, nuts, baking spices, malt and a lasting finish. I think I will miss this when its gone. “

Wild Turkey Longbranch

• Category: Bourbon
• Origin: United States
• Author: @ACECOBE
• Rating: 60/100
• Review: “Better then wild turkey, but underwhelming at the $40 price point. “