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Amateur palate, peat preferer, proof snob.

Whisky with the rocks, not on the rocks.

Dustin from Top Shelf Whisky

Appreciator of barrel-aged distilled goodies.

Consider your origins; you are not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. Be epicurean. Be happy.

Drinking the good stuff

Whisky is sunlight held together by water.

Part time pastor and homesteader, full time whisky, gin, brandy, and rum lover

Whiskey river don't run dry, you're all I got take care of me.

I only review whiskies, and I try to keep it short and sweet.... and backlogged with nearly 725 reviews I have yet to post on the app. 🤦🏽‍♂️

For bourbon and single malt whisky a rating of 2.5 means “average”. Anything rated 3 or more is worth a taste, anything rated 4 or more is recommended. For blended scotch the average is 1.5, and anything rated 3 or more is recommended.

Like a fine woman, a fine whisky deserves your time and attention

Rating System <= 2.25 Terrible 2.5 - 2.75 - Poor 3 - 3.25 - Ok. 3.5 - 4 - Good. 4.25 - Great. Top 15%. 4.5 - Excellent. Top 5%. 4.75 - Amazing. Top 1%.

Whisky enthusiast, passionate teacher and educator.

Editor for Distiller. My go-to dive bar whiskey: Bushmills Black Bush. Have a weakness for self-depreciating humor, queso, and shih tzus.