LeeEvolved
Ron Burgundy "Great Odin's Raven" Special Reserve
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
March 28, 2018 (edited April 25, 2019)
When the FedEx guy knocked on my door a couple of weeks ago and told me I had a delivery I had to sign for I gave him that look a dog makes when he hears a strange noise he’s never heard before: the side-glance, tilted head questioning stare. “I didn’t order any scotch this week”, I said. Just sign, a-hole.
Imagine my surprise that my good buddy Paulie from Detroit Rock City secretly bought me a birthday present and had it shipped directly from some secret, Scottish blending lab. Then I saw what it was, Great Odin’s Raven. The Ron Burgundy blended scotch that’s all the rave on Distiller now. Oh boy.
This was blended by Old St Andrews Ltd. The same people that make the blended scotch for the historical golf course. It’s a blend of Highland, Speyside and Islay whiskies and was bottled at 40%.
It doesn’t sting the nostrils, instead it’s mostly apples with a slight twinge of artificial smelling liquid smoke. There no barrel notes to be found. On the tongue, it’s very watery with more apples and a little bit of vanilla and smoke. The finish is short, weak with a decent amount of smokiness underlying everything. The more I drank, the more I enjoyed it. I watched the Anchorman movie and ended up drinking about 1/3 of the bottle, so it is serviceable.
I think Paul meant this bottle as a joke, but the jokes on him- I will drink the hell out of this bottle. No regrets. It’s a middle of the road dram and for $20-25 it’ll get you where you need to be. Thanks @Generously_Paul. Cheers to me. 3 stars.
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I'll stay out of this one and well away from reviewing or even drinking this whiskey I think!
Wow. My mom passed away a long time ago @Champ_Kind. She did like chicken, though. You stay classy, lol.
whammy. It looks like there’s another unappreciative jag off that doesn’t understand true quality in a scotch. @LeeEvolved - what’s your mother’s name, son? I wanna take that lady out for some chicken, maybe a little sex. Y’know, see what happens. If you’re lucky, I’ll ever call her- unlike I did with Dorothy Mantooth. WHAMMY!
I can’t believe these guys are at it again. I’ve got the sample you sent me @LeeEvolved but I’m reluctant to review it for fear of the savagery these characters unleash upon each other
@Wes-Mantooth, you’re still hanging around here? I figured you second place guys would stick to the beer apps and leave the finest spirits of the world to the finest newscasters in the world
Holy shit, now even the dog is barking at me. I knew I should’ve just kept my review to myself.
@Baxter_Dog you are right, this @LeeEvolved guy wouldn’t know a good scotch if it was poured from the Trident of Poseidon onto the wings of Cupid and wrung out into his glass.
@RealRonBurgundy - ahh hahaha. Finally, more truth about how bull crap your special whisky is. This guy @LeeEvolved has tons of reviews on here so I think he knows what he’s talking about. And he said Great Odin’s Raven is crap! Just like your news team! Pure crap!
@Brian_Fantana that doesn’t sound like love to me. It sounds as though you may need to seek the guidance of famed Spanish jazz bassist Baldo Martinez. I once asked him for some romantic advice. I couldn’t understand a word he said, but the way he said it made me realize that I needed to pick up some Spanish rice on my way home. I’m sorry, what were we talking about?
bark. barkbark. bark barkbarkbark. barkbark
Holy crap, that didn’t take long. It’s like they’re monitoring the Ron Burgundy whisky and nothing else. Haha
Oh this bad boy is no joke. I once used this sweet, smoky, oily potion to woo a certain reluctant lady in my apartment building. Long story short, we made love all night, and in the morning...I kicked her out of my van on the side of the highway with a dollar for cab fare. I think it was true love.
I likely.
@BrickTamland - You likely what? You are likely to do something that will endanger the Channel 4 News Team? That’s nothing new. Or are you saying that you like Lee? He didn’t have very many kind words to say about my wonderful and delicious scotch. So, I’m not so sure I like him at all. Not one bit.
I likely.
Ha, glad you enjoyed your birthday present my friend!