Blantons Straight From The Barrel

Blantons Straight From The Cask: Blood Oranges

It was former master distiller Elmer T Lee – who passed away in 2013 – who launched the Straight from the Barrel series in 1984, a year before his retirement. The casks for the series matured in the metal…

Score 86/100

Blanton's Original: Blanton's-mania?

Blanton's seems to inspire the type of frenzied devotion usually reserved for cult-leaders or The Beatles back in 1964. Before purchasing a bottle of Blanton's Original, I had only sampled (and reviewed)…

Score 87/100

Blanton's Original: Blanton's Original Single Barrel

On the rocks at Hotel Puerta América, Madrid. It pours pale golden with some greenish streaks. Aroma is rather low and very sweetish: Bazooka gum, cherry candy, caramel, vanilla... and a hint of spruce…

Score 70/100