Blanton's whisky reviews (11)

  • Blanton's Special Reserve - A Day At The Races!!

    By SquidgyAsh on 11th Apr 20122012-04-11T11:28:00

    87

    So I recently came across a bourbon called Blanton's Special Reserve in my local bottle shop that I'd never seen before. I checked my whisky bible and checked my ever trusty friend Connosr to see what… read more

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  • Blanton's Original - Creamy Blanton's

    By talexander on 29th Jan 20122012-01-29T02:53:00

    93

    I have been wanting to try this bourbon for some time - what a great bottle, great history (created by Elmer T. Lee) and growing in profile. Good legs in the glass, a sharp coppery amber colour. Beautiful… read more

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  • Blanton's Special Reserve - My Favourite bourbon so far

    By moy71 on 21st Dec 20112011-12-21T02:07:00

    90

    I hesitated for quite some time before buying this Blanton's Special Reserve. Mainly because there wasn't much in the way of reviews here. But I am sure glad I did. I started my whisky journey via… read more

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  • Blanton's Original - Great Whiskey

    By jon12 on 5th Sep 20112011-09-05T06:51:00

    88

    Very balanced - one of my personal favorites.

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  • Blanton's Original - The last glass

    By gillyflower on 16th Aug 20112011-08-16T02:54:00

    83

    General remarks about Blanton's: this bourbon is elusive, yet familiar. Each glass has the comforting characteristics of the previous; yet, new fragrances arise each time that are a bit surprising. For… read more

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  • Blanton's Original - Dry and spicy

    By WhiskyNotes on 25th Jul 20112011-07-25T14:39:00

    80

    Back in 1984, Blanton’s was the world’s first single barrel bourbon. It means every batch will be slightly different and each of the characteristic bottles bears a bottling date, barrel number and war… read more

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  • Blanton's Special Reserve - Single Barrel Bourbon 101

    By dbk on 2nd Jun 20112011-06-02T02:21:00

    85

    Blanton’s was the first brand of single barrel bourbon ever released. Produced at the Buffalo Trace distillery and originally developed by the great Elmer T. Lee (whose eponymous line of single barrel … read more

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  • Blanton's Original - Not what I expected...

    By tabendar on 2nd Feb 20112011-02-02T17:46:00

    78

    Decent start to the higher end bourbons but dominated by corn from start to finish. Slightly limited in scope but would be good to mix perhaps.

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  • Blanton's Original - Lovely gateway top shelf bourbon

    By jdcook on 9th Jul 20102010-07-09T03:55:00

    82

    A friend of mine dropped by after his trip to the US, and he brought back a bottle of this and was kind enough to let me have a glass. This was my first top shelf bourbon, so I was really intrigued! I… read more

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  • Blanton's Gold Edition - Christmas Come Early

    By OJK on 15th Jun 20102010-06-15T18:51:00

    95

    Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Immense fruit and spice, perfectly balanced. There is a deep and sophisticated sweetness to it, accentuated by the high alcohol content… read more

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