Introduction Today, we’re finishing out our three-bottle run through the Clyde May’s lineup with the whiskey the brand is probably best known for: Clyde May’s Alabama Style Whiskey. And after how much we enjoyed the Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon an…
Introduction Today, we’re checking out Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey, the second bottle in the three-sample Clyde May’s lineup we’ve been working our way through. Last time around, the Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon surprised us in a big way. Nei…
Introduction Today, we’re checking out Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Victoria Pineapple Barrel Finish Whiskey, and this is one of the stranger bottles we’ve reviewed in a while. Bardstown has spent the last few years pushing the boundaries of what a…
Introduction Today, we’re checking out Stillman’s Sonder 10-Year American Single Malt from Dancing Goat Distillery. Last week, we reviewed the Stillman’s Sonder 10-Year Bourbon and spent an unreasonable amount of time learning what the word “sonde…
Introduction Today, we’re checking out Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a bottle that has somehow managed to sit on our radar for years without ever making it onto the show. We’ve seen Clyde May’s on shelves basically as long as we’ve been do…
Updated: June 2026 The short answer: Sagamore Spirit Bottled in Bond Straight Rye is a 6-year, 100-proof Maryland-style rye whiskey made from a blend of two rye mash bills (one high-rye, one lower-rye), priced at $59 MSRP. It's a well-crafted, comp…
Introduction Today, we’re checking out Stillman’s Sonder 10-Year Bourbon from Dancing Goat Distillery. This is the first product we’ve tried from Dancing Goat, and right out of the gate, the name gave us something to talk about. “Sonder” is a rela…
Updated: August 2026 The short answer: SHĀNG East + West Kentucky Blend is a 92-proof (46% ABV) blend of SHĀNG's jiàngxiāng whiskey (a sauce-aroma baijiu from China's Chìshuǐ River basin, redistilled and aged in American oak) with a proprietary red…
Updated: August 2026 The short answer: SHĀNG Dàn Yǎ is a 100-proof, red-sorghum baijiu whiskey matured in charred American oak for one month to just under a year. A 500 mL bottle costs $64.99. Its floral, citrus, medicinal, and savory profile div…
The short answer: Bernheim Original 7-Year is Heaven Hill's flagship wheat whiskey, bottled at 90 proof with a mash bill of 51% wheat, 37% corn, and 12% barley. MSRP runs $30 to $35 for a 750 mL bottle. It's a pleasant, low-complexity introduction t…
The short answer: Green River Distillery Select Toasted Double Oak is an 8-year Kentucky bourbon finished for an additional 6 months in new toasted American oak barrels, bottled at 115.1 proof and priced at $49.99 for a 375 mL bottle. It's the first…
In short: Christopher Nolan's Homerian IMAX epic spends an hour disproving its own format, then wins back trust with real ambition and wonder. 7.5/10. In review: Shot entirely on IMAX cameras across six countries, and as its director will tell you,…
The short answer: Bardstown's Distillery Reserve Mars is a 109.8-proof, $99.99 blend of 10- and 16-year Kentucky bourbon co-aged for one year with 5-year Japanese single malts from Mars Whisky's Komagatake and Tsunuki distilleries, originally aged i…
The short answer: Penelope Architects of Golf Hole 1 is a 6-year, 94-proof MGP bourbon (60% corn, 36% rye, 4% barley) finished with American oak staves, retailing at $60. It's the first release in a planned 18-bottle collection built around varying …
The short answer: Penelope Riviera is a 94-proof blend of 8-year American light whiskey and straight bourbon, finished in rosé wine casks from Southern France. MSRP is $79.99. It's a pleasant, springtime-friendly sipper with rum-like sweetness…
Disclosure Day review: Spielberg pours a lifetime of obsessions into an earnest, overlong sci-fi plea to an indifferent world. A little over halfway through Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day, Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) and Daniel Kellner (Jos…
Updated: June 2026 The short answer: Green River Honey Finished Bourbon is a 92-proof, 4-year Kentucky straight bourbon with real honey added directly to the barrel during finishing. At $25 MSRP, it delivers a clean, honey-forward sip without the s…
Introduction Today, we are checking out the Glenmorangie Harrison Ford, a limited edition release from the Highland Scotch distillery in collaboration with the legendary actor. This is a 93-proof, non-age-stated single malt Scotch with an MSRP of $…
Introduction Today we’re revisiting Bardstown Bourbon Company Bottled in Bond Bourbon, a bottle that longtime listeners of Film & Whiskey may recognize from a previous review. Originally released as part of Bardstown’s Origin Series, the whiskey ha…
Introduction We’ve tried just about everything Green River has put out over the past couple of years, and more often than not, we’ve walked away impressed. With Aaron Harris steering the ship and Lofted Spirits continuing to expand its footprint al…
Introduction Today we’re revisiting Four Roses, one of the most recognizable names in American bourbon. Over the years, we’ve tried several expressions from the brand on Film & Whiskey, including Four Roses Small Batch and Small Batch Select. But F…
Introduction We are checking out Chivas Regal 12-Year Blended Scotch, and it feels a little strange to say this out loud, because neither of us has really gone back to this bottle since season one of the podcast. It is not something either of us re…
Introduction We’re revisiting an old favorite this week: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, a Highland scotch finished in Ruby Port casks, now boasting a 14-year age statement. Back in 2019, we reviewed the then-12-year version as part of a Glenmorangie sa…
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and at first glance, they suggest an unusually tidy year. Few genuine surprises or snubs dominated the nominations list, and the frontrunners for Oscar gold remain in pole …