Head-to-head on the bottles, brands and price brackets people actually choose between.
Comparisons
Monkey Shoulder vs Johnnie Walker Double Black: Which Should You Buy?
Monkey Shoulder and Johnnie Walker Double Black are both popular, approachable Scotch whiskies, but they aren’t the same kind of Scotch and…
Maker’s Mark vs Buffalo Trace: Which Should You Buy?
Maker’s Mark and Buffalo Trace are both Kentucky straight bourbons, both bottled at 45% ABV in the versions Kaz reviewed, and both…
Glenfiddich 12 vs The Glenlivet 12: Which Should You Buy?
Glenfiddich 12 and The Glenlivet 12 are both 12-year-old Speyside single malts aimed at easy drinking, so they often end up on…
Redbreast 12 vs Redbreast 15: Which Should You Buy?
Redbreast 12 and Redbreast 15 are both age-stated Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys from the same Redbreast family, made at Midleton in…
The Glendronach 12 vs The GlenAllachie 12: Which Should You Buy?
The Glendronach 12 and The GlenAllachie 12 are both 12-year-old single malt Scotch whiskies, and both are aimed squarely at drinkers who…
Woodford Reserve vs Maker’s Mark: Which Should You Buy?
Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select and Maker’s Mark are two approachable Kentucky straight bourbons that start from similar ground: both have a sweet…
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby vs Black Label: Which Should You Buy?
Johnnie Walker Black Ruby and Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 share a Johnnie Walker foundation, but they’re built for different drinking. Johnnie…
Monkey Shoulder vs Johnnie Walker Black Label: Which Should You Buy?
Monkey Shoulder and Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 sit at the same price on US shelves, but they aren’t the same kind…
Johnnie Walker Double Black vs Black Label: Which Should You Buy?
Johnnie Walker Double Black and Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 are close relatives: Diageo describes Double Black as embodying the characteristics of…
Wild Turkey 101 8 Year vs Rare Breed: Which Should You Buy?
Wild Turkey 101 8 Year and Wild Turkey Rare Breed are both bold, spice-forward bourbons from the same Kentucky distillery, but they…
Redbreast 12 vs Green Spot: Which Should You Buy?
Redbreast 12 and Green Spot are both Single Pot Still Irish whiskeys made at Midleton Distillery, and they’re closer in profile than…
Laphroaig 10 vs Caol Ila 12: Which Should You Buy?
Laphroaig 10 and Caol Ila 12 are both real, unmistakably peated Islay single malts, but they land in almost opposite places on…
Ardbeg 10 vs Caol Ila 12: Which Should You Buy?
Ardbeg 10 and Caol Ila 12 are both peated Islay single malts with a lot more in common than a quick glance…
Lagavulin 16 vs Laphroaig 10: Which Should You Buy?
Lagavulin 16 and Laphroaig 10 are two of Islay’s most recognizable peated single malts, and both actually carry real medicinal, iodine-like notes…
Ardbeg 10 vs Lagavulin 16: Which Should You Buy?
Ardbeg 10 and Lagavulin 16 are two of Islay’s best-known peated single malts, but they sit at very different points in Dram…
Ardbeg 10 vs Laphroaig 10: Which Should You Buy?
Ardbeg 10 and Laphroaig 10 are both 10-year-old, heavily peated Islay single malts that hit the top of Dram Verdict’s Smoke/Peat scale…
Lagavulin 8 vs 16: Which Should You Buy?
Lagavulin 8 and Lagavulin 16 come from the same Islay distillery and share the same peat-forward DNA, but they are not the…
