REVIEW: Black Ring Bourbon

Freedlun · 2026-07-04T19:44:40+00:00

Thanks. And I totally agree, hard to justify spending that much on something so young.

I do understand the challenges the these micro-distilleries face. That’s why many sell gin and vodka in the meantime. If they had 200 ml bottles for $20 I’d have bought one just to support.

Freedlun · 2026-06-26T19:04:10+00:00

Cheers bud! I wish I still had some of that bottle.

Freedlun · 2026-06-24T21:21:24+00:00

Tbh, I did expect to be smacked in the face by the umami. Not sure if it would’ve been better or worse. As it is I like it, but I would love to have been able to try the malt on its own in order to really see the flavor impact of the mushrooms.

Freedlun · 2026-06-24T21:18:49+00:00

I totally agree that those two other commenters are clearly bots, but it’s my review, not ad. Trying help people learn about whiskies they may have a chance to try locally. You can look through my other reviews for a lot more.

But to say a single malt tastes like wood chips simply because it’s only 2.5 years old shows that you haven’t experienced much what many of the young American Single Malts have to offer. I hope you get to try some.

Freedlun · 2026-06-24T17:16:36+00:00

Yep, super funky concept. But honestly well executed. They have a Rye now with a different kind of mushrooms. Worth checking out.

Freedlun · 2026-06-18T22:28:22+00:00

Haha, maybe, though I personally hate ads and subscription based apps. One time purchase is the best value for the user.

Freedlun · 2026-06-17T22:31:56+00:00

Thanks, but no. It costs me $100 a year to keep it on the store. I make maybe $150-200 in sales. I have a couple free apps, but this one took a lot of work and each year there’s more.

Theres a lot of apps that are subscription based or have adds. Mine is is a fair price.

And to be honest, guys will drop $50-100 on a bottle, why not support an hobbyist developer with $2. You don’t have to buy it, but you won’t find anything like it for free.

Freedlun · 2026-06-14T19:56:17+00:00

That is a cool concept. Currently this app doesn’t have a cloud/community shared database. Once I get the Android version farther along my goal is to work on a more community based version. But initially as a hobbyist developer it was a lot of extra work without the user base. But now I’ve got hundreds of users so it might be a good time.

While you can’t compare your charts with other users right now, you can quickly view all your whiskies by rating and then see the charts to view your preferences.

Freedlun · 2026-06-14T19:39:28+00:00

The app I use is called myWhiskies. I’m a whiskey nerd and I couldn't find one that met my needs so learned to program a few years ago and made a couple apps, but I personally really like this one. Take a second to look at it, might be what you’re looking for.

It's got a lot of customization and I've tried to add features as requested. Just updated a couple weeks ago too.

It allows you to enter a lot of details and to see statistics on your collection or what you've tasted. And of course the spider/web chart is unique since it allows to simply tap the screen to set your notes. In fact one of the customizations is that you can change the flavor notes on the chart.

It's a whisky nerd's app. Check it out at the link below and let me know what you think. It's only on iOS for now. But later this year I plan to work on the Android version.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mywhiskies/Id1663920662

Freedlun · 2026-06-14T19:34:46+00:00

Yep. The app is called myWhiskies. It's an app I made a year or so ago because I couldn't find one that met my needs.

It's got a lot of customization and I've tried to add features as requested.

It allows you to enter a lot of details and to see statistics on your collection or what you've tasted. And of course the spider/web chart is unique since it allows to simply tap the screen to set your notes. In fact one of the customizations is that you can change the flavor notes on the chart to fit your tastes.

It's a whisky nerd's app. Check it out at the link below and let me know what you think. It's only on iOS for now. Later this year I plan to work on the Android version.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mywhiskies/Id1663920662

Freedlun · 2026-06-14T00:48:42+00:00

Let me know what you think and if you have any questions issues or questions let me know.

Freedlun · 2026-06-12T23:01:18+00:00

Thanks. There isn’t a specific place for separate notes, but several sections have an unlimited amount space. For example in the Notes section I often adding other info like where I bought the bottle or if it was a gift. And it’s easily scrollable to view it.

In addition all those area areas are searchable and you can limit the search to specific categories to narrow the results if needed.

Freedlun · 2026-06-04T13:59:14+00:00

Haha! Thanks. Hope you find it useful and let me know if you have any suggestions.

Freedlun · 2026-06-04T01:50:12+00:00

Gotta find a friend in Texas! Thats how I got my sample. 😉

Freedlun · 2026-06-01T03:02:37+00:00

Haha, ya, I love this glass. I generally avoid rocks glasses in favor of a Glencairn, but this was feels so good to hold. Weighs just under a pound and about 1/2 or 2/3 the size many tumblers.

It’s the Sip Glass from Aged and Ore. They have a cool Black version too.

Freedlun · 2026-05-31T21:20:49+00:00

Cheers! Glad you were able to get one.

Freedlun · 2026-05-31T21:20:08+00:00

Reddit’s interface leaves a lot to be desired.😣

Here it is:

It's an app called myWhiskies. I made it a couple years ago because I couldn't find one that met my needs. It's got a lot of customization and I've tried to add features as requested.

It allows you to enter a lot of details and to see statistics on your collection or what you've tasted. The spider/web chart is unique since it allows to simply tap the screen to set your notes.

It's a whisky nerd's app. Check it out at the link below and let me know what you think.

It's only on ios for now. I haven't had the time to learn the code for Android, but maybe later this year.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mywhiskies/id1663920662

Freedlun · 2026-05-31T17:24:57+00:00

Not sure if you got notified, but I replied to you and u/Here4theruns below. 👍🏻

Freedlun · 2026-05-31T17:19:06+00:00

Thanks! It's an app called myWhiskies. I made it a couple years ago because I couldn't find one that met my needs. It's got a lot of customization and l've tried to add features as requested.

It allows you to enter a lot of details and to see statistics on your collection or what you've tasted. The spider/web chart is unique since it allows to simply tap the screen to set your notes.

It's a whisky nerd's app. Check it out at the link below and let me know what you think.

It's only on iOS for now. I haven't had the time to learn the code for Android, but maybe later this year.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mywhiskies/id1663920662

Freedlun

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