Sneak Peek: Spirits Critic Jay West Talks Cognac-Finished Bourbon During Exclusive Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club Tasting

Each month, members of the Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club receive a quality bottle of whiskey rated 90+ on the Whiskey Raiders Raided Score in the mail. Subscribers then meet with Whiskey Raiders Spirits Critic Jay West for a virtual tasting and informational session about that month’s bottle.

We work hard to curate an exciting, valuable, hard-to-find bottle each month for our subscribers to enjoy, and we’re confident that our club is the best whiskey club on the market.

June’s bottle was Thomas S. Moore Straight Bourbon Finished in Cognac Casks, a whiskey from Barton 1792 that punches well above its proof point of 93.4 with an impressive, rich viscosity.

Here’s a sneak peek of West discussing the June Bottle of the Month during the live tasting, joined by special guest John Henderson of The Bourbon Finder:

Did you join Jay and John for June’s live session? If so, we’d love to hear your feedback! If not, we hope you’ll consider joining us in future months. We have an exciting lineup of bottles coming that we’re confident our subscribers will love tasting and learning about.

Our live tasting attendees enjoyed the tasting, leaving comments such as:

  • “This is something I have never gone out of my way to find, but stoked to have been introduced to.” – Brad H.
  • “I love that idea of an exploratory whiskey club knowing that everything has been vetted beforehand, great start!” – Dan C.
  • “Thanks for doing this. great excuse to drink with my buddies!” – John B.
  • Great bottle guys, thank you!” – Konner K.
  • “Love the concept here, excited to see what’s up next!” – APJ

Click here to learn more about the Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club.

Join the Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club, where you will receive hard-to-find bottles curated by Whiskey Raiders staff with a 90+ rating on whiskeyraiders.com plus live virtual tastings. Sign up here!

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