squire Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Fake Twitter account, the internet doth humble us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Minnick Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 If his online publication continues to write reviews, I suspect he'll hire a respected whisky person. For the wine reviews, Parker hired renowned reviewers to cover particular geographies. For example, Jay Miller covered Spain and his reviews were published under Parker's domain. It would make sense for him to do the same in whisky, bourbon and other spirits. I don't think he could have expected the viral pushback he received from the online bourbon community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfish Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'd like to apply for the job as bourbon contributor to the domain. By way of audition, here are my tasting notes for Very, Very Old Fitzwaller: Redolent of caramelized dark pitted fruits; smoky but with much less char than you might expect in a whiskey that spent more than four years in the barrel; silky and gorgeously textured on the mid palate but just a skosh harsh on the back palate; still, velvety and opulent; complex and pungent with tremendous rye spice elegantly balanced by wheat. I rate it a 97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 And if you can detect the rose petals (Grandifloras naturally) the score rises to a 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alden Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'd like to apply for the job as bourbon contributor to the domain. By way of audition, here are my tasting notes for Very, Very Old Fitzwaller: Redolent of caramelized dark pitted fruits; smoky but with much less char than you might expect in a whiskey that spent more than four years in the barrel; silky and gorgeously textured on the mid palate but just a skosh harsh on the back palate; still, velvety and opulent; complex and pungent with tremendous rye spice elegantly balanced by wheat. I rate it a 97.You, sir, have just been awarded the first "Parker" by the SB community. It's a 10" golden colored plastic statue of Rbt Parker, with a pot belly, and when you push the belly, the tongue protrudes and it makes a slurping sound. Congratulations.Please see the cashier on your way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Well, that was a short-lived bourbon reviewing career:http://fredminnick.com/robert-parker-will-not-review-whiskey-exclusive/(if true)Please be true, but if it's not, hopefully he hires somebody, it's not that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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