April 2024

A Glenlossie retrospective, part 2

Glenlossie 29 yo 1992/2021 (49.5%, Maltbarn, bourbon cask, 143 bottles)Glenlossie 12 yo 2009/2021 (56.7%, The Whisky Blues, hogshead, cask #1227, 276 bottles)Glenlossie 42 yo 1975/2017 (44.3%, Cadenhead, Single Cask, hogshead, 138 bottles)Glenlossie 13…

Roe & Co. Solera Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review

By David Lavine Rating: B- Roe & Co.’s newest entry into the market is a solera-aged and blended single malt Irish Whiskey. Taking an inventive spin on the solera method, Roe & Co. intends this to be a periodic release, each version showcasing another element of the process. The solera method is most associated with …

Mellencamp Whiskey Company Farmer’s Reserve: Review and Interview with Hud Mellecamp, Levi Collison and Bryan Smith

Mellencamp Whiskey Company’s Farmer’s Reserve Whiskey review from bourbon expert Tom Fischer. Also, an interview about a partnership between Hard Truth and Mellencamp Whiskey Co. Tasting as we chat with founders Hud Mellencamp, Levi Collison, and Head Distiller Bryan Smith diving into the whiskey, the painting by musician John Mellencamp on the label, and Grounded in Truth.

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Gordon & MacPhail Unveils Fourth Expression in Mr. George Legacy Series

Gordon & MacPhail released a 65-year-old scotch whisky in April, marking the fourth expression in its series celebrating George Urquhart. 360 bottles of this whisky are available. Urquhart’s favorite first-fill sherry butt – cask no. 3818 – was crafted specifically for the whisky and matured for over six decades before being bottled at 56.5% ABV […]

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Torabhaig Produces Hill Of Peat

Isle of Skye-based Torabhaig Distillery has released a Hill of Peat – otherwise known as Cnoc Na Mòine (Gaelic for ‘hill of peat) – as the third installment in their Legacy Series. Torabhaig Cnoc Na Moine was matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenéz and Oloroso sherry-seasoned casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 […]

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Online Sleuths Solve Bourbon Movie Mystery

 Warren William and Alice White in “Employee’s Entrance” (1933).”Pre-code” refers to movies made between 1927 and 1934, before strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code). Pre-code movies featured more se…

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