Spoiler, I really dig the Highland Park Cask Strength, it was a standout at a recent Malt Nuts and hearkens to some of the older HPs I’ve enjoyed. And by older I mean historical, not age stated. The current releases barely hold a candle to their slope-shouldered brethren of the past, but there is a […]
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Many, years ago I tried this Wild Turkey Rare Breed W-T-01-95 at an Epic Wild Turkey Rare Breed tasting. It was a freshly opened bottle and it showed nicely, but not quite as well as this bottle did after a few days of being open. I got this “European” (Greek) release of the WT0195 from […]
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Only 6,000 cases of this Yellowstone Family Recipe Bourbon 6 Years were released to the market and while that sounds like a lot, it’s really not. That’s just 36,000 bottles of this limited run for the entire bourbon-loving community. And that’s a tragedy. If it were bad it would be a blessing. If it was […]
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I am so, so, happy that Bushmills is putting out things like this Bushmills Rare Casks 29 Years PX Finish. I’m even happier that they aren’t neutering them with low proof and chill-filtering. They’re letting the whiskey come out of the cask and speak for itself in its most natural form. And that’s awesome. Some […]
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Bushmills Prohibition Recipe Irish Whiskey, aka the Peaky Blinders Bushmill, was released specifically for the last season of the show. The bottle is a blue-tinted throw back, the label has a vintage design, but the whiskey… the whiskey is something kind of new. The whiskey in the bottle is essentially Bushmills White, with the oldest […]
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At first glance, there might be a temptation to argue that The Clonakilty Double Oak Irish Whiskey is actually a Triple. It uses ex-Bourbon, new charred American oak and ex-Red Wine casks. In fact, I wanted to make that argument, but the operative word in that title is Oak. “Triple Wood”… sure, because it uses […]
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I picked up this Limavady Single Barrel Single Malt Irish Whiskey at Trader Joe’s because of the bottle shape: it was so weird. I’d never heard of the brand and almost left it there, but curiosity won out and I picked it up. It wasn’t till I got home I discovered it was imported by […]
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In the late 1950s, Seagram’s stopped selling Four Roses Bourbon in the USA and instead started selling this: Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended). Before Seagram’s bought the brand in 1943, it was one of the best-selling bourbons in America. Why they decided to change it to a rotgut blend in the USA and ship […]
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Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye (Founder’s Series) is a cask strength rye distilled by a brand that’s done it right from the beginning. Before their distillery was built, Smooth Ambler sourced whiskey from IN and KY and they didn’t hide it. They knew they were finding good stock and bringing it to market and that […]
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I look forward to releases from Barrell because they rarely disappoint and, spoiler, this Barrell Bourbon Batch 032 carries on that trend. A blend of straight bourbons from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana aged 5, 6, 7, and 10 years it’s basically a blend of the powerhouse whiskey-making states. Maybe that could be the next LE […]
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