There’s something timeless about dropping the needle on The White Album while sipping a glass of bourbon that’s been resting for 15 years. It’s not just nostalgia — it’s ritual. This first entry in Vinyl & Bourbon is dedicated to… Continue Readin…
Chichibu 2015/2023 ‘Edition 2023’ (53%, OB, 540 bottles)
Chichibu 2014/2023 (59.5%, OB, for The Whisky Exchange, The Cyborg Trilogy, Beer cask Imperial stout IPA, cask #11043, 236 bottles)
Saburomaru 2021/2024 ‘V Heavily Peated’ (48%, OB, …
Laphroaig 1983/1999 (43%, MacKillop’s Choice, Moon Import, Italy, cask #1711)
Laphroaig 25 yo 1998/2023 (54.8%, OBE, Club Bâtard, 198 bottles)
Laphroaig 26 yo 1998/2025 (57%, Whiskyland, Chapter 10, 212 bottles)
An Islay Distillery 24 …
Filmland Spirits founders Troy Bolotnick and Charlie Flint created their brand as an homage to the classic “B Movies” of the 1950’s and 60’s. With… Read More
A.H. Riise ‘Non Plus Ultra Ambre d’Or Excellence’ (43%, OB, Virgin Islands, +/-2023)
J. Bally 1999-2006-2007 ‘Cuvée Art Déco’ (43.5%, OB, Conquête, batch #2, Martinique, agricole, 6,000 bottles, +/-2023)
Foursquare 12 yo 2008/2021 (60.8%, …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The most approachable of the latest Lock, Stock and Barrel releases (I wrote up their 21 year old rye earlier this month) is their new Vatted Rye. Frankly, I adore the name. It is borrowed from the now outmoded Scotch whisky terminology of referring to a blend of malt whiskies …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- The twist for this particular installment of Benchmark Bourbon, a Buffalo Trace whiskey made from the #1 bourbon mash bill and intended as a mass market, bargain shelf product, it draws from barrels aged on the top floors of their rickhouses. In describing Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon, Buffalo Trace Distillery …
Michter’s Distillery will be releasing its Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey and Bomberger’s Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon this July. Vintage dated with the year of the bottling, these distinctive whiskeys comprise two-thirds of the Michter’s Legacy Series, to which a third whiskey, Bomberger’s PFG™ (Precision Fine Grain), was added this year. “Our Michter’s production …
Two Stacks Irish Whiskey is giving the often overlooked category of single grain whiskey some real attention with its latest offering, now available throughout the US through importer Foley Family Wines & Spirits. It is available in both a 700 ml bottle and the unique 100 ml Dram in a Can. As one of only …
Jackie Zykan, the former Old Forester Master Taster turned consultant, is stepping away from Hidden Barn Bourbon. Zykan created Hidden Barn Bourbon in 2022, in partnership with Royce Neeley and Nate Winegar. In 2024, Neeley purchased Hidden Barn from the partners, with Zykan remaining as Master Blender and Winegar as Brand Ambassador. Winegar will continue …
