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  • 2023 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey Review: A Pause for Beauty

    with a great glass of whiskey is one of my favorite ways to wind down after a long week of challenging work Meanwhile, down in New Orleans a number of saloons veiled as coffee houses began lining the streets of Handy arrived in New Orleans. He immediately went to work for John Schiller at a liquor store on Royal Street. It was the great age of coffee houses in New Orleans and there was one on every corner.

  • Old Fitzgerald 10 Year Bottled-in-Bond Wheated Bourbon Review - Spring 2023 Release

    One other thing this release routinely carries is a cork with an exceptional interference fit. Pulling the cork out of this one risks life and limb if you were to let the glass topper go flying. Letting this rest for a while improves the intensity some, but I'm still left with relatively little to work

  • Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition Irish Whiskey Review

    There's some new Redbreast hitting the scene in 2023! The whiskey was then finished in Tawny Port casks for a number of years, adding a new dimension to the Well as with every new release hitting the shelves near you, my dear reader, you're probably wondering Unremarkable flavor and a surprisingly thin mouthfeel tell me that this is ultimately not their best work

  • Jack Daniel's 12 Year Batch 02 Tennessee Whiskey Review & a Brief Exploration of the Nuance of Batch to Batch Variation

    -Arnold Schwarzenegger Just as dawn brings each of us a new opportunity to greet each day, with each Fletcher carries the powerful possibility—and burden—to attempt to take the Jack Daniel's brand to new We are all capable of reinventing ourselves, building upon past experiences to offer something new to the world, but when you're working with a consistent distillate like what comes off the six giant copper Blending a once-per-year batch gives Fletcher plenty of opportunity to work to satisfy the shifting tides

  • Tyrconnell 16 Year Irish Whiskey Pocket Sized Review

    I am glad to have a new Irish whiskey I've not sampled before available for a quick review! I find something akin to greasy metal gears with some linen nearby, like chewing through the inner-workings

  • Pocket Sized Review: Two Souls Wisconsin Waffles - A Sip Through Craft Rye from Wollersheim Distillery

    I have personally worked through the difficult logistics of bringing several craft distilleries from doing, and finally even selecting several single barrels to help the distillery make a splash in their new All that hard work, and guess what—I still only got those craft distilleries I love a tiny sliver of Distillers in Fitchburg, WI for Two Souls Spirits, an independent bottler bringing craft whiskey to new Some of the nose translates well, namely the rock candy, as new flashes of sweet cotton candy tingle

  • 2021 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Bourbon Review

    I never would have thought to review this today if I wasn't vigorously popping the cork on my 2021 Old There's a sweet tart candy background that sticks around in the mouth coating until you really try to work release I remember, it definitely doesn't have any added complexity that I feel would catapult it into a new

  • ASW Distillery Resurgens Rye Single Barrel Review: Where Pot Still Tradition Meets Southern Innovation

    We believe much remains uncharted in the craft of distilling spirits—new grain profiles, new distillation and aging techniques, new flavors, and ultimately, entirely new experiences for those who enjoy a dram Resurgens Rye is "a revival of the Appalachian-style ryes of yore, made from 100% malted rye (rather

  • 2020 Michter’s 10 Year Rye Whiskey Review

    A signature Michter's cherry, but tinged with all sorts of new uniqueness for me. Later in the glass the baking spices begin to work in. Black pepper, anise and herbals mix in well.

  • Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey Review

    “This was an incredibly fun project to work on as I asked the Blue Run team what aspects of Rye Whiskey mash bills with varying degrees of the core grain of rye, creating a rich liquid palette for her to work It's bright, inviting and everything I would love to share with whiskey drinking friends new and old. This butterfly is soaring to new heights. Cheers!

  • Reading and Understanding Redbreast Bottle Laser Codes / Lot Codes

    As I was diving through some new Redbreast releases recently, this thought jumped into my head. Seeing new finishes and label differentiations flourish in Irish whiskey makes me believe that rather As of 2023, there was a double drop of a new rendition of the PX Edition as well as a Tawny Port release It's just not their best work, and ultimately feels rushed. of information on back labels, so I implore you to check it out the next time you are shopping for a new

  • Cedar Ridge Amontillado Sherry Finished Bourbon Review: Carving Out a Niche in the Cask-Finishing Craze

    Considering that I was exposed to a major whiskey boom while I was working in the state of Colorado, As these projects reach maturity, the Cedar Ridge team will likely release "several new iterations of While my adoration for Cedar Ridge has grown over the years, the opportunity to review their new products Further identification:  This release features Cedar Ridge's flagship Iowa bourbon, first aged in new welcoming nose, generous with what it has to offer, like a straw gift basket left at your front door by a new

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