Happy Not Hunting

During the 2021 bourbon hunting season, I haven’t hunted. And I feel great! At the time of this posting, Black … Continue reading Happy Not Hunting

Comparison: Three Russell’s Reserves – 16 Year / Single Barrel Pick / 13 Year

RUSSELL’S RESERVE 2003 Limited edition released in 2020 MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF – … Continue reading Comparison: Three Russell’s Reserves – 16 Year / Single Barrel Pick / 13 Year

MAKER’S MARK WOOD FINISHING SERIES Stave Profile SE4 x PR5 (2020) MASH BILL – 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted … Continue reading Reflecting on an old friend with the Maker’s Mark 2020 Limited Release

RUBICON RYE 2019 release MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 96 AGE – NAS (finished 6-18 months in a … Continue reading Revisiting: Rubicon Rye

AN ORKNEY DISTILLERY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH Barreled by ??? in August 2003 and bottled under Hunter Laing & Co’s “Old … Continue reading 17-Year Cask Strength Single Barrel Single Malt from “An Orkney Distillery”

WOODINVILLE CASK STRENGTH RYE distillery-only release (2021) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 116.62 AGE – 5 to 6 … Continue reading Woodinville Cask Strength Rye

NEW RIFF BOURBON Single barrel #15-4911 selected by K&L (2019) MASH BILL – 65% corn, 30% rye, 5% malted barley … Continue reading New Riff Barrel Proof Single Barrel Bourbon – Store Pick!

BLADE AND BOW I bought this particular bottle in late 2017 or early 2018 MASH BILL – Unknown PROOF – … Continue reading Blade and Bow – cheap marketing or great bourbon?

PORT CHARLOTTE 10 YEAR Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 100 AGE – … Continue reading Port Charlotte 10 Year Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt

“The right way to drink whiskey is the way you like to drink it.” This sentiment is often expressed, in … Continue reading Whiskey’s Ecology of Welcome — on curiosity and the (in)curious advent of tater haterism