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New notes on KILKERRAN SHERRY CASK MATURED 8 YEAR SINGLE MALT. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on this cask strength Campbeltown sherry bomb. Sláinte! The first sip back after Dry Week is always a special one, and this time it’s Rubicon Rye—my hometown hooch. Each batch is slightly different and always good. Cheers! It’s that time. My quarterly dry week—to reset my palate, my body, and my brain. See y’all again January 8. Cheers—with coffee!

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Tag: 100% malted rye

More Fall Whiskey Faves
What's on the red table?

More Fall Whiskey Faves

Back in Fall 2022 I wrote up some notes on a handful of autumnal whiskeys that for me conjure the … Continue reading More Fall Whiskey Faves

Old Potrero Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye – aged 17+ dang years!
What's on the red table?

Old Potrero Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye – aged 17+ dang years!

OLD POTRERO SINGLE BARREL RESERVE Barrel #E14/6 (2024) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 115.84 AGE – 17 … Continue reading Old Potrero Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye – aged 17+ dang years!

What’s the funk?
P.O.V., The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

What’s the funk?

Whiskey fans sometimes refer to a flavor note they call “funk.” What is that? This descriptor often gets applied to … Continue reading What’s the funk?

Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!
What's on the red table?

Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!

To call late autumn or even winter a “rainy season” in San Francisco, where I live, may once have been … Continue reading Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!

Captain Fletcher’s Private Reserve Rye Malt Whiskey
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Captain Fletcher’s Private Reserve Rye Malt Whiskey

CAPTAIN FLETCHER’S PRIVATE RESERVE RYE Aged in American oak and finished in Cognac barrels (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Captain Fletcher’s Private Reserve Rye Malt Whiskey

Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years
What's on the red table?

Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years

OLD POTRERO HOTALING’S WHISKEY single barrel bottled in bond release, bottle 77 of 225 (2013) MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years

Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?
F.Y.I., What's on the red table?

Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?

CAPITAL! Cask #2015-02 (bottled late 2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted rye PROOF – 106.8 AGE – 5 years DISTILLERY … Continue reading Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?

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