BARRELL BOURBON Batch 25 (2020) MASH BILL – unstated blend of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee bourbons; including the first wheated … Continue reading At least one good thing happened back in 2020: Barrell Bourbon Batch 25
BLIND BARRELS blind tasting subscription service WHISKEYS – various American craft whiskeys PRICE – subscriptions vary from $60 to $200 … Continue reading Blind Barrels – a blind tasting kit for craft whiskey fans
WILD TURKEY 101 Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary Release (2024) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley PROOF – … Continue reading Comparison: Two 8-Year Wild Turkey 101s – 70th Anniversary / Japanese Export
“Dusty” is a term colloquial to the whiskey fan community. What does it mean exactly? And what’s “a dusty” worth? … Continue reading Dusty Whiskeys – are they worth it?
RUSSELL’S RESERVE 10 YEAR Batch LL/ME200600 (2024) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF – 90 … Continue reading Russell’s Reserve 10 Year – the LL/ME Batch
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
Really there are only a handful of cocktails. It is in the details that the magic is made. This is … Continue reading The Explicable Magic of Home Cocktail Making
HOME BASE SINGLE MALT Batch 9 (2024) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley grown and malted at Mecca Grade Estate … Continue reading Three reasons to give Home Base Spirits a go if you haven’t already…
I hadn’t planned on writing about my Montreal bar hopping. But things don’t always go as planned… For example, every … Continue reading Montreal Bar Hop
I’ve posted here on hopping from bar to bar in Tokyo, Kyoto, and New York. How about my own city, … Continue reading San Francisco Bar Hop
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