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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! Not a “best of” list. Just twelve great whiskey and whiskey-related experiences I remember particularly fondly from the past twelve months, arranged in roughly reverse chronological order. Cheers and b’bye 2025!

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Two Winter Holiday Pours – St. George Spirits Single Malt Lot 25 + Old Potrero Christmas Spirit
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Two Winter Holiday Pours – St. George Spirits Single Malt Lot 25 + Old Potrero Christmas Spirit

ST. GEORGE SPIRITS SINGLE MALT Lot No. SM025 (2025) MASH BILL – 100% two-row malted barley PROOF – 86 AGE … Continue reading Two Winter Holiday Pours – St. George Spirits Single Malt Lot 25 + Old Potrero Christmas Spirit

Hirsch The Departure – a new American Single Malt from the Old Potrero folks
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Hirsch The Departure – a new American Single Malt from the Old Potrero folks

HIRSCH THE DEPARTURE Released 2025 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 98 AGE – 6 years 9 months … Continue reading Hirsch The Departure – a new American Single Malt from the Old Potrero folks

Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year
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Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year

WILD TURKEY 101 8 Year Age-Stated Japanese Export (2021) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF … Continue reading Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year

Comparison: Old Charter French Oak / K&L Liquors Every Drop [“Buffalo Turkey”] 15 Year
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Comparison: Old Charter French Oak / K&L Liquors Every Drop [“Buffalo Turkey”] 15 Year

OLD CHARTER OAK French Oak (2021) MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (low-rye) PROOF – 92 AGE – … Continue reading Comparison: Old Charter French Oak / K&L Liquors Every Drop [“Buffalo Turkey”] 15 Year

Generations of Westward – Milestone No.3 / Trinity of Casks
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Generations of Westward – Milestone No.3 / Trinity of Casks

WESTWARD TRINITY OF CASKS Exclusive Club Release (2025) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 94 AGE – blend … Continue reading Generations of Westward – Milestone No.3 / Trinity of Casks

Two Shinobu Whiskies – Pure Malt Lightly Peated + Newborn
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Two Shinobu Whiskies – Pure Malt Lightly Peated + Newborn

PURE MALT LIGHTLY PEATED MASH BILL – unstated blend of malt whiskies PROOF – 86 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – … Continue reading Two Shinobu Whiskies – Pure Malt Lightly Peated + Newborn

Uncorking: Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond (Spring 2025)
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Uncorking: Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond (Spring 2025)

OLD FITZGERALD BiB Spring 2025 MASH BILL – 68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% malted barley PROOF – 100 AGE – … Continue reading Uncorking: Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond (Spring 2025)

Two VERY different BenRiach Single Malt Whiskies
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Two VERY different BenRiach Single Malt Whiskies

BENRIACH CASK STRENGH SINGLE CASK Old & Rare Release (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 96.4 AGE … Continue reading Two VERY different BenRiach Single Malt Whiskies

Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016
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Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016

EDRADOUR CALEDONIA 2024 release MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – 12 years DISTILLERY – Edradour … Continue reading Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016

“Buffalo Turkey” – aka K&L Liquors 15 Year Every Drop Batch No. KY-01-25
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“Buffalo Turkey” – aka K&L Liquors 15 Year Every Drop Batch No. KY-01-25

K&L LIQUORS EVERY DROP BOURBON Batch No. KY-01-25 (2025) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF … Continue reading “Buffalo Turkey” – aka K&L Liquors 15 Year Every Drop Batch No. KY-01-25

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