There are some bottles that impact our whiskey journey more than others. For me, these are whiskeys that maybe opened … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 8: Turning-Point Bottles Pinned To My Journey’s Map
HOME BASE BOURBON Batch 25 (March 2022) bottled to celebrate Oakland Art Murmer, with a special edition label designed by … Continue reading Home Base Bourbon – Batch 25
In May 2022 I posted about a Royal Liquors store pick of Buffalo Trace. In that post I detail my … Continue reading Interview: Sammy Suleiman / Owner of Royal Liquors San Francisco
BUFFALO TRACE Single barrel #200 selected by Royal Liquors, San Francisco (2021) MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 … Continue reading Buffalo Trace – Store Pick!
CORBIN CASH 1917 MERCED RYE Distillery-only barrel proof release (2021) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 123 AGE – … Continue reading Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye
77 WHISKEY WHEATED BOURBON Single Barrel #20130013 selected by Seelbach’s (2021) MASH BILL – 60% corn, 20% wheat, 20% malted … Continue reading 77 Whiskey Cask Strength 8-Year Wheated Bourbon
31n50 Barrel 5 MASH BILL – 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% barley PROOF – 142.6 AGE – 10 years 6 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Hometown Bourbons – 31n50 Barrels 5 & 6
WESTWARD SINGLE MALT Tempranillo Cask Exclusive Westward Club SiB Release (2021) MASH BILL – 100% two-row barley PROOF – 90 … Continue reading Westward Single Malt Whiskey – Tempranillo Cask Finish
My first taste of Westward Whiskey was a doozy, a 131-proof Single Malt single barrel, selected by K&L in 2019. … Continue reading Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey
Sometime in early 2019, a very unique bottle of bourbon caught my eye on the shelf of a local spirits … Continue reading Interview: Jill Kuehler / Founder of Freeland Spirits
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