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Poland Bar Hop Pt4: I don’t usually go for hotel bars, but the bartenders at Cloud One Hotel in Gdansk do it up right. During my stay I tried their Old Town house cocktail (recipe 📸7), a Rob Roy with Ardbeg 10, and a Martini made with a Gdansk vodka brand and lime zest. All expertly built and quite good. Plus the bar looks surreal, like you’re floating in champagne. Na zdrowie! New notes on a 2014 PURE KENTUCKY XO. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on this pre-“Willett” release from Willet’s NDP days. Were those better days for the PKXO? Cheers! Poland Bar Hop Pt3: Located in the Old Town center of Gdansk, the rather literally named Craft Cocktails lives up to its name with an extensive and creative menu. I had the Almost There (recipe 📸 6) and despite being a whiskey cocktail if you’d told me it was a Mojito variation I might have believed you. Very refreshing anyway. And the 1930s art deco atmosphere manages to be both that and casual. Good joint. Na zdrowie!

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Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys
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Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys

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Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on a Willett 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon Store Pick
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Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on a Willett 6 Year Single Barrel Bourbon Store Pick

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Old Monroe Single Barrel Select [Wheated!] Bourbon Whiskey
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Old Monroe Single Barrel Select [Wheated!] Bourbon Whiskey

OLD MONROE SINGLE BARREL SELECT Pot Distilled Wheated Bourbon MASH BILL – Unstated mash bill of corn, winter wheat, and … Continue reading Old Monroe Single Barrel Select [Wheated!] Bourbon Whiskey

Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year + an Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bottle kill!
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Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year + an Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bottle kill!

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Comparison: Blanton’s Single Barrel / Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel
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Comparison: Blanton’s Single Barrel / Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel

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Which Whiskey Glass?
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Which Whiskey Glass?

Like whiskeys, there are more whiskey glasses than time to try them all. Which to use? We each have a … Continue reading Which Whiskey Glass?

Rebel Yell 100 (and then things went off the rails…!)
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Rebel Yell 100 (and then things went off the rails…!)

REBEL YELL 100 MASH BILL – Unstated. Rumored 75% corn, 20% wheat, 5% barley. Also rumored 68% corn, 20% wheat, … Continue reading Rebel Yell 100 (and then things went off the rails…!)

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