Revisiting: The Four Roses OESQ Recipe
FOUR ROSES BARREL STRENGTH SiB OESQ Barrel TS-85-1N selected by Cask (2023) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% … Continue reading Revisiting: The Four Roses OESQ Recipe
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Cocktail: Poor Red’s Golden Cadillac – Histories in a Glass
THE GOLDEN CADILLAC Created in 1952 by bartender Frank Cline at Poor Red’s INGREDIENTS – 1 part Galliano Liqueur Autentico, … Continue reading Cocktail: Poor Red’s Golden Cadillac – Histories in a Glass
Book (and time travel portal): The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them by William Boothby
THE WORLD’S DRINKS AND HOW TO MIX THEM BY – The Honorable William T. “Cocktail Bill” Boothby PUBLISHER – First … Continue reading Book (and time travel portal): The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them by William Boothby
Interview: Yana Nogid and Katya Skye / Founders of Manhattan Zodiac
With a mission to promote imbibing “with appreciation, elegance, and knowledge,” Yana Nogid and Katya Skye co-founded Manhattan Zodiac, a … Continue reading Interview: Yana Nogid and Katya Skye / Founders of Manhattan Zodiac
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
A Whiskey Journey Part 5 – What have three years of writing whiskey notes done to me?
To mark the three-year anniversary of The Right Spirit, here are some reflections on what writing 275 posts about whiskey … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 5 – What have three years of writing whiskey notes done to me?
Interview: Sammy Suleiman / Owner of Royal Liquors San Francisco
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 – Store Pick!
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!
Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!
OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT RYE single barrel #10 selected by K&L (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted rye PROOF – 124.86 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!
Truth or Taste?
On Whiskey as Metaphor for What Matters plus new notes on Forty Nine Mile Bourbon In October 2019 I posted … Continue reading Truth or Taste?
The Right Spirit 