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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 chronological order. Cheers and b’bye 2025! New notes on EVAN WILLIAMS SINGLE BARREL VINTAGE 2006. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on this blast from the increasingly distant past, when excellent bourbon sat on bottom shelves raising no dust. Cheers!

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Time, Taste, and a 2017 Elijah Craig Small Batch Single Barrel Store Pick
What's on the red table?

Time, Taste, and a 2017 Elijah Craig Small Batch Single Barrel Store Pick

ELIJAH CRAIG SMALL BATCH Single Barrel selected by Save More Market (2017) MASH BILL – 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% … Continue reading Time, Taste, and a 2017 Elijah Craig Small Batch Single Barrel Store Pick

A Whiskey Journey Part 13 – getting my nose back after COVID
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A Whiskey Journey Part 13 – getting my nose back after COVID

After successfully evading COVID for five+ years, that nasty gremlin finally got me! I’m sharing my experience for any other … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 13 – getting my nose back after COVID

A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…
P.O.V.

A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…

On July 28, 2019, I uploaded my very first post to The Right Spirit. As I post this now, it’s … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…

Truth or Taste?
P.O.V., What's on the red table?

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?

Michter’s Single Barrel 10 Year Rye
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Michter’s Single Barrel 10 Year Rye

MICHTER’S SINGLE BARREL 10 YEAR RYE Barrel No. 18E595 (2018) MASH BILL – Undisclosed PROOF – 92.8 AGE – 10 … Continue reading Michter’s Single Barrel 10 Year Rye

Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on Sonoma Distilling Co.’s Single Barrel Reserve Rye
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Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on Sonoma Distilling Co.’s Single Barrel Reserve Rye

SONOMA DISTILLING CO. SINGLE BARREL RESERVE RYE store-pick from Bourbon County, San Francisco (2019) MASH BILL – 80% rye, 20% … Continue reading Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on Sonoma Distilling Co.’s Single Barrel Reserve Rye

Peerless Small Batch Bourbon
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Peerless Small Batch Bourbon

PEERLESS SMALL BATCH BOURBON Batch #150430201 (2019) MASH BILL – Undisclosed PROOF – 110.6 AGE – NAS (4+ years) DISTILLERY … Continue reading Peerless Small Batch Bourbon

Which Whiskey Book?
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Which Whiskey Book?

Five Whiskey Books Worth Your While Once I reached the point in my whiskey journey where I actually realized I … Continue reading Which Whiskey Book?

Disputing Taste
P.O.V.

Disputing Taste

I believe we should. I’ve come to appreciate how whiskey is a conversation starter, an enabler of new understandings. It’s other things … Continue reading Disputing Taste

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