BALLECHIN Single Cask #298 (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 117.6 AGE – 11 years 9 months … Continue reading Ballechin 11 Year Cask Strength Single Malt – Single Cask (2020)
WAIHEKE WHISKY The Dram Sessions Vol.1 Tasting Set (2025) FLIGHT INCLUDES – Fairlight, Seris 2, Dyad Quartet, Dyad Peat + … Continue reading Waiheke Whisky – a whisky flight from New Zealand
Art and whiskey share a lot in common. I’ve made this point a few times here on the blog, specifically … Continue reading The Angels’ Share – pairing whiskeys with the art of Alexander Polzin
During a recent two-week dry period, I continued on most evenings to taste three to five whiskeys, but spit them … Continue reading In Defense of Spitting (just whiskey, not other things)
REMUS REPEAL RESERVE Batch V (2021) MASH BILL – 41% is a 75% corn / 21% rye / 4% malted … Continue reading Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on Remus Repeal Reserve Batch V
MAKER’S MARK WOOD FINISHING SERIES Stave Profile SE4 x PR5 (2020) MASH BILL – 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted … Continue reading Reflecting on an old friend with the Maker’s Mark 2020 Limited Release
AMERICAN SPIRIT Wild Turkey Bourbon From Ripy to Russell BY – David Jennings PUBLISHER – Mascot Books YEAR – 2020 … Continue reading 2 Books + 2 Bourbons: American Spirit with Russell’s Reserve SiB / Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon? with Knob Creek 25th
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
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?
I recently had the great pleasure of sharing an epic rye flight at a friend’s place. Three of us gathered … Continue reading Nine Ryes, a Wheater, and a “Barely Legal” Bourbon walk into a bar…
The Right Spirit 