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Three Redwood Empire Whiskeys: Grizzly Beast + Rocket Top + Emerald Giant Cask Strength
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Three Redwood Empire Whiskeys: Grizzly Beast + Rocket Top + Emerald Giant Cask Strength

GRIZZLY BEAST BOTTLED IN BOND BOURBON Batch 2 (2022) MASH BILL – 66% corn, 23% rye, 7% wheat, 4% barley PROOF … Continue reading Three Redwood Empire Whiskeys: Grizzly Beast + Rocket Top + Emerald Giant Cask Strength

Home Base Bourbon – Batch 25
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Home Base Bourbon – Batch 25

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

Ragtime Rye – Cask Strength Single Barrel Pick!
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Ragtime Rye – Cask Strength Single Barrel Pick!

RAGTIME RYE Single Barrel #417 selected by Seelbach’s (2022) MASH BILL – 72% rye, 16% corn, 12% malted barley PROOF … Continue reading Ragtime Rye – Cask Strength Single Barrel Pick!

Notes on Whiskey Notes
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Notes on Whiskey Notes

Meta? It’s at least a bit meta, for sure. (Aren’t most things in the iEra?) But the purposes of whiskey … Continue reading Notes on Whiskey Notes

Dailuaine 10-Year Cask Strength Single Malt
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Dailuaine 10-Year Cask Strength Single Malt

DAILUAINE CASK STRENGTH SINGLE MALT SCOTCH Exclusive Single Sherry Cask #HL18065 selected by K&L (2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Dailuaine 10-Year Cask Strength Single Malt

Nikka Single Malt Miyagikyo
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Nikka Single Malt Miyagikyo

NIKKA SINGLE MALT MIYAGIKYO MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 90 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – Nikka PRICE … Continue reading Nikka Single Malt Miyagikyo

Palate Comparison: a wine sommelier and a bourbon steward on Redwood Empire’s Haystack Needle Chardonnay Cask Finished Bourbon
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Palate Comparison: a wine sommelier and a bourbon steward on Redwood Empire’s Haystack Needle Chardonnay Cask Finished Bourbon

REDWOOD EMPIRE HAYSTACK NEEDLE Chardonnay Cask Finished SiB #6478 selected by K&L (2021) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 21% rye, … Continue reading Palate Comparison: a wine sommelier and a bourbon steward on Redwood Empire’s Haystack Needle Chardonnay Cask Finished Bourbon

Tamdhu 20-Year Cask Strength Single Malt
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Tamdhu 20-Year Cask Strength Single Malt

TAMDHU Refill Hogshead HL18072 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 104 AGE – 20 years 4 months DISTILLERY … Continue reading Tamdhu 20-Year Cask Strength Single Malt

Revisiting: Rubicon Rye
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Revisiting: Rubicon Rye

RUBICON RYE 2019 release MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 96 AGE – NAS (finished 6-18 months in a … Continue reading Revisiting: Rubicon Rye

Interview: Mike Steine / Senior Distiller at Woodinville Whiskey Co.
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Interview: Mike Steine / Senior Distiller at Woodinville Whiskey Co.

I first brought home a bottle each of Woodinville rye and bourbon in early Summer 2018. I liked them both … Continue reading Interview: Mike Steine / Senior Distiller at Woodinville Whiskey Co.

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