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To accompany my classic reading, a classic dry martini in the author’s preferred manner—12 to 1 ratio of gin to dry vermouth, ice cold, with lemon zest. Simple. Effective. Cheers! Doh! I thought I’d made my last bottle buys before my self-imposed June-to-June Year of Only 12 Bottle Buys kicks in, but then I found this. It had been lingering in the basement of a corner store near me since 2002 and they finally put it out. I’d assumed my city had long been picked clean of these old WT101s but yuh never know what might turn up. Cheers! These High West Rendezvous Ryes from back when they were blending 6-year MGP and 16-year Barton have a special luxuriousness to them. If you see one from 2017 or before gathering dust on some shelf and the price is still right, nab it. Cheers!

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Notes on Whiskey Notes
P.O.V.

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

Comparison: Two Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrels – OBSO & OBSK
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Comparison: Two Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrels – OBSO & OBSK

FOUR ROSES BARREL STRENGTH SiB OBSO “Fear and Four Roses” selected by the Single Barrel Project (2019) MASH BILL – … Continue reading Comparison: Two Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrels – OBSO & OBSK

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

St. George Spirits Single Malt Whiskey Lot 21
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St. George Spirits Single Malt Whiskey Lot 21

ST. GEORGE SPIRITS SINGLE MALT Lot No. SM021 (2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 86 AGE – … Continue reading St. George Spirits Single Malt Whiskey Lot 21

A Whiskey Journey Part 4 – on Weller Antique 107 and the Art and Practice of Letting Go
P.O.V., What's on the red table?

A Whiskey Journey Part 4 – on Weller Antique 107 and the Art and Practice of Letting Go

The start of a new year always seems a good time to check in on a whiskey journey, to take … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 4 – on Weller Antique 107 and the Art and Practice of Letting Go

Comparison: Two Hometown Bourbons – 31n50 Barrels 5 & 6
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Comparison: Two Hometown Bourbons – 31n50 Barrels 5 & 6

31n50 Barrel 5 MASH BILL – 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% barley PROOF – 142.6 AGE – 10 years 6 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Hometown Bourbons – 31n50 Barrels 5 & 6

Whiskey as History in a Bottle – on curiosity and the (in)curious habit of leaving politics at the door
P.O.V.

Whiskey as History in a Bottle – on curiosity and the (in)curious habit of leaving politics at the door

If whiskey is “history in a bottle,” and history is essentially political history, then isn’t whiskey also politics in a … Continue reading Whiskey as History in a Bottle – on curiosity and the (in)curious habit of leaving politics at the door

Happy Not Hunting
P.O.V., What's on the red table?

Happy Not Hunting

During the 2021 bourbon hunting season, I haven’t hunted. And I feel great! At the time of this posting, Black … Continue reading Happy Not Hunting

Woodinville Cask Strength Rye
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Woodinville Cask Strength Rye

WOODINVILLE CASK STRENGTH RYE distillery-only release (2021) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 116.62 AGE – 5 to 6 … Continue reading Woodinville Cask Strength Rye

Blade and Bow – cheap marketing or great bourbon?
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Blade and Bow – cheap marketing or great bourbon?

BLADE AND BOW I bought this particular bottle in late 2017 or early 2018 MASH BILL – Unknown PROOF – … Continue reading Blade and Bow – cheap marketing or great bourbon?

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