Flight: Three Whiskeys From Home Base Spirits

HOME BASE BOURBON Batch 11 (2019) blended from three New American Oak 30-gallon barrels, all Medium Char #3 MASH BILL … Continue reading Flight: Three Whiskeys From Home Base Spirits

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Interview: Ali and Sam Blatteis / Home Base Spirits

My first encounter with Home Base Spirits was a batch of their namesake bourbon, which I picked up in 2016 … Continue reading Interview: Ali and Sam Blatteis / Home Base Spirits

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

Good story. But is it good whiskey?

Truthiness and the Ethics of Marketing plus new notes on Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon Whiskey is known for its stories, … Continue reading Good story. But is it good whiskey?

What's on the red table?

Revisiting: Tom’s Foolery Cask Strength Bourbon

TOM’S FOOLERY CASK STRENGTH BOURBON K&L Single Barrel #121 (2019) MASH BILL – 56% corn, 25% rye, 19% barley PROOF … Continue reading Revisiting: Tom’s Foolery Cask Strength Bourbon

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Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel OBSK

FOUR ROSES BARREL STRENGTH SiB OBSK Selected by Bounty Hunter, Napa Valley, CA, 2016 MASH BILL – 60% corn, 35% … Continue reading Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel OBSK

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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Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel

OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT MALT WHISKEY 2017 K&L store pick, finished in a chardonnay cask MASH BILL – 100% Rye PROOF … Continue reading Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel

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Comparison: Hakushu 12 / Writers’ Tears Double Oak / And…!

HAKUSHU 12 Single malt Japanese whisky MASH BILL – unknown PROOF – 86 AGE – 12 years DISTILLERY – Hakushu … Continue reading Comparison: Hakushu 12 / Writers’ Tears Double Oak / And…!

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Revisiting: Knob Creek Single Barrel Rye

KNOB CREEK SINGLE BARREL RYE Barrel #5781 selected by K&L (2018) MASH BILL – Unstated (rumored “barely legal,” i.e. just … Continue reading Revisiting: Knob Creek Single Barrel Rye

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Horse Soldier Barrel Strength Bourbon

HORSE SOLDIER BARREL STRENGTH BOURBON MASH BILL – 70% Yellow Dent 2 corn, 20% soft red winter wheat, 10% two … Continue reading Horse Soldier Barrel Strength Bourbon