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The first sip back after Dry Week is always a special one, and this time it’s Rubicon Rye—my hometown hooch. Each batch is slightly different and always good. Cheers! 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 reverse chronological order. Cheers and b’bye 2025!

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More Fall Whiskey Faves
What's on the red table?

More Fall Whiskey Faves

Back in Fall 2022 I wrote up some notes on a handful of autumnal whiskeys that for me conjure the … Continue reading More Fall Whiskey Faves

Redwood Empire Haystack Needle – A Flight of Six Samples!
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Redwood Empire Haystack Needle – A Flight of Six Samples!

REDWOOD EMPIRE HAYSTACK NEEDLE Six releases from roughly 2020 to 2022 MASH BILL – 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted … Continue reading Redwood Empire Haystack Needle – A Flight of Six Samples!

Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Cabernet Cask Finished Bourbon – aged 14 years!
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Cabernet Cask Finished Bourbon – aged 14 years!

REDWOOD EMPIRE HAYSTACK NEEDLE Cabernet Cask Finished SiB #10266C selected by K&L (2022) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 21% rye, … Continue reading Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Cabernet Cask Finished Bourbon – aged 14 years!

Palate Comparison: a wine sommelier and a bourbon steward on Redwood Empire’s Haystack Needle Chardonnay Cask Finished Bourbon
What's on the red table?

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

Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey
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Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey

My first taste of Westward Whiskey was a doozy, a 131-proof Single Malt single barrel, selected by K&L in 2019. … Continue reading Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey

Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whisky – Dr. George G. Moore Batch
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Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whisky – Dr. George G. Moore Batch

COURAGE & CONVICTION Batch: Dr. George G. Moore (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – … Continue reading Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whisky – Dr. George G. Moore Batch

Woodinville Port Cask Finished Straight Bourbon
What's on the red table?

Woodinville Port Cask Finished Straight Bourbon

WOODINVILLE PORT CASK FINISHED BOURBON MASH BILL – 72% corn, 22% rye, 6% barley PROOF – 90 AGE – NAS … Continue reading Woodinville Port Cask Finished Straight Bourbon

Catoctin Creek Barrel Select Rye Whisky
What's on the red table?

Catoctin Creek Barrel Select Rye Whisky

CATOCTIN CREEK BARREL SELECT RYE WHISKY Barrel #1717 selected by D&M Wines and Liquors (2019) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – … Continue reading Catoctin Creek Barrel Select Rye Whisky

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