It feels like craft whiskey might be entering a new phase. It’s not quite Version 2.0 – more like 1.5 […]
Tasted
Tasted: Orphan Barrel The Gifted Horse
The Orphan Barrel project is an aptly-named venture from Diageo, which has, over the past several years, acquired unique access to […]
Tasted: Basil Hayden
Purported to be the lightest of Beam’s “Small Batch Bourbon Collection,” Basil Hayden also boasts a mash bill with approximately […]
Tasted: Old Medley 12 Year Old Bourbon
Old Medley Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is yet another in a string of labels from yesteryear that has been resurrected to […]
Tasted: Big Bottom Bourbon Barrel Experiment
Not that long ago, before packing peanuts and standard intermodal freight containers and corrugated cardboard, our world ran on barrels. […]
Tasted: Old Hickory Great American Whiskey
“It Feels Nice Inside You.” Old Hickory Great American Whiskey – Black Label straight bourbon whiskey is a callback to a label […]
Tasted: Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2015
Angel’s Envy recently released their 2015 Cask Strength, a limited edition bottling of port barrel-finished bourbon. Response to the 2014 […]
Tasted: Four Roses Yellow
When I visited friends in Madrid two summers ago, we did our share of drinking. We sipped sherry and house-made […]
Tasted: Cedar Ridge Port Cask Bourbon
Hailing from that great state of Iowa, Cedar Ridge Distillery creates small batch whiskeys while sharing real estate with their […]
Tasted: The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Family Brand Whiskey
I have to admit, reviewing a whiskey with the Hatfield & McCoy names on it causes me some trepidation. Who […]
Tasted: Tom’s Foolery Bourbon
Known not for their whiskey, but their applejack, Tom’s Foolery is an Ohio craft distiller we have written about here […]
Tasted: Barrell Bourbon Batches 4 & 5
Barrell Craft Spirits is a relatively new non-distiller producer that has focused on sourcing unique, cask-strength expressions of American whiskeys. […]
Tasted: Journeyman’s Featherbone Bourbon
Journeyman Distillery’s Featherbone Bourbon Whiskey is distilled and bottled in Three Oaks, Michigan. Unusual for a whiskey, Featherbone is named after […]
Tasted: Booker’s “Noe Secret” – 2015-06 Batch
It has been quite the year for the Booker’s Bourbon brand from the folks at Beam. The bourbon “inspired by […]
Tasted: Kings County Bourbon
Brooklyn has had its share of distilleries. Sometimes, too many. In 1869, the IRS commandeered 2000 soldiers and marched into […]
Tasted: Woodford Reserve Rye
If you’ve been around American whiskey for any length of time, odds are you’ve seen a bottle of Woodford Reserve. […]
Tasted: Baker’s Bourbon
Bourbon seems to be reigning supreme in the ever-changing world of whiskey. Even the most casual of bourbon drinkers is […]
Tasted: Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
There are some whiskies that show their quality time and time again. You can sip or use them for a […]
Tasted: Angel’s Envy Bourbon
Storied whiskey industry vet Lincoln Henderson achieved much in his lifetime, including time as Master Distiller at Brown-Forman. He also […]
Tasted: Balcones 1 Texas Single Malt
According to Jim Murray’s 2013 Whiskey Bible, Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas, is putting out some mighty fine product. A […]