I’ve seen many a cocktail menu in my time — I’ve sipped everything from a simple old fashioned to a complicated tiki drink like a Three Dots and a Dash.
Continue readingWhisky Review: Lagavulin Offerman Edition Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Scotch Whisky
I’m a sucker for two things: a peaty scotch whisky and anything where Nick Offerman is involved. Luckily for me (and unluckily for my wallet), those two have been teaming
Continue readingCocktail Recipe: Tempting Tigress
I’ve been looking for a good sour cocktail to add to my rotation for a whole now. I’m a big fan of a New York sour, I love a good
Continue readingReview: Don Q Gran Reserva Anejo XO Rum
When I was going through my WSET certification, the one brand of rum that my instructor kept going back to time and again was Don Q. I hadn’t heard of
Continue readingReview: Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 Year
We recently reviewed the eight year version of Rhum Barbancourt’s product line, and the consensus was that it’s a good, mild rum. But their offerings don’t stop there — Barbancourt
Continue readingReview: Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star Special Reserve 8 Year Old Rum
I’ll be honest — Haitian rum wasn’t on my bucket list of things to try, mostly because I had heard practically nothing about it. It’s not one of the Caribbean
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Still Austin Bottled In Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
The folks at Still Austin have been doing an interesting thing this year — they have released a series of four whiskies, all made to the strict “Bottled in Bond”
Continue readingReview: Doritos x Empirical
I run a spirits blog. Which means that we get a lot of “helpful press releases” from companies wanting to announce their new spirits. Most of the time this is
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series #8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
I’ve known about Bardstown Distilling for a while, but only recently became more interested in their products after visiting the distillery. One thing I especially appreciate about the way they
Continue readingWhiskey Review: FEW Single Malt Whiskey Finished in Tokaji Barrel
There are certain craft distilleries that just continue to crank out interesting and unique spirits. One of those is FEW Spirits, which has an ever growing catalog of reviews here at
Continue readingReview: Eggo Brunch in a Jar Waffles & Syrup Sippin’ Cream
There are moments where I walk down the aisles of my local liquor store and I’m stopped dead in my tracks. Sometimes it’s an obscure bottle of whiskey I’ve been
Continue readingRecipe: DIY Allspice Dram
I’ve been on a bit of a tiki cocktail kick recently, and one result of that minor obsession is that I’ve been exposed to some different ingredients and liqueurs that
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Double Rye Whiskey
High West is a spirits company that is relying heavily on sourced and blended spirits, and they’ve generally had a pretty good track record of putting out products that are
Continue readingWhiskey Review: The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Sometimes, I walk into a liquor store with a shopping list of what I need: brands I’ve researched well in advance, things that I know I need to grab before
Continue readingWhisky Review: Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013 Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
I’m a fan of heavily peated whisky, from Ardbeg to Lagavulin and everything in between. It’s not an everyday choice, but when the day is sufficiently rainy and dreary, it’s
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