I look forward to High West Distillery’s annual release of A Midwinter Night’s Dram. It is always an excellent whiskey. This year it is a rye whiskey finished in Port Wine casks. The whiskey is only bottled by High West... Continue Reading →
I personally like autumn. I love the warm days and cool nights. I like sitting by the fire pit at night with some friends and a good cocktail and a cigar. I thought I would write about some cocktails with... Continue Reading →
Liar’s Bench is a single barrel, barrel proof rye whiskey from Bear Wallow Distillery near Nashville, Indiana. This rye whiskey has a mash bill of 55% rye, 35% corn and 10% malted barley. It is aged in barrels from Kelvin... Continue Reading →
I have picked this bar tray because it represents an interesting period in whiskey history. The bar tray is from the 1960s, a period where the whiskey industry was in decline. There was an over production problem. This is also... Continue Reading →
I have a friend who used to proclaim that he did not like wheat recipe Bourbon until I set up a blind tasting between a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon and a 20 year old Redhook Rye. He... Continue Reading →
This is another bottle from the Big Bat Whiskey people. It is a wheat whiskey finished in 200 year old oak and cherry woods. By finished, I mean they use staves in a similar manner as Maker’s Mark does for... Continue Reading →
Whenever I do a Bourbon Institute, I always end it with a trivia question and blind tasting. I always enjoy a bit of trivia. I thought it might be interesting to give some of the questions here for your enjoyment.... Continue Reading →
The whiskey industry is going through some tough times right now. U. S. Government tariffs have decimated the export markets and the high inflation caused by these policies is hurting domestic sales on the more expensive brands. Historically, the industry... Continue Reading →
When Matt and I visited Hard Truth Distillery, I purchased several bottles of their whiskey and was gifted two more. I wanted to spread out the posts as not to overload the Hard Truth reviews, but here is the next... Continue Reading →
