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Whiskey Of The Year 2024

For the third year running, Matt and I like to pick our favorite whiskey that we tasted during the year, picking from our whiskeys of the month for the year. This year we had twelve excellent candidates. Any one of... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month October 2024 – Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey 2024

The whiskey of the month for October is the 2024 release of Shenk’s Sour Mash. We selected Shenk’s in a blind tasting of several whiskeys that were stand outs this year. Shenk’s is a Sour Mash Whiskey, which means it... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – September 2024 – Peerless Toasted Barrel Finish Batch Two

The other day, Rosemary and I stopped in at the Peerless Distillery. I love their whiskeys with their low barrel entry proof of 107 and the fact that they bottle all of their whiskeys at cask strength. We picked up... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – July 2024 – Michter’s 10 Year Old Rye

Matt and I pick our Whiskey of the Month from the whiskeys that we taste each month. Once again, Michter’s has won this honor. The Ten Year Old Rye is an excellent whiskey and beat out Maker’s Mark The Heart... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month — May 2024 — Michter’s Ten Year Old Bourbon

Michter’s recently released this year’s 10 year old Bourbon and I received a bottle from the distillery. As Michter’s always does, the whiskey was aged for flavor and not just age. This whiskey is older than the 10 year old... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – April 2024 – Hard Truth Four Grain Bourbon Bottled-in-Bond

This month was a hard choice for the whiskey of the month. We had several whiskeys to choose from and decided on the Hard Truth Four Grain Bottled-in-Bond over Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye and Old Elk Cigar Cut Bourbon. We... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month February 2024 – Leopold Bros. Three Chamber Pot Still Rye

I have been a friend of Todd Leopold for several years. He and his brother are from Michigan, where they learned distilling after several years of brewing beer. They later moved to Colorado where they built a distillery and started... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of the Month – January 2024 – Frey Ranch Distiller’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye

I have been impressed with all of the whiskeys that I have tasted from the Frey Ranch Distillery located in Fallon, Nevada. I received this bottle the other day and was very pleased with the flavors of this rye whiskey.... Continue Reading →

Whiskeys Of The Year 2023

It is that time of the year when Matt and I pick our favorite whiskeys from the past year. Once again, we disagreed on the best whiskey we have tasted this year. We started by blind tasting all twelve of... Continue Reading →

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