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Nikka Whisky from the Barrel

Two things have Japan currently at the forefront of my mind. First, Shohei Ohtani and U.S. newcomer Yoshinobu Yamamoto joining the...

Barrell Bourbon Batch #32

If, like me, you frequently browse the whiskey selection in liquor stores, you've probably noticed a brand called Barrell. They have a...

Whiskey 203: the column still

It's dry January and I don't plan on a bottle review this month. So it's a good time to resume teaching, and learning, about what goes...

Balvenie 15 Sherry Cask

As stated elsewhere (like in Whiskey 101) the Balvenie 12y DoubleWood was the first whiskey I really liked, the one that kicked off this...

Benriach 'The Tasting Collection'

My wife and I have enjoyed doing whiskey tasting kits in the past (see A Johnnie Walker vertical), it's like getting a flight at home. So...

Baker's Single Barrel

There's a dwindling bottle in the cupboard that hasn't been written up yet, so it's time for a review. I'd gone back and forth on whether...

Buffalo Trace

It wasn't that long ago Buffalo Trace was a readily available, quality Bourbon you could grab for <$30. That's how it was when I started...

Bardstown Origin Wheated

As I pointed out in my Bourbon Trail post, my biggest takeaway from our Kentucky trip is my newfound fandom of Bardstown Bourbon Company....

The Bourbon Trail (Kentucky)

Two weekends ago we crossed something off our bucket list, visiting the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. The impetus for the trip was our 10th...

Lagavulin 11 Offerman Edition ('21)

Between slowing down on writing in general and slowing down on how rapidly I do whiskey-related posts, I'm surprised how spread out the...

Whistlepig 10

Time for another whiskey, and it's a fun one. I'd already been wondering how Whistlepig, a little distillery in Vermont, rose to such...

Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye

If there's one (relatively) under the radar Irish whiskey I've appreciated for a while, it's Kilbeggan. I don't know if it started with...

A whiskey cabinet snapshot

A friend of mine asked recently how many bottles of whiskey I have open right now. I guessed a little low it turns out. The question,...

Old Forester 1920 'Prohibition Style'

Another big gap in American whiskey is anything and everything from the Brown-Forman Corporation. An American spirits company founded in...

Kilkerran 8 CS

Let's take another journey to Campbeltown. So far the only dram I've reviewed from the lesser known Scotch Whisky Region was Springbank...

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