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Jan 27, 20241 min read
Balcones Peated Malt - Sauternes Cask
Balcones Texas Single Malt finished in Sauternes casks Distilled from golden promise barley this single malt was first filled into new...
Jan 21, 20241 min read
Ardbeg Anthology: The Harpy’s Tale
ABV: 46% Age: 13 years Nose: Mead, white raisins, ice wine, cigarette smoke, salty dried seaweed, candied lemon peel, dry hay, and wet...
Jan 20, 20241 min read
Willett Straight Rye Whiskey
Age: 4 years ABV: 54.5% Nose: Rye bread with caraway and anise seeds, dried mint, stale brown sugar, ground cloves, toasted marshmallows...
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Oxford Rye Easy Ryder Batch #007
Oxford Artisan Distillery is utilizing local, heirloom grains for their whisky. The mashbill of this Easy Ryder is 90% Maslin which is...
Dec 3, 20231 min read
American Peat
I recently had the privilege of writing an article about American peated whiskey for Distiller Magazine. This story covers everything...
Dec 2, 20231 min read
Brother Justus Cold Peated Single Malt
Brother Justus is a single malt distillery in Minneapolis that uses local peat from the bogs of Minnesota but there’s a twist. Instead of...
Dec 2, 20231 min read
Westland Solum
Since peat is simply partially decomposed organic material, its properties can change dramatically depending on the kinds of plants that...
Dec 2, 20231 min read
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2018
Nose: Sweet wet ash, dried lemon zest, rose petals, hint of cinnamon bark, seawater on a rocky shore, old oyster shells, dried and...
Dec 2, 20231 min read
McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt
Not only was McCarthy’s the first peated single malt produced in the US, it was the first American Single Malt, period. They’ve been at...
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Two Haitian Clairins
Clairin is Haiti’s spirit. Unaged rum made from locally grown sugarcane juice, often spontaneously fermented, and distilled on small,...
Aug 12, 20231 min read
"Smoke From a Burning Drum" SMWS 42.77
“Smoke from a Burning Drum” SMWS 42.77 Ledaig (Tobermory) ABV: 58.3% Age: 13 Years Nose: Bracing peat aromas of tires and petrichor, pine...
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Noah's Mill
Noah’s Mill ABV: 57.15% Age: NAS Color: Amber, copper Nose: Cherry cola syrup, cinnamon candy, clove cigarettes, polished leather, green...
May 11, 20232 min read
A Tale of Two Tequila Casks
Tequila casks are just beginning to become popular as finishing vessels in American spirits. These casks usually end up in Mexico after...
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Bunnahabhain 12
Nose: Earthy sweetness, wet seaweed, cooked apples with cloves and a splash of orange juice, over a thick layer of dank oak forest floor....
Mar 14, 20233 min read
A tour of GlenKinchie
Glenkinchie is sometimes called "The Edinburgh Malt" for its close proximity to Scotland's Capital but is still a 30 minute drive from...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Adventurously Awesome" SMWS 71.79
“Adventurously Awesome” Scotch Malt Whisky Society 71.79 Distillery: Glenburgie Age: 14 Years Region: Speyside Cask: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Loch Lomond 12
ABV: 46% Age: 12 Years Nose: First, whiffs of cedar smoke and red apple skins. Then, waxy candy wrapper, wet oak, stewed apples and...
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Clairin Sajous
The Clairin project highlights the native spirit of Haiti, rum made from wild yeasts on small, open fired pot stills. Always fascinating,...
Sep 24, 20221 min read
TWS Buffalo Trace Single Barrel
Fun single barrel pick for the Tallahassee Whiskey Society. I loved the nose on this even if the palate was a bit of a let down. Nose:...
Aug 27, 20221 min read
Prohibida Texas Rum
Distillery: Balcones Age: 33 Months Cask: Finished in Balcones ex-peat ABV: 50% Nose: Delicate smoke, charred lime, grilled melon, hints...
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