Category: Whiskey
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Open Bottle: Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Pappy Mania has struck early this year and for the first time in years even I’m feeling a bit of hype.
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Whiskey Wednesday: The Harmonious Hibiki Harmony
In recent years Japan, traditionally the Land of the Rising Sun could easily be called the Land of the Rising Whisky. And while that is a terrible turn of phrase, it is nevertheless true. Ever since Glenfiddich started promoting their Single Malt in the States in 1963 whiskey drinkers- especially malt whiskey drinkers, have been […]
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Mastering Some Woodford Reserve
It’s easy to write things off, whether it’s because of bad experience, ancillary influences or even just outright familiarity. I haven’t always been as even tempered as I am these days, and there was definitely a time in my career where if I was 10 people deep at the bar and you asked for a […]
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Leopold of the Future
Today’s post is a sneak preview of a Whiskey Wednesday of the future brought to you by a trip a few days in the past. And it’s going to be about Leopold Brothers which I know is going to turn some of you off but stick with me. I know I’ve said it before but Leopold Brother’s is my platonic […]
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History Along the Knob Creek 2001
History is tricky. It’s written by the winners and often overly romanticized by the survivors as they remember the good and forget the bad in the harsh light of present difficulties. And when you throw alcohol into the mix things can get even murkier. Take the modern obsession with all things Pre-Prohibition. From the style […]