Open Bottle: Rittenhouse Very Rare 25 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Today I’m either turning 33 or 37, depending on whether you believe my birth certificate or my girlfriend’s mathematical skills. […]
Open Bottle: Yamazaki 18 Year Single Malt Mizunara Cask
In today’s edition of things you’ll never get to taste: Yamazaki 50 Year Old! On Friday August 17th 2018 a bottle […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Early Times Proof of Concept
I’ve talked about it before but I’m really into traveling. Travel opens our eyes to new things, it also shines […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Overholt’s Bond
Bottled in Bond has jumped the shark. Before what’s sure to be Jack Daniel’s latest premium priced bottled in bond […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Willett Of The Past
Age adds value. That doesn’t just mean a dollar value, I personally own dozens of books, papers, and social media […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Nikka From The Barrel and to the US
One of the best things about traveling is seeing what is out there in the world that can’t be seen […]
Whiskey Wednesday: The Declaration of Jim Beam’s 200th Anniversary.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator […]
Drinking Poetic: The Hemingway Daquiri
I feel a certain kinship with Hemingway. I’d like to think it’ because we both have an affinity with words […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Decanting Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond
Growing old is an interesting proposition. It’s right there in our language. We GET older, we GROW up whether we […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Hibiki’s Resonant Disappearance
Despite being a self avowed fanatic of American whiskey the thing I’ve found myself writing about and drinking the most […]
Whiskey Wednesday: A Bitter-Sweet Hakushu
Life is a bittersweet balance. I’ve been hosting Whiskey Wednesday for going on six years now. It’s exposed me to more bottles […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Leopold Maryland Style Rye
Alright nerds, here’s a good one for you today. Maryland Style Rye. Before the advent of the ‘Great Experiment’ that […]
Whiskey Wednesday Adjacent: Pick Your Apple Poison
You can always tell what a bar manager’s secret passion is. You’ll look at the backbar and no matter how […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Elijah Craig Check In
Another year and another barrel of Elijah Craig. The very first single barrel I ever picked out for a bar […]
Whiskey Wednesday: Four Roses Al Young’s 50th
Almost every shift I get asked what has to be one of my least favorite questions, “What’s your favorite whiskey?” […]
Whiskey Wednesday: The Darkest (Bowmore) Timeline
Remember when the regions of Scotland were a thing? Highlands, Lowlands, Islands, Campbelltown, Speyside, and Islay? For years brand ambassadors […]
