Balblair distilled this expression of their excellent single malt in 1990 and set it aside to mature in ex-bourbon casks. 21 years later, they moved the whisky over to Oloroso sherry butts for the last two years of maturation...
Had the pleasure to drink this after giving the original Highland Park 25 a whirl. This was much different, it was bolder and a lot stronger, given that its at 55.5% ABV, its nothing short to mess with. Let's...
Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary Blend is a beautifully complex and elegant, rare rum celebrating Joy Spence’s 20th anniversary as Master Blender. In 1997 Joy made history, ascending to the helm of Appleton Estate to become the spirit industry’s first...
Kentucky Owl Bourbon was founded in 1879 by C.M. Dedman and today is led by Master Blender, Dixon Dedman, who released his first batch in 2014, nearly 100 years after prohibition ended his great-great-grandfather's original endeavor. It is an artfully blended line...
Elijah Craig is the first distiller to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels. Today, the Heaven Hill Distillery still uses the same careful methodology to create that flavor you love to drink. They use local corn and grains...
Laphroaig distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named for the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the Isle of Islay. The Laphroaig PX Cask is made...
I had a great opportunity to cover an event for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in NY. The event was at the NY Distilling Company, owned and run by Allen Katz. The society brought 6 unique bottles for the...
Usquaebach – pronounced “oos-ke-bah”, blends goes as far back as the 1700's, which marks it as one of the significant Scottish Whiskies of our time. Although it is a blend, and not a single malt on its own, it...
Our favorite whiskey venue in Brooklyn, NY carries some of the best whisky around. The owner David of WheatedBrooklyn has over 570 different whiskies between Rye, Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Japanese, etc. Glengoyne 25 is really a gem of a whisky....
After our interview with Matt Hoffman the master distiller for Westland, we decided to try some of their limited runs, and were lucky enough to taste their Garryana 2017 edition. One day soon we will compare it to their...
