I happened to find that 1792 Small Batch was one of my favorite bourbons last year, and the next progression of this was to try their single barrel. While with some brands, you won’t be able to find anything beyond the basic offering at opening (Weller Special Reserve, Buffalo Trace, etc), other brands are thankfully […]
Sometimes cocktails garner their names from a moment in time. Such is the case of the Japanese Cocktail. There’s nothing in this cocktail that would lead you believe the drink would be inspired by Japan, but rather, the cocktail was made in effort to impress dignitaries from Japan. Legend has it that these dignitaries were […]
Let’s start with the obvious – buying Pisco in Ohio is hard. There are currently two (2) Pisco available in the state that aren’t on special order or delisted. To put that in perspective, Macchu Pisco’s parent company makes three (3) Pisco’s on their own! So is their entry level offering worth your time, or should […]
Some of the easiest Heaven Hill barrel proof releases to obtain are the three times a year Elijah Craig & Larceny Barrel Proof offerings. While Elijah Craig is their standard bourbon offering, their Larceny Barrel Proof represents their wheated offering. While opinions have suggested in years past that the Elijah Craig release has been the […]
Happy New Year! We’re kicking off the year with a cocktail featuring an egg white, that will in no way help your diet, the Pisco Sour. Originating in Lima in 1903, this cocktail is heavily dependent on the pisco you select. Regardless of which varietal based pisco you use, you’ll ultimately need to make sure […]
Released after Passover annually, Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat Bourbon is made with the same high quality grains as W.L. Weller. As it is kosher, it is only run after all other non-kosher spirit has been cleaned from the line, and then barreled in specific kosher barrels. The whiskey is aged for 7 years, and bottled […]
In Home Alone Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin McCallister, resorts to turning on all of the lights and moving mannequins around the rooms using ropes to throw off the Wet Bandits. Perhaps no song so wonderfully encapsulates the moment of the “party” that Kevin was throwing as Brenda Lee’s Rocking Around The Christmas Tree. Lively and […]
There are a lot of brands of whiskey out there. The run the gamut from trying to get started with their own distillate to those are only interested in sourcing barrels to create blends. In order to sell these whiskeys that don’t share the hype with the products of Sazerac, Beam, or the other major […]
Our counterpart cocktail to our Something Blue is our Something Borrowed. Where as my wife’s cocktail emphasized her love of Tiki drinks, my cocktail reflects my love of whiskey, and making layered, complexly flavored cocktails. We wanted to do this in a way that would help ensure our guest wouldn’t over indulge, and thus the […]
Perhaps few Rye whiskeys capture the annual attention that A Midwinter Night’s Dram receives. Bottled by High West Distillery, this is their Rendezvous Rye finished in French oak port barrels. The combination leads to flavors most enjoyers compare to various notes of the holidays in a glass, which explains why it’s released toward the late […]
The Stinger is not the kind of drink most enthusiasts take seriously. Made with brandy and creme de menthe, most avoid this sweet and minty concoction due to it being made with rotgut ingredients. If, however, you happen to have access to good ingredients, you might just find there something delicious about this 2 […]
If you didn’t know, Wild Turkey also makes a rye. Similar to their bourbon, their rye comes in 86 proof and 101 proof offerings, as well as the barrel proof, Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. This product is bottled at the slightly lower 112.2 proof, and is distilled by Wild Turkey (unlike some other producers […]