In short, a Whiskey Sommelier is a term made up by some marketing folks in Texas who run a thing called the Wizard Academy (aka The Whisk(e)y Marketing School). It isn’t endorsed by or accredited by any other reputable industry association. It has zero association with the actual … [Read more...] about What Is A Whiskey Sommelier?
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Little Book Chapter 2 Noe Simple Task whiskey Review
Little Book Chapter 2 Noe Simple Task whiskey is a blend of Kentucky-made rye whiskey (Jim Beam Rye), a 13-year-old Canadian rye and a 40-year-old blended Canadian whisky (Canadian Club). Each of these components were aged in different styles of casks and lended different notes … [Read more...] about Little Book Chapter 2 Noe Simple Task whiskey Review
Coppercraft Rye Whiskey Review
The last in our Coppercraft line up, the Coppercraft Rye Whiskey is the first whiskey we’re trying that contains anything distilled by Coppercraft themselves. This whiskey is a blend of their own distilled 95/5 spirit and MGP 95/5 rye spirit. Their own being aged for 2 years and … [Read more...] about Coppercraft Rye Whiskey Review
1995 Faultline Mortlach 22 Year Old Review
1995 Faultline Mortlach 22 Year Old is a single, first-fill sherry, cask of Mortlach aged for 22 years and picked out by the folks at K&L with some assistance from the folks at Alexander Murray. The Label was designed by one of the guys at K&L which makes it stand out … [Read more...] about 1995 Faultline Mortlach 22 Year Old Review
Compass Box The Peat Monster Review
Compass Box The Peat Monster is one of my favorite releases by Compass Box. A few years ago we got to taste one of the original releases and that was the night I fell in love with this whisky, I can’t tell you how many bottle of this I’ve bought over the years (that’s a lie… 4) … [Read more...] about Compass Box The Peat Monster Review
Compass Box Spice Tree Review
Compass Box Spice Tree is a recreation of an old whisky Compass Box created that they can no longer make due to the unimaginative folks in the SWA (Scotch Whisky Association). And this is where I get to hop on my digital soap-box and make a wee bit of a rant because while I think … [Read more...] about Compass Box Spice Tree Review
Wild Turkey Liqueur Review
I had heard of the Wild Turkey Liqueur (aka Wild Turkey Bourbon Liqueur) online, but never really gave it any thought until my trip to Wild Turkey a couple years ago. There, a bunch of us whiskey writers got to sit and chat with Eddie and Jimmy and somehow the topic turned to … [Read more...] about Wild Turkey Liqueur Review
Booker’s Bourbon Kathleen’s Batch Review
Booker's Bourbon Kathleen's Batch (2018-01) is the latest batch of Booker’s, and the first batch of 2018, to be released. This batch is named after Kathleen DiBenedetto who has been with the company for almost 30 years. She was key in launching Booker’s, Knob Creek, Basil … [Read more...] about Booker’s Bourbon Kathleen’s Batch Review
Teeling Brabazon 01 Review
Last week we kicked off Irish Whiskey Month with the Brabazon 02 and so now we’re back tracking to the Teeling Brabazon 01 which is aged in completely different casks. The B02 was aged in Port, which was nice, but the Teeling Brabazon 01 is aged in sherry and we all know how I … [Read more...] about Teeling Brabazon 01 Review
FEW Copper and Kings Rye Review
FEW Copper and Kings Rye is another experiment by the folks at FEW and Copper & Kings, this time taking their amazing rye whiskey and finishing it in C&K brandy barrels. Two delicious spirits I’m a big fan of on their own, so in theory they should be great when combined … [Read more...] about FEW Copper and Kings Rye Review