Last weekend I was down in New Orleans for my Mardi Gras krewe's annual dinner, and Catherine and I decided to make a weekend of it. Catherine and I ate at Briquette, which I highly recommend to Buffalo Trace fans like myself; my review of the spirits menu revealed that all of the specialty cocktails … Continue reading Ragged Branch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Cask Strength Selection for Keife & Co. in New Orleans

Part of my "problem" as a whiskey hobbyist is that I am always looking for something new and different but also good. To be honest, given the whiskey boom we are experiencing world wide, there are a whole range of new products on the market. A lot of them are crap. But not so with … Continue reading Barrell Dovetail-A Truly Great Flavor Experiment

So, among my many wonderful limited edition purchases last year was the Parker's Heritage Collection 2018 release. This one is the second Parker's Heritage release that is barrel finished. This one is a 110 proof bourbon finished in French Orange Curaçao barrels. I opened this bottle Christmas Day and found it to be a little … Continue reading The 2018 Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon Finished in Orange Curaçao Barrels – Too Much Of A Good Thing

There is a new "category" on the American whiskey scene, although this stuff has been around for a very long time. It has just never been "named." This spirit is essentially a bourbon recipe whiskey, with corn being the dominant grain, and it is made in the United States, and presumably the still proof and … Continue reading Review of Smooth Ambler’s Old Scout American Whiskey; and what is this American Whiskey business anyway

Well, I drank a good bit of whiskey over the holidays but had zero time to write about it. Work and family kept my extremely busy since my last post. Catherine and I hosted a New Year's bash at my house, and I went by Hokus on the off chance they might have something new. … Continue reading Happy Barrell Bourbon New Year-2019 Release