It has been awhile since I bought a bottle of Booker's. Hokus had quite a few in the back for a little while now, but, for me, Booker's can be hit or miss. Some batches are really great; other are loaded with peanut funk to my palate that is sensitive to that. That, and this … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Booker’s Batch 2025-02 – By The Pond Batch

Typically, the only Larceny Barrel Proof I could ever get off the shelf was a store pick; the regular releases were always on allocation. But, Batch A125 is on the shelves at Hokus. Like its release number, it is 125 proof. I got two bottle for $65 each, because, well, I could. Heaven Hill has … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Larceny Barrel Proof A125

I have been enjoying Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength so much that I bought a second bottle. Then, yesterday, I saw that Hokus had Cream of Kentucky Small Batch on the shelf for $60, again which is less than the MSRP. So, I thought I would buy it and review it. It is bottled at … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Cream of Kentucky Small Batch

Given that Whiskey Jar had its 8th Birthday on Wednesday, I decided to review a bottle I have been sitting on for a couple of weeks, Found North's Batch 11. It is a $170 bottle of whisky, so why not? Batch 11 is aged stated at 18 years, meaning that this the youngest whisky in … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Found North Batch 11

I liked Dancing Panda Ten Year Old so much I decided to pick up a bottle of the eight year old today. Like its ten year old brother, it is bottled at 100 proof and contains Kentucky distillate. While the ten year old has a 75% corn, 15% rye and 10% barley mashbill, this bourbon … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Dancing Panda 8 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon

When I went to Hokus on Friday they had something new in the bourbon section - Dancing Panda bourbon, in a four year old, eight year old, and ten year old bottlings. Hudson Funk told me that the four year old was New Riff distillate, and the ten year old is Heaven Hill, and I … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Dancing Panda 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon

I have had to deal with some health issues recently so I haven't been reviewing whiskies, and really not drinking all that much to be honest. But during my hospital stays while my gallbladder and intestinal ulcer caused by the gallbladder were being resolved, a dear friend and fellow lawyer dropped off a bottle of … Continue reading Tasting Notes: The Balvenie Caribbean Cask Finish

I was able to pick up a bottle of Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength. This appears to be a 2025 release, as the label is significantly different from the 2024 release, and it is much higher in proof at 119.6 proof. Also, this release of Cream of Kentucky was bottled at Kentucky Artisan Distillers, whose … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength 2025 Release

I was recently looking at my home bar and realized that I have had two bottles sitting on my bar from my favorite scotch distillery that I hadn't reviewed, that have been there for six or seven years. I was hesitant to open them on a less than special occasion, when I first got them, … Continue reading My Favorite Scotch Distillery: Glenmorangie, with a Detailed Reviews of the limited releases Spios and Allta

It has been about five years since I have had a Remus store pick. MGP d/b/a Ross & Squibb Distillery, makes this Straight Bourbon Whiskey named for a bootlegger during prohibition. I am in New Orleans for a conference, so I went by Keife & Co. to see if they had anything I can't get … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Remus Single Barrel Picked by Republic Louisiana