Author: Dan Trares

Jameson is probably the most famous Irish whiskey in the world, one of those ubiquitous spirits where just about everyone who has ever raised a glass has given it a

In my recent review of Fierce & Kind Straight Bourbon Whiskey, I skipped over the best part: my meeting with Basem Harb, CEO and co-founder of Fierce & Kind Spirits. We

One evening last year I was sitting at the rooftop bar of Mister A’s, enjoying an old-fashioned and watching planes come through the low cloud layer on approach to San

Our tour through the state of Ohio has seen us visit Akron, Columbus, and now we find ourselves in Canton. If you’ve never heard of Canton, it’s where the NFL

Last time I happened to be in Columbus, Ohio my friend introduced me to High Bank Distillery over lunch. Self-described as “an elevated, yet casual, distillery pub with seasonally inspired takes

A couple of days ago, I reviewed Towpath Distillery’s Bourbon. Now, right after Thanksgiving, Towpath released their second iteration of wine barrel aged bourbon (a batch that yielded a very

I am an Ohio guy, born and raised in the AK-Rowdy (Akron, if you are not familiar). Although I’m based in Chicago now, I love visiting home to see what

I’ve mentioned my recent adventure in bourbon country and the tasing I did at the Heaven Hill Distillery in the past couple of articles. It’s where I first had a

A few weeks ago, we reviewed Five Brother’s Bourbon from Heaven Hill. I had first tried it on a tasting tour at the distillery (the “Magic of the Mashbill” experience). That

Named after the first track on their 2009 album “Black Gives Way to Blue”, this whiskey is a collaboration between Alice in Chains and FEW Spirits. Now, it’s no secret that

During the final leg of my recent Louisville trip, our crew embarked on a brisk 4-block stroll down Main Street to reach Angel’s Envy, marking our sixth distillery visit and

The final stop on my recent Bardstown tour saw us take a winding hilly road into Loretto, Kentucky to Star Hill Farm… aka the home of Maker’s Mark. Minor spoiler

The third stop on my bourbon tour in Bardstown, Kentucky was the Willett Distillery. Sadly, my group did not have time to do a full tour, but it was a