You might be surprised to find something labeled “Havana Club” on American shelves, since there’s been an embargo of Cuban goods ever since the Castro regime took power on that
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Rum Review: Mount Gay Black Barrel
I’ll be honest — some of the rum I’ve been drinking lately has been a bit of an eye opener. I never really gave the category much thought, instead focusing
Continue readingRum Review: Put-In-Bay Distillery Island Rum
Ask most people from the northern part of Ohio, and they know Put-In-Bay as a huge summer party spot on South Bass Island on the western side of Lake Erie.
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“Don’t Give Up The Ship”: this phrase is emblazoned on the battle flag of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. In September of 1813, that flag was flying from the USS Lawrence
Continue readingWhat Is Bourbon Whiskey?
I can’t think of a whiskey that is more closely associated with America than the bourbon… but I also can’t think of a whiskey with more common misunderstandings about how
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Nikka Days
Confession time: I’m a minor Nikka fanboy. A bottle of their Pure Malt Red was the only whiskey at my wedding, and I had even planned a trip to Japan
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Wattie Boone & Sons 9 Year Old American Whiskey
Sometimes you can read a label and know exactly what you’re getting. For example, if you see the terms “Tennessee Whiskey” or “straight rye whiskey”, you can pretty easily guess
Continue readingWhat Is Scotch Whisky?
If you trace the lineage of the most popular spirits in the world far enough, you’ll invariably end up in Scotland somehow. Distilling has been a way of life in
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Good Times Barrel Strength Blackberry Finished Bourbon
When I reach for a bottle of bourbon, I’m looking for a good time. I want to enjoy something delicious and interesting in my glass, preferably something unique that I
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
When it comes to highly rated whiskey, you’d normally expect that the craft distiller would be king — someone who has been toiling away in their dark and steamy distillery
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Pacific Coast Spirits California Triticale Bourbon
It’s been a tough few years, especially for distilleries, and even more so for smaller distilleries. California might have it the worst of all though — their local distilling scene
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey
After a long 2020 spent mostly at home and a work-from-home status for the foreseeable future, sometimes I find myself needing a change of scenery. So when I start getting
Continue readingRum Review: Bacardi Superior White Rum
If we’re talking about rum, then at some point we need to talk about the 800 pound elephant (or bat, in this case) in the room. Bacardi is a name
Continue readingReview: Desert Door Texas Sotol Explorer Series Casco Porto
Sotol is something that has been around in Mexico for a while, but it’s just starting to gain some traction here in the United States. In its normal state sotol
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With the booming craft distillery scene here in Texas, the vast majority of the distilleries are turning out some combination of vodka, rum, gin, and whiskey — all spirits that
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