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
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Review: Melifera Edizione Corsa Artisinal French Gin
A few months ago, I was walking through a spirits store in London trying to find any rare or interesting bottles that I wouldn’t be able to find back home
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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
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey
The folks at Uncle Nearest have done a great job getting their business off the ground, and we’ve reviewed a couple of their bottles here in the past. In these
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Compass Box The Peat Monster
I’m a huge fan of bold, smoky, peaty scotch whiskeys — pretty much anything that comes out of Islay is something I’m going to like. I haven’t tried anything from
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Gervasi Spirits Wine Barrel Bourbon
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
Continue readingReview: High Bank Distillery Statehouse Gin
On a recent visit to Columbus, Ohio, I visited the High Bank Distillery restaurant and purchased a bottle of their Whiskey War — and not wanting to stop at just
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Still Austin Bottled In Bond Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey
Even though I recently moved out of Austin, I plan on continuing to keep up with the latest offerings from the folks at Still Austin. Not only is it a
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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
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Towpath Distillery Bourbon Finished in Red Wine Barrels
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
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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
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Elijah Craig 18 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey
High West is a company we’ve reviewed here before — and while all of the bottles we’ve tried have performed respectably, none of them have really blown my socks off.
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High West is one of those distilleries that we hear about a lot from other bourbon enthusiasts, and for good reason — we’ve tried some of their spirits before and
Continue readingReview: Courvoisier VS Cognac
I’m a sucker for a Ridley Scott movie. My wife fell asleep the last time I took her to see one (even Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049 couldn’t keep
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