Before moving to Austin, I spent about five years living in San Antonio, Texas. Austin generally gets more street cred, but there’s some interesting stuff going on in SA. Point
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Whiskey Review: Spirit of Texas Pfluger Single Malt Whiskey
Texas is home to many small towns with strange and difficult to pronounce names. From Boerne to Littig, there’s some strange place names out there. One of those strange names
Continue readingWhisky Review: Chivas Regal 12
I’m heading off to Scotland in a couple weeks time, so I figured it would be a good idea to study up on the more popular expressions of scotch whisky.
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Crown Royal
Crown Royal is the poster child for Canadian whiskey. The most popular on the American market and with some slick branding, it certainly makes a splash on the liquor store
Continue readingDetermining the Right Glass for Serving Whiskey
There’s a dizzying array of glasses on the market available to serve your various cocktails. But which of these is the “right” glass for your drink? Even just keeping within
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
The folks at the Woodford distillery have been tinkering with the formula, creating different varieties of their delicious spirit. Today we’re looking at another version they’ve concocted: the Double Oaked
Continue readingWhisky Review: Macallan 12 Year Single Malt Double Cask Scotch
When you say Champagne, there are some brands that come to mind immediately. Moet, Tattinger, Veuve… The list goes on. The same thing is true for scotch whisky. In this
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Prohibition Starts in the United States
Over the last few years we’ve seen more and more states legalizing the use of recreational drugs like marijuana and pushing towards national legalization… which just goes to show how
Continue readingWhiskey Review: George Dickel Classic No. 8 Tennessee Sour Mash Whisky
There are precisely two major distilleries that produce Tennessee whiskey using the time honored Lincoln County process. The first is Jack Daniels, a rather famous whiskey you may have heard
Continue readingWhat’s the Purpose of a Whiskey Decanter?
Half of the enjoyment of drinking a fine spirit is the spirit itself, and the other half is the experience of preparing and consuming. The interesting bottles, the fine glassware…
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Whiskey American Prairie Bourbon
I was looking through the list of whiskey reviews we’ve done and noticed that there are a lot of states that are missing from the list. Craft distilling is happening
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Two Stars Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Two Stars… it’s an unfortunate name for a bourbon. Even on a three star system, it’s like they’re saying that their bourbon is sub-par. Name aside, today we put this
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Old Grand-Dad 80 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
While I’ve seen Old Grand-Dad on the shelves, I’ve always been hesitant to pick it up and give it a try. On the outside, it looks like it’s in the
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Whiskey Campfire
One of my favorite things in the world is a good mashup. I love the idea of taking two contrasting things and putting them together to form a new and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Auchentoshan Select Single Malt Scotch Whisky
I’m home in New York for the holidays, and with very little else to do around the house I found myself working my way through my father’s liquor cabinet. Some
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