Category: Spirits

The first time I tried the Glenfarclas 10 Year Scotch Whisky was during a trip to Innsbruck, Austria in the dead of winter. I don’t ski, though, so to pass

I feel like every time I see the word “old” in branding, I immediately distrust it. I don’t know if that’s because I’ve been too jaded by marketing hype for

There are two great tragedies in the history of American bourbon. The first is well known: the prohibition era shutdown of the American alcohol industry, which killed a number of

One of the things I appreciate about the time and effort I’ve put into this blog is that it has helped me refine my preferences and better understand exactly what

With autumn right around the corner, it’s about that time: break out the apple cider doughnuts, pumpkin spice lattes, and prepare yourself for lots of sweater-weather instagrams. One of the

I’m a sucker for apple pie. There have been more than a handful of occasions where I’ve been on a strict keto diet and doing great losing some weight, only

Most whiskey in the world has a single root: Scotland. Both America and Japan were inoculated directly from that source, with Scottish immigrants bringing their expertise to these newer whiskey

Japanese whiskey is still a bit of a novelty, but it’s nowhere near the level of obscurity that it once was. For me, Suntory Toki was one of the first

We reviewed Solan Number One about a year ago, and it has consistently been one of our most popular reviews to date. For good reason — it’s delicious, inexpensive, and

WhistlePig is a name that I’ve heard before, but not one that I’ve had a lot of experience with. Their products are normally a little out of my price range,

Usually, neutral grain spirits are an ingredient to be hidden, ashamed of even, in a whiskey bottle. It’s commonly used as filler, a cheap alternative to properly aged and produced

I’ve been hearing about Jim Beam’s Devil’s Cut bourbon for years, thanks to a major marketing push when it was first launched on the market. I never took the time

When we think of whiskey and the United Kingdom, most of us immediately think of Scotland with its long and storied history with the spirit. But surprisingly, the UK’s oldest