We recently took a look at the bourbon offering from Heaven Hill’s new Grain to Glass series, and now it’s time to turn our attention to the rye. If you haven’t
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We recently took a look at the bourbon offering from Heaven Hill’s new Grain to Glass series, and now it’s time to turn our attention to the rye. If you haven’t
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There’s something undeniably appealing about a whiskey that doesn’t want to sit on your shelf. Most bourbons are designed for the bar cart, the china cabinet, maybe the Instagram-worthy liquor
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Heaven Hill is one of those distilleries that you just can’t seem to escape. Whether it’s Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Henry McKenna, or any number of their other brands, their products
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As a born and raised Mets fan, the start of baseball season is always a celebration. And if you’re going to celebrate the crack of the bat, the smell of
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For those who live outside the great city of Chicago, you may not realize that we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day twice. Sure we break out the whiskey on the day
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If you’ve ever been to southwest Michigan, you may have noticed that there is no shortage of breweries or wineries. Among that crowded crowd of spirits, though, one name stands out: Journeyman. Located
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For me, summer trips usually means spending some time in southwest Michigan, specifically New Buffalo. (As an Ohio State guy, I usually hate all things “that state up north” — but
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I’m currently in Michigan getting away from the city for a few days. And as always, I have to check out the local liquor store for some interesting finds. Now,
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Every so often, I come across a bottle of whiskey that is going to either be extremely good or extremely bad. And never more so when it’s a bottle of
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Diageo, the large liquor conglomerate owner of Johnnie Walker, likes to use their scotch in entertainment related tie-ins. From the “Johnny Drama” bottle for the Entourage movie to the White
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I’ve been in Raleigh, North Carolina for about two years now, having transplanted from Austin, Texas. While Austin has a good number of local distilleries these days, the Raleigh crowd
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Once a year, I escape from Chicago to spend a few weeks in the Florida Keys, trading the bustle of the big city for sitting on a deck as the
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We’ve reviewed Ezra Brooks’ Black Label Bourbon Whiskey before, and it did a pretty good job for a bottle priced under fifteen bucks (at the time). There were some good
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Before you even pour a drop of Pendleton Original Canadian Whisky, the bottle tells a story. An old school medicine bottle with a label sporting a bucking bronco — this
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There are a group of bottles that have been catching my eye recently, one of which is from a distillery called New Riff. Located on the Kentucky side of the Ohio
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