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
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Whiskey 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 readingWhiskey Review: Henry McKenna Single Barrel
A few weeks ago, we reviewed Five Brother’s Bourbon from Heaven Hill. I had first tried it on a tasting tour at the distillery (the “Magic of the Mashbill” experience). That
Continue readingWhiskey Review: FEW Spirits All Secrets Known
Named after the first track on their 2009 album “Black Gives Way to Blue”, this whiskey is a collaboration between Alice in Chains and FEW Spirits. Now, it’s no secret that
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels
During the final leg of my recent Louisville trip, our crew embarked on a brisk 4-block stroll down Main Street to reach Angel’s Envy, marking our sixth distillery visit and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Maker’s Mark Private Selection
The final stop on my recent Bardstown tour saw us take a winding hilly road into Loretto, Kentucky to Star Hill Farm… aka the home of Maker’s Mark. Minor spoiler
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Savage & Cooke Second Glance American Whiskey
Whiskey distillers don’t tend to stray too far from the normal pattern of bottle designs. In the vast majority of cases, distillers are more organic chemistry nerds at heart than
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Noah’s Mill Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The third stop on my bourbon tour in Bardstown, Kentucky was the Willett Distillery. Sadly, my group did not have time to do a full tour, but it was a
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Garage Oil Spirits American Badass Whiskey
I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting brands of whiskey, especially those based in the Austin area. Garage Oil Spirits is one of those local brands I’ve heard
Continue readingWhisky Review: Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky
We spent all of October confronting the terrifying things that lurk on the bottom shelf of the liquor store, and I was really happy to return to the good stuff
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Five Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The second stop on my recent Bardstown whiskey tour was at Heaven Hill Distillery, which was another gleaming modern facility surrounded by rickhouses as far as the eye can see.
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