If you’ve been looking for a gift for your dog loving friends and loved ones, you may have stumbled across some toys that look oddly similar to famous brands of
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Whiskey Review: Copper Still Single Barrel Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey
Last week, we reviewed a straight bourbon whiskey from Copper Still. It had some good levels of rye spice (apple, black pepper, etc) and made for a fine cocktail spirit.
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Copper Still Single Barrel Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey
I’m always intrigued by no-name brands, especially from regions that aren’t widely known as whiskey-producing areas of the United States. Whiskey is an insanely crowded market where brand identity is
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Tailgate Cinnamon Apple Moonshine
Dan in Chicago, 6’2” and 240 pounds… *ding* If you’ve ever listened to the Dan Patrick Show on radio or streaming, you’ll recognize the common introduction by most callers. While I
Continue reading2022 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time again — time to stress about pretty much everything. Which gift are you going to get your Uncle Joe? Do you have enough food for everyone for
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Fierce Whiskers Five O’ Clock Shadow Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
There are a growing number of distilleries in the Austin area, and the newest one to open its doors is Fierce Whiskers. We visited them a little over a year
Continue readingIs Balvenie’s New $14,500 Bottle of 42 Year Old Scotch Worth the Price Tag?
The Balvenie distillery is one of the last holdouts in the industry doing pretty much everything in-house (what we could call a “grain to glass” distillery in other parts of
Continue readingWhiskey Review: McFarlane’s Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Picking up a bottle of no-name bourbon off the liquor store shelf is a little bit like pulling the lever on a slot machine. On occasion, this approach has been
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Balcones Tres Hombres Whiskey
The folks up north at Balcones Distilling have a pretty good track record with whiskey collaborations. We reviewed their Shiner Bock collaboration Balcones Texas Bock about two years ago and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Key West Trading Co. Smugglers Choice Bourbon Whiskey
A few months ago I was in the Florida Keys, browsing the bourbon selection at a local store on Summerland Key. Unsurprisingly, I saw a lot of the larger brands
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Bib & Tucker 6 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
There are plenty of new bourbons on the market these days, but not all of them come from actual distilleries. Some of them source their spirits elsewhere, do something interesting
Continue readingReview: Treaty Oak Peach Julep Cocktail
Pre-mixed cocktails are something that distilleries are increasingly putting out on the market, and the folks at Treaty Oak are no different. While these bottles are sometimes a bit questionable,
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Hudson Whiskey This Is Your Favorite Whiskey
This bottle boasts a pretty bold statement on its label: “This Is Your Favorite Whiskey”. To be fair, Hudson Whiskey hasn’t led us astray yet — I’ve been tasting their
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Tullamore Dew Caribbean Rum Cask Finished Irish Whiskey
I like whiskey, and I like rum — so it would make logical sense that a combination of these two spirits would be even more delicious, right? That’s the same
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Tullamore Dew Cider Cask Finished Irish Whiskey
We’ve reviewed Tullamore Dew in the past and, while it didn’t exactly knock our socks off, it did seem like a good base whiskey that provides some interesting opportunities for
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