“An experience you can spend the rest of your life with, it’s that good.” That’s the tag line that’s used for Hayes Parker Reserve Bourbon. Which is a pretty damn
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I’m pretty lucky that I’ve got a good supply of whiskey in the house, a collection that I acquired over the course of years that will keep me in business
Continue readingWhiskey Review: McAfee’s Benchmark Old No. 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
There are some things that grab my attention and make me want to check out a bottle of whiskey I’ve heard about. Sometimes it’s an interesting background. Sometimes there’s a
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I had a trip to Scotland booked for next week (March 15th – 20th). It’s a trip I’d been looking forward to for months, with planned visits to about four
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Long Island Spirits Pine Barrens American Single Malt Whiskey
I grew up in New York, and while most equate “New York” with “New York City”, there are actually a great deal of distinct areas within the state. My hometown
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I spend a good amount of time in the Hudson Valley, NY area. My wife was raised there and has friends that still live in the area that she regularly
Continue readingThis Weekend in Austin: 3rd Annual Texas Whiskey Festival
There’s no shortage of great things to do in Austin, Texas. Between the never ending live music and the delicious local food and drinks, there’s rarely a good reason to
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I love walking down the whiskey aisle and grabbing new things off the shelf. I never know what I’m going to find, and in this case I had no idea
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Nothing completes a trip to Austin like drinking some Texas whiskey. And for years, trekking out to Hill Country was the only way to get some local spirits. But there’s
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Michter’s US1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
The first time I heard about Michter’s was from Billions, the TV show. Apparently Michter’s sponsors the show, and as a result the cast gets a fresh bottle in their
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Banner Wheat Whiskey
There are more and more distilleries popping up in Texas, and especially in my local Austin area. One distillery that I hadn’t heard of before is Banner Distilling Co, and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Alamo Bourbon Black Label
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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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
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