This Round's Mine Lifeās short, so drink your whiskey wisely, and have fun Full abstinence from alcohol isn't essential, says Feldhaus. An occasional consumer of beer and wine in the company of friends and with food, he balances alcoholās drawbacks and its benefits.
Tequila Reviews Lagrimas 'La Sabina' Reposado Tequila Focuses on Terroir It's fantastic on the palate: coating, honeyed and tingling with a little serrano pepper. You can't miss the dried pineapple and mango or butterscotch that migrates from the nose to the palate. There are no flaws in this reposado.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon Balances Sweet and Savory Perfectly The nose includes aromas like marshmallow, chocolate and charred oak. You're halfway to a s'more just by smelling it. The nose is expressive with dried cherry and raisin, along with lemon curd and pie crust. The balance between sweet and spicy is precisely dialed in.
Wheat Whiskey Reviews Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Comes of Age at 10 Years It's the best Bernheim I've ever had. Much as I really enjoyed the 19-year Heaven Hill Heritage Collection Wheat Whiskey and its fruity-floral delicacies, I dig the broader and deeper barrel influence on this one.
Tequila Reviews Lagrimas 'La Sabina' Plata Tequila Might Leave You Lachrymose The nose is wide ranging and begins with roasted agave before moving to agua miel, then vinazes followed by freshly baked baguette and then off to tropical flowers and roasted green pepper. All of that rolls in atop a perpetual hum of petrichor mingled with peppermint.
Wheat Whiskey Reviews Collaboration on Single Mash Bill Yields 'Wow' Wheat Whiskies from New Riff and Chattanooga The Chattanooga release brings a creamy texture to the Confluence. Where the New Riff iteration stands out is in its boldness. It is multi-dimensional and complex.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Triple Casks Drive Flavor in Whiskey Row Small Batch Bourbon Significant fruit and spice come in on the palate. Golden raisin and grape fill the mouth alongside baking spice. Mouthfeel is rich, weighty and viscous. Every room-temp sip makes you want another and confirms that neat always is the way to go with this bourbon.
This Round's Mine Fourteen Years of Not Selling Out So tonight, wherever you are and whatever's in your glass ā raise it. We made it fourteen years. That deserves at least a few pours.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Strange Raven 6-Year: A Bourbon Worth Paying Attention To Compared to many of the sourced NDP releases launched over the last six months, this is one of the better ones I've tasted.
Tequila Reviews Cambio Tequila Reposado Review I have to admit, I didn't immediately like this tequila, mostly because I thought it a little stingy on agave aroma and flavor. But sticking with this spirit over time taught me that this is as much about barrel choices as tequila production. This is an exceptional spirit.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Elijah Craig A126 Barrel Proof Rye Review: A Powerful and Focused Pour This is not just an outstanding whiskey, it's a terrific Kentucky-style rye on the order of the 115-proof single barrel Knob Creek beasts that roamed retailers' shelves several years ago.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Ingram Straight Rye Whiskey Review: A 'Fryeday' sipper The nose is candied and led by a combo of vanilla, caramel, white frosting and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes. It's a quick shift to bubblegum, warmed peaches and strawberries and lemon tart before moving to toasted oak, campfire and a breakfast toast.
Tequila Reviews Cambio Tequila Blanco Review The palate is even more exciting. It's simultaneously sweet and tart, coating yet refreshing. Imagine an adult version of Sprite that's alcoholic, tingly, lightly sweet but with the tang of tamarindāand you want to sip it neat all the time.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews New King of Kentucky Small Batch: 3 proofs, 12-18 year bourbons Whatās so appealing about King of Kentucky is that while mostly traditional bourbon notes are expressed in it, all are turned up to 11. That makes it one my favorite bourbons ever. Itās liquid goodness amplified by time, heat-cycled warehouses and a caretakerās patience.
Paid-members only This Round's Mine What the Four Roses Sale Actually Means This isn't a disaster. It's not a guarantee of greatness either. Gallo has the resources and distribution muscle to make Four Roses bigger. Whether they make it better depends on how much they meddle.
Cocktails I Tried Every Cocktail at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Along the way, we hit a few unexpected twists: accidentally wandering into an allocated bourbon tasting, and navigating everything from meticulously batched cocktails to a full āchoose your own adventureā bar where you could build your cocktail from the ground up.
Bottle Hard Truth 6-Year Sweet Mash Rye: A Rich, Sophisticated Sipper Whether such rye uniqueness is owed to sweet mashing, unique fermentation, barrel selection or a combination of all three, I don't know. All I know is this is a terrific whiskey in every possible way.
This Round's Mine Which of the two Four Roses Barrel-Aged Beers is Our Favorite? Created in 2007 as a "secret" holiday gift for staffers, the "secret" got out quickly enough that it became a commercial line extension in 2008. When offered a 16-ounce sample of it this year, I didn't hesitate to accept.
Paid-members only After Hours Is this really the voice of reason? So, in an effort to prove the critics wrongāor possibly confirm their suspicionsāwe decided to run an experiment. What happens if we intentionally include a voice of reason in our video tasting reviews?
Tequila Reviews El Tesoro Anejo Tequila Mundial: Yamakazi Edition Review Trust me, heavy hitters are involved in this release. I've been to La AlteƱa and met both Camarena siblings, and they are amazing people making amazing tequilas. So let's talk about this one.
Breaking Boundaries or Garanimals for Drinkers? Love it or hate it, this redesign opens up a bigger conversation about bourbon branding, usability, and how whiskey companies are trying to stand out in a market thatās only getting louder.
