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Eagle Rare: The Bourboniest Bourbon?
Read More: Eagle Rare: The Bourboniest Bourbon?Friends, dillweeds, celibate Tibetan monks, Eagle Rare might not be the best bourbon I’ve ever had, but it sure as hell is the bourboniest. From booze to bottle, Eagle Rare slaps you in the face with the big dick of unabashed American patriotism. It’s the kind of bottle you’d expect to have a tiny red…
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Angel’s Envy Rye: a personal lesson in judging booze by its bottle
Read More: Angel’s Envy Rye: a personal lesson in judging booze by its bottleFriends, coworkers, bottom-dwelling sewer people, listen here and listen well. I like a good cask finish more than I like an impressive age statement. Give me flavor, give me novelty, give me something to talk about. But until now, don’t you dare give me Angel’s Envy. We all have a brand that we irrationally hate, right?…
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Weller Antique 107 – Soon May the Wellerman Come
Read More: Weller Antique 107 – Soon May the Wellerman ComeWelle welle welle, what do we have here? Ah, yes. Welle. r. Weller is a wheated bourbon, meaning that its mashbill uses wheat instead of rye. Other classic wheaters include Larceny, Makers Mark, and Wheat Thins. Candidly, I’ve never picked up on any categorical difference in taste between wheaters and regular bourbon. Fun Fact: if…
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Bootleg Midwinter Night’s Dram: I tried to find out if there’s any noticeable difference between a port cask finish and just blending port directly into the whiskey
Read More: Bootleg Midwinter Night’s Dram: I tried to find out if there’s any noticeable difference between a port cask finish and just blending port directly into the whiskeyI love a good cask-finished whiskey, but one question always nagged at me. Is there any real difference between cask finishing in say, ex-port barrels, and just… putting a little bit of port into the whiskey itself? “Ah, child. My sweet, sweet, confused child. It’s okay to have those thoughts. Heck, I used to have similar thoughts!…
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Barrell Gray Label Bourbon
Read More: Barrell Gray Label BourbonFriends, lovers, anonymous internet cretins, listen here and listen well. The whiskey gods have smiled upon me. This bottle may be the most fortuitous in my collection. Why? Because it was free, and I didn’t have to commit any felonies to make it free. This bottle typically runs for $250 and it’s a blended bourbon with a 15…
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Midwinter Night’s Dram (Act 9 scene 4): the meaning of Christmas distilled into a bottle
Read More: Midwinter Night’s Dram (Act 9 scene 4): the meaning of Christmas distilled into a bottleHigh West’s Midwinter Night’s Dram is just High West’s Rendezvous Rye, but finished in port barrels. It’s a seasonal release and has become extremely sought after, making it hard to find. Why Did I Buy It: Because I’m obsessive and compulsive and the bottle looks nice and Christmasy and I like Christmas. That’s not the…
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Barrell Seagrass vs. Seagrass Gray Label
Read More: Barrell Seagrass vs. Seagrass Gray LabelBarrell Seagrass is a rye finished in a combination of rum, apricot brandy, and wine barrels. There’s no age statement, but apparently the ryes they use range from 5 to 12 years old. Retails for about $80. The seagrass gray label is the same thing, but with a 16 year age statement and $250 price…
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Oppidan Smoke + Sea: the answer to why there aren’t more peated bourbons
Read More: Oppidan Smoke + Sea: the answer to why there aren’t more peated bourbonsToday’s review is Oppidan Smoke + Sea, a bottle which I didn’t recognize but bought because of its cask finish, pretty label, and a personal lack of self control. This bottle, if nothing else, is unique. It’s a bourbon that was finished in peated Islay scotch barrels. It got me thinking–why isn’t peated bourbon more…
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Redbreast 21: an overpriced whiskey that might not actually be overpriced
Read More: Redbreast 21: an overpriced whiskey that might not actually be overpricedWhy Did I Buy This: I bought Redbreast 21 because I really enjoy Redbreast 12 year and decided to treat myself. After doing some research, I saw the reviews on this bottle were through the roof. It was the most consistently recommended 20+ year old bottle I saw. I spent $350 on it and, spoiler…
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Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea: a gimmick I can’t fault them for
Read More: Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea: a gimmick I can’t fault them forToday’s review is Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea, a bottle with a very cool premise. The schtick is that the bourbon is finished in casks which are strapped to a cargo ship that sails around the world doing boat things. The claim is that this “hyper-ages” the bourbon through the movement, the temperature fluctuations, and…
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