Whiskeys Of The Year 2023
It is that time of the year when Matt and I pick our favorite whiskeys from the past year. Once again, we disagreed on the best whiskey we have tasted this year. We started by blind tasting all twelve of… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Woodinville Cask Strength 100% Rye Whiskey
On our recent trip to visit the Woodinville Distillery in Woodinville, Washington, we picked up a bottle of their cask strength rye whiskey. I really enjoyed the taste of this rye whiskey in their tasting room and I knew I… Continue Reading →
A Trip To Woodinville Distillery In Washington State
Rosemary and I recently made a trip to Washington State. We booked a voyage on the American Empress that cruised the Snake and Columbia Rivers. We decided to fly into Seattle a few days early since we had never been… Continue Reading →
A Wheat Recipe Bourbon To Replace Weller Special Reserve
This is a question I am often asked: “What should I get when I can’t find Weller Special Reserve?” It is a relevant question as Weller has gotten hard to find and is expensive when you locate it. When I… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut Bourbon
Frey Ranch Distillery is a farmer-distillery in Fallon, Nevada. The family have been farming the land there since the 1850s. Co-founders Colby and Ashley Frey and Master Distiller Russell Weldrake are making excellent whiskeys on the farm. They raise t…
A History Of Louisville Bourbon Bars
Bourbon tourism is booming in Louisville. It was not always the case and Louisville’s Bourbon Bars are part of the reason for this growth in tourism. Back in the early 1990s, Susan Riegler wrote an article for the Courier-Journal about… Continue Read…
Book Review – American History Through A Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, And Popular Music Helped Shape A Nation
The author of this book, Harris Cooper, is not a historian and it shows. He is a Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Emeritus at Duke University. I give him credit in that he picked an interesting subject to write about…. Continue Reading …
Whiskey Of The Month -December 2023 – Leiper’s Fork Rye Bottled-in-Bond
In the past, Matt and I reviewed the single barrel rye that was cask strength and sold only in the gift shop at the distillery. On my recent visit to Leiper’s Fork Distillery, I picked up their Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey…. Continue Reading …
Cruising The Snake And Columbia Rivers On The American Empress Steamboat
Rosemary and I recently took a cruise on the American Empress Steamboat on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. We flew into Seattle, Washington a few days early to visit that city. Neither of us had been there before and we… Continue Reading →
Has Jack Daniel’s Lost Its Pride?
Whenever I share my post about Tennessee Whiskey, I get a lot of comments claiming that Tennessee Whiskey is Bourbon. One person quoted the Master Distiller at Jack Daniel stating that Jack Daniel’s whiskey is Bourbon. When I started in… Continue Rea…