Store picks! We sip on some private pick Knob Creek and can't seem to math the actual age even with the required dates right in front of us. Then we sip some Wild Turkey 101 and continue to be amazed at how delicious this inexpensive bottle is. Finally, we retrieve…
How about some corn whiskey? Kentucky, Texas, and Mexico! For just a little while, we forget about bourbon, rye, and Scotch whiskies and focus on corn. Using suggestions from viewers (thanks, Bender) and my local liquor store (thanks, Max at #hazelsbeverageworld), we try three very different corn whiskeys and enjoy…
The first Friday sips of 2022! How about that other Tennessee Whiskey? We open up a local store pick Jack Daniels single barrel at 94 proof. Then we sip on some Old Forester 1920 and get into a Booker's Beaten Biscuits batch. The Lincoln County process, corn whiskey, and a…
The first Friday sips of 2022! What were Dan's favorites from 2021? Well, we both fell for Deerhammer, Wild Turkey products, and Dickel. Cheers! Join us next week for Friday Sips Live!
Open the Bottle - Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Bourbon Bottled In Bond Store Pick from Hazel's Beverage World in Boulder, CO Store picks are fun and they are especially exciting when the pick is a brand or bottle that has become difficult to find on shelves. That is the…
The last sips of 2021 and a renewed faith in whiskey geeks. Also, no Dan. My new favorite whiskey is the Russell's Reserve 13 year Bourbon was a high point of 2021. The proliferation of George Dickel 15 year single barrels in stores all over the place. Dan and I…
Open the Bottle - Old Forester Bourbon Single Barrel Select from Hazel's in Boulder, CO I generally like Old Forester Bourbon. It's all solid in my opinion but of course, I lean toward what I think they call the Whisky Row Series (they don't use the 'e'), specifically 1897, 1910,…
Open the Bottle - Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey Barrel Select I haven't been so excited about MGP produced whiskey ... well, ever. But once in a while, a really good one comes along and their 95/5 mashbill rye is certainly popular. So, will this be one of those upside surprise…
Tasting whiskey blind, that is without knowing what sort of bourbon, rye, or scotch whisky you're drinking, is the only way to remove the bias and know for sure if you like a whiskey or if you've just been caught up in the hype. I think that's right but even…
Are George T Stagg and Stagg Jr really so similar as some folks suggest? We drink to find out! There are some in the whiskey world who insist that Stagg Jr is as good or better than George T Stagg. Dan and I have been a bit split on that…
Open the Bottle - Knob Creek 9-year-old small batch bourbon whiskey How about a quality bourbon from an old, giant distillery that carries a 9 year age statement for $28? Yeah, I'll take a few of those myself. I love Beam products and certainly like Knob Creek bourbon and rye…
Open the Bottle - Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon Store Pick Getting into a store pick of Knob Creek bourbon should be a good time. As a big fan of Booker's, I should like this, right? Well, I sure do! Is this worth double the price of a standard…
Back to the Bottle but not for whiskey - this is the FourSquare Sagacity 12 yr single blended Rum I don't know much about rum but this has been a delicious bottle to learn from. It's partially distilled in pot stills and partially distilled in column stills and then blended…
We'll find something interesting or noteworthy or just tasty to sip on live on Friday afternoons to kick off the weekend. Got questions or comments? Bring'em on! Join us next week for Friday Sips Live!
We'll find something interesting or noteworthy or just tasty to sip on live on Friday afternoons to kick off the weekend. Got questions or comments? Bring'em on! Here are some details about the Nikka Coffey Grain whisky from the brand itself -https://www.nikka.com/eng/brands/coffey-grain-malt/ - including a better description than I gave…
We were working on some other productions for Dan's Slow Guy on the Fast Ride cycling content and we decided to take a few minutes and sip some whiskey. I brought two sample bottles with some Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond 8-year-old and an Old Forester Barrel Proof store pick…
We were working on some other productions for Dan's Slow Guy on the Fast Ride cycling content and we decided to take a few minutes and sip some whiskey. I brought two sample bottles with some Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond 8 year old and an Old Forester Barrel Proof…
Dan had a couple of really great bottles that needed to be put out of their misery so we decided to do that live! We also took a look at a new glass and compared it to some old favorites. We are sad to see that 2020 George T Stagg…
Open the Bottle - Old Fitzgerald 8 Year Bottled in Bond Decanter This is a bottle I've dreamed about for years and it's also another story about relationships working out when allocated whiskey is involved as I purchased this at retail. In my mind, there are two paths back to…
There are so many delicious whiskies to drink from around the world that no one person will probably ever come close to tasting them all but we should try to expand our palates, shouldn't we? Not that we stretch all that far but we have gotten hung up on bourbon…
Back to the Bottle - Maker's Mark Private Select Wheated Bourbon I got this 108.9 proof bottle from a store near Denver called Molly's. As with most Maker's Mark bourbons, I like this one very much. Frankly, I just have no interest in keeping up with all of their gyrations…
Sample Tasting - Boulder Spirits Adventure Kit: Bourbon Whiskeys More surprisingly delicious whiskey from a local, Colorado distillery. The Boulder Spirits Adventure Kit gives us 6 samples of their bourbon and single malt whiskeys and we dig into the bourbons to see what this local Boulder, Colorado distillery is producing.…
Sample Tasting - Boulder Spirits Adventure Kit: Malt Whiskey More surprisingly delicious whiskey from a local, Colorado distillery. The Boulder Spirits Adventure Kit gives us 6 samples of their bourbon and single malt whiskeys and we dig into the malts and taste through some tasty whiskey. These are wonderful examples…
Back to the Bottle - George Dickel 8 Year Old Bourbon Whisky Yep, you read that correctly. Bourbon, not the Tennessee whiskey George Dickel is known for around the world. Why? Well, because it has more of a bourbon vibe going on than it does a Tennessee whisky thing happening.…
