This Lychee liqueur barrel finished cask strength whisky is a premium product from Nantou Distillery. It sells for over two-thousand dollars a bottle. It’s a unique product to a region that's known for their lychees.
Read MoreJ.P. Wiser’s Rare Cask Seven Rebels is a terrific rye, with no (or very little) rye grain in it. Instead, burnt staves were used to impart a very spicy oaky note that’ll trick the senses that this is a high rye whisky. It’s a fascinating product, with an interesting history.
Read MoreWhile Pappy Van Winkle gets the credit for popularizing luxury Bourbon, I’d like to argue that it’s not the most influential style of bourbon. If you look at oaky high-proof bombs of today, that style of whisky started with George T. Stagg. It’s the bourbon that influenced a bunch of influencers to love oaky bourbons. Thus (potentially) dramatically changing the types of whiskies coming to market.
Read MoreSam Simmons, the head of Atom Brands (and former global ambassador to The Balvenie), ran a tasting at The Caledonian last month. He was, as per his usual style, forthcoming. He made clear that he doesn’t want bloggers to write about Darkness Sherry Cask 8 Year Old. “It’s not about that. It’s about enjoying a terrific scotch with friends,” he said.
Read MoreA while ago Maker’s Mark had a problem. They made the perfect clean smooth wheated bourbon. Meanwhile, a modern palate wanted more ‘rye’ spice, and more ‘oaky’ notes, and other elements that Maker’s Mark’s perfect formula was lacking. Their ingenious answer was to use oak staves in a brief extra-maturation process to add additional flavours to the whisky. Maker’s Mark 46 was born, and the results were terrific.
Read MoreLast Straw Distillery is located just north of Toronto, in the township on Vaughn. While they’re aging traditional whiskies, and they released their first rye late last year, they’ve also dug deep into the archives by fermenting and distilling in the ways of moonshiners.
Read MoreA whisky review of Little Book Chapter One The Easy, Little Book Chapter Two Noe Simple Task, and Little Book Chapter 3 “The Road Home” and a closer look into their stories, the bourbon category, and the general American whisky category.
Read MoreThe Macallan Edition Series celebrates inspiration. This is a review of the fifth edition, and it’s a beautiful single malt scotch. Each of the limited releases are inspired by unique collaborators. A lot is said about the stories behind these whiskies, and you can read about all of that here. Let’s focus on the whisky, because there’s already plenty to talk about!
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