Up for review today is Four Roses Yellow Label, the company’s entry level product. Calling anything from Four Roses “entry level” though could be a bit of a misnomer. Unlike many bourbon boom companies that churn out poorly balanced, mediocre bourbon blends, you’d be hard pressed to find any Four Roses bourbon that doesn’t reach […]
Up for review today is Ardbeg Uigeadail. It’s a bottle of scotch that in some sense needs no introduction. It has, after all, been introduced by many whisky experts so many times before, including by Jim Murray, who in 2015 named it the World Whiskey of the Year. That designation alone (setting aside the whisky’s […]
With over thirteen decades making whiskey, Four Roses is a whiskey brand that is both revered and vehemently defended by its fans. Though I always have enjoyed Four Roses, my journey on the global whiskey trail took me a bit too quickly out of Kentucky so I’m taking the first few months of 2018 to […]
I’m from Portland, Oregon, currently living in New York City with my wife, Catherine. Catherine’s family lives in Fairfax, Virginia, and we make a few trips down there a year to see family. I had complained a few times at how I hadn’t been able to try many of Virginia’s many whiskey distilleries. One of […]
When I first started sipping whiskey, I was a big bourbon guy. The typical bourbon flavor profile is much more approachable than say, a scotch whisky, so bourbon was a great place to start. But over the years, I’ve found my palate has drifted towards a greater appreciation of rye whiskey (starting off with High […]
When I have friends over, whiskey (and/or cigars) is usually involved. For the New Years party my wife Catherine and I were hosting at home, I brought out two bottles: Michter’s Single Barrel Rye and High West Midwinter Night’s Dram. A good friend of mine brought along the bottle of A.D. Laws Four Grain Bourbon, […]
Every now and again I actually follow the whiskey recommendations I’m given (I have a terrible memory so it’s nothing personal guys!). In this case, Belle Meade whiskey was recommended by a good friend of mine. I haven’t been able to find it in New York City where I live but after traveling down to Virginia for Christmas, […]