Review: Wines of Rombauer, 2023 Releases
A quartet of wines from our buddies at Rombauer — who are riding high now that they are basking in that Gallo acquisition money. Well done, folks! 2022 Rombauer Sauvignon Blanc – 76% Sonoma fruit, 24% Napa. Ultra-tropical, this is a Dole Whip in a glass, full of pineapple and cream and… well, that’s it.…
Review: Glenmorangie “A Tale of Tokyo”
Hey, I’m not the only one that loves Japan and Japanese whisky. Lately, even Scotland is getting in on the hype, with a range of mizunara-finished Scotches hitting the market at a steady clip. Up next is Glenmorangie’s turn, with it’s latest “Tale of” offering, A Tale of Tokyo. For this expression, Dr. Bill Lumsden…
Review: La Pulga Tequila – Blanco and Reposado
Tequila continues to take the country by storm but perhaps nowhere more so than in Texas. Three Ft. Worth-based entrepreneurs are getting in on the action with another addition to the growing La Pulga, a tequila distilled and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico but proudly born in “Cowtown.” Or so goes the press release. The name…
Review: WhistlePig “The Boss Hog X: The Commandments” Rye Whiskey 2023
There’s no more exciting time in whiskeydom than when WhistlePig drops its latest Boss Hog. Now in its tenth installment, the aggressively experimental whiskey series takes a new step into craziness, finishing its rye whiskey with truly Biblical flavors. There’s really no other option than to let WhistlePig explain The Commandments to you: A testament…
Review: Ragged Branch Bourbon Steak Bourbon
We dug into most of the bourbon lineup from Virginia’s Ragged Branch back in 2020, but now the distillery appears to be getting into the private barrel game in a unique way. The craft distillery, a Dave Pickerel protégé, is partnering with Washington, D.C.’s Bourbon Steak, described as Chef Michael Mina’s love letter to the…
Review: Dewar’s Double Double Aged 37 Years Old
Dewar’s Double Double Aged has long been the pinnacle of its collection, with three expressions variously aged 21, 27, and 32 years old. Now Dewar’s is upping the ante once again with the launch of Dewar’s Double Double 37 Years Old, a collection of single malts each aged independently for 37 years before finishing in…
Review: Russell’s Reserve Bourbon Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson F (2023)
Last year Wild Turkey’s Russell’s Reserve launched a curious special edition — a bourbon produced from a single rickhouse in its Camp Nelson campus. This year, the brand is back at it, drawing this 10 year old bourbon from building F instead of C, a structure which: …sits lower than its peers on the Camp…
Review: NA Beers of Big Drop Brewing
Based in Suffolk, England, Big Drop Brewing Co isn’t your usual across-the-pond brewing operation. And not just because they make a Mexican-style lager… but because all of their beers are non-alcoholic. (It also has operations in the U.S.; the beers reviewed below were all brewed in Illinois.) The company currently produces 7 different brews, all…
