Tasting the White Wines of Uruguay, 2024 Releases
Uruguay is hardly a region that Americans know much about — particularly when it comes to its wine production. The second smallest country in South America is largely known as something of a tony vacation spot for Argentinians, but it’s a rising star in the wine world, producing a wide assortment of coastal-driven bottlings. Rob…
Review: Bunnahabhain 30 Years Old
Islay Scotch producer Bunnahabhain has two new core offerings in the United States: 30 and 40 year old single malts. Both of them carry suggested price tags in the low four digits, taking the brand’s regular stateside offerings into new, ultra-premium territory. Today, we’re looking at the 30 year old whisky, an unpeated single malt…
Review: Highland Park 21 Years Old (2023)
We revisited the top of the Highland Park core range earlier this year with a fresh look at the brand’s much-loved 18-year-old expression. That bottle, along with the 12- and 15-year-old offerings, recently got a packaging makeover, trading in the tattoos (and Nordic subtitles) for a new streamlined and contemporary label that celebrates their…
Review: Glenmorangie Triple Cask Reserve, “The Original” 12, “The Infinita” 18, and “A Tale of Ice Cream”
Our friends at Glenmorangie recently did a broad revamp of their core lineup, mixing up just about everything we thought we knew about the brand, right down to the divisive, new, and very contemporary label redesign. The revamp has touched a number of expressions, but none is more visible than the new version of The Original,…
Review: Wines of Duca di Salaparuta, 2024 Releases
Sicily’s Duca di Salaparuta can be found in Sicily, where it has the distinction of being the first winery to bottle 100% Nero d’Avola, way back in 1984. This year the winery celebrates its 200th anniversary, and it’s still at it today, turning out a range of wines both white and red from this storied…
Review: Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet
I’m a sucker for a cool package, and I thought I’d seen everything… but this is something new. With Ice Chalet, Johnnie Walker‘s latest limited edition Blue Label bottling, your bottle of whisky gets a special jacket to keep it nice an cozy. Specifically, it’s a puffer-style winter coat emblazoned with JW branding, with just…
Review: Wheel Horse Cigar Blend Bourbon 2024
Wheel Horse Whiskey has crafted a sturdy standing upon bottling affordable bourbon distilled by Green River in Owensboro, Kentucky. As a fledgling Green River waited to release whiskey under its branding, Wheel Horse served as one of the first brands to bottle quality Owensboro whiskey at a respectable 101 proof. Early iterations of Wheel Horse…
Review: Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Ice Wine
Ever taste a whiskey or a wine at an event, a bar, or a tasting room and think “God that’s amazing!” only to buy a bottle and get home with it, then pour yourself a glass at last and think… “meh.” This is not that whiskey. I encountered Barrell’s Cask Finish Series: Ice Wine at…
