Review: 2018 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Famiglia Pasqua’s wines are always exciting, whether you’re sipping on the luxe Mai Dire Mai Amarone or its more affordable Amarone della Valpollicella. It’s the latter we’re tasting today — the 2013 Amarone, which we reviewed last year, is still the current vintage. For the Valpolicella, we’ve skipped ahead from 2016 to 2018 — note…
Review: The Glenrothes 25 Years Old (2024)
In late 2023, storied Speyside single malt producer The Glenrothes announced a new bottling of their oldest core expression: 25 Years Old. It’s aged a full quarter century across first-fill sherry (“a high proportion,” according to the brand), American oak, and European oak barrels. We’ve reviewed The Glenrothes 10, 12, and 18 year releases before.…
Review: Papapietro Perry 2022 Chardonnay Peters Vineyard and 2021 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Papapietro Perry doesn’t just have one of the liveliest company names in Sonoma, it also makes some of its best, under-the-radar wines. 2024’s releases include these two wines, both from the Russian River Valley which Pappietro Perry calls home. 2022 Papapietro Perry Chardonnay Peters Vineyard – Russian River Valley chardonnay, on point. Oak and vanilla…
Review: Blue Run Flight Series II Bourbon – Yosemite Pine
Coors-owned Blue Run recently dropped a new series of non-age-stated, sourced bourbons, the second edition in its “micro-batch” Flight Series. We missed out on Flight Series I, so we don’t have a point of comparison outside of other Blue Run releases, but here’s the scoop on what it’s all about. Blue Run Flight Series II…
Review: 2023 Justin Sauvignon Blanc and Rose
Justin is back with two new releases from its 2023 vintage, both fruit-forward wines designed for sipping as this long hot summer comes to a close. 2023 Justin Sauvignon Blanc Central Coast – Massively tropical, a contrast to last year’s more restrained wine. The big pineapple rush up front moves into coconut cream in short…
Review: Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Bourbon (2024)
Garrison Brothers’ Laguna Madre release is its most prized whiskey, and three years ago Monica took our first look at the product, followed by a look at the 2022 version by Frank a year later. The annually released, limited edition is special because of its use of French Limousin oak as a finishing wood, in…
Review: Bulleit Rye 12 Years Old (2024)
Bulleit will forever be remembered for the role it played in popularizing rye whiskey, particularly in the craft cocktail space. With more than a little help from MGP, it introduced the world to the infamous 95/5 recipe, a style that today has many imitators in addition to the dozens (maybe hundreds?) of labels offering their…
Review: Whiskey Jypsi Legacy Batch 002
Drinkhacker celebriwhiskey favorite Jypsi is back with the second edition of its Legacy series, Batch 002. “The Alchemist” is another complicated blend that we’ll allow the brand bosses to describe to you: “The Alchemist” builds on Batch 001’s award-winning approach of cross-category blending to create reconstructed mash bills, with 3 whiskeys – each over 10…
