Review: Grey Goose Essences, Complete Lineup
Grey Goose makes standard flavored vodkas, and now it expands those offerings with a spinoff line called Essences, part of the new craze in vodka that sees brands relying on real fruit and natural ingredients — and no added sugar in the case of Essences — to create unusual flavor combinations that at least give…
Review: The Irishman Founder’s Reserve and Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Walsh Whiskey is the home of Writers’ Tears and The Irishman, a more mainstream brand that spans at least 8 expressions of Irish whiskey. Today we look at two of the most widely available bottlings, a traditional blend and a single malt. Both carry no age statement. Let’s dig in. The Irishman Founder’s Reserve Irish Whiskey…
Review: Old Carter American Whiskey Batch 4
With their periodic releases of single barrel and small batch bourbons and ryes, Mark and Sherri Carter, purveyors of the Old Carter brand, haven’t really given the whiskey world anything it can’t already find from a number of other independent bottlers. Sure, their palates are clearly impressive, as they’ve carefully selected some exceptional whiskeys over…
Recipe: Death & Taxes
Split base cocktails are drinks in which the spirit foundation – it’s “base” – is a mix of two different types of alcohol. Often, it’s alcohols from the same general family, like bourbon and Scotch or tequila and mezcal. But every now and then, a confident (some would argue overconfident) mixologist will push the bounds…
Review: Barrell Bourbon Batch 29
Yes, bourbon people, it’s time for yet another Barrell Bourbon batch release. You knew it was coming, and here it is, Batch 29. Did you think I would say Batch 30? Because that one already hit shelves, too. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep up, but we’ll try harder. I promise. Like Batch 27 last year,…
Bar Review: Summit the Rooftop at the Conrad, Washington, D.C.
Few locations feel as decadent as a bar on the roof of a hotel. OK, maybe a pool on the rooftop is even better, but a bar is awfully close. In the heart of Washington, D.C.’s capitol district you’ll find the Conrad Hotel — a luxe Hilton property with excellent views of the top sights…
Review: Bache-Gabrielsen VS Tre Kors Cognac
This entry level Cognac is a blend of 25% Grande Champagne/Petite Champagne eau de vie and 75% Fins Bois eau de vie. It spends just two years in small oak barrels before bottling, qualifying it as a VS expression. Let’s dive in. The nose has many of the hallmarks of young Cognac — slightly astringent…
Review: Beak & Skiff Organic CBD Sparkling Water Mango Lime
There is no lack of inventiveness or boundaries in sight for use of CBDs, which are appearing ubiquitously in everything from lotions to candy to sparkling water, the latter being the subject of this review with Beak & Skiff’s latest offering: Organic, CBD-infused sparkling water with a mango lime flavor. (We recently reviewed some of…
