Review: 2018 Casanova di Neri IrRosso Toscana IGT
Established in 1971, Casanova di Neri is top shelf producer of Brunello di Montalcino. With IrRosso, it blends up 90% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot to create a youthful but classically Italian wine that pops with notes of fresh cherry, raspberry, and an herbal layer that offers notes of fresh rosemary, thyme,…
Review: High N’ Wicked The Honorable Bourbon 12 Years Old
High N’ Wicked is a new whiskey brand based out of Jackson, Wyoming, but beyond that, there’s not a lot I can tell you about their operation. It’s almost certainly a non-distilling producer, as their stated mission is to “present and develop unique American whiskies – releasing singular expressions annually that it deems worth of…
Review: Liber & Co. Toasted Coconut Syrup
Liber & Co.’s latest syrupy concoction is virtually unique in the market: A syrup built around toasted coconuts. It’s made with a Fair Trade-certified toasted coconut butter from the Philippines, plus cane sugar, lemon oil, salt, and rosemary extract. That ingredient list doesn’t lie: while a freshly toasted grating of sweetened coconut immediately hits the…
Review: Patron x JonBoy Margarita Collection Kit
For Cinco de Mayo this year, Patron Tequila has partnered with tattoo artist JonBoy and the Cocktail Courier website to produce all the ingredients needed to make a Fresh Ink Smoked Margarita. There’s a choice of JonBoy artwork when you order, and this is included in the package by way of coasters and cocktail stoppers,…
Review: Daddy Rack Tennessee Whiskey
Daddy Rack — yes, I know — is a new craft whiskey out of Columbia, Tennessee, and before you ask, yes, this is a “Tennessee Whiskey,” a bourbon which undergoes the Lincoln County Process of charcoal mellowing before it goes into barrel, which are full-sized barrels which have a #3 char applied. The whiskey is…
Review: Jose Cuervo Strawberry Light Margarita
Almost a decade ago, the proprietor of this site sallied forth into the then-great unknown of light margarita mixes with less than favorable results. Undeterred and out of sheer force of will, tequila juggernaut Cuervo remains a major force in carving a niche market for folks who enjoy a marg or two but who wish…
Review: Beers of Toppling Goliath, 2021 Releases
Toppling Goliath is a brewery based in Decorah, Iowa, and while the outfit produces plenty of different styles, the focus seems to be heavily in the land of the IPA. That’s fine by me, of course, and today we dig into four beers from the operation, all poured from 16 oz cans. Toppling Goliath ZeeLander…
4 Mixologists Pushing Bourbon Cocktails to New Heights
Prior to the “Bourbon Boom” of the 2010s, America’s Native Spirit far-too-often took a backseat in the world of cocktail development. And while there isn’t always a singular reason behind spirits trends, there’s long been a perception that rye whiskey’s stereotypically “spicier” flavors held up better in a cocktail than bourbon. But as many whiskey…
