Review: Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon
Smoke Wagon is the It Bourbon brand of the moment. It hails from Las Vegas’s Nevada H&C Distilling Co., and while its four expressions are all sourced stock from MGP, consumers have taken a shine to them all the same. In this review we look at Smoke Wagon Small Batch, a high rye bourbon which…
Review: One Eight Distilling Untitled Whiskey No. 17
Washington, D.C.’s One Eight Distilling is out with another edition in their Untitled whiskey line, No. 17. Fans of the brand may be wondering how No. 17 was released after last year’s No. 18. No, distiller Alex Laufer isn’t bad at math (I don’t think). When asked, he told me there was no good reason…
Review: Indeed Brewing Flavorwave IPA and Mexican Honey Light Lager
Minneapolis comes correct once again. Any city which can stake claim to Mary Richards, Prince, Michael Cina, and Rod Carew gets a massive thumbs up from this fella. Expectations for these Indeed Brewing releases were high, to be held at this same level of excellence of notable residents both real and fictional. We received two…
Review: Milam & Greene Port Finished Rye and Single Barrel Bourbon
Last year, we took a look at Milam & Greene’s Triple Cask Bourbon, a blend of sourced stocks and the distillery’s own bourbon distilled in Blanco, Texas. That younger, in-house bourbon is also now its own limited release, dubbed Distillery Edition, but the rest of the broader Milam & Greene portfolio relies heavily on sourced…
Review: Lagunitas StereoHopic IPA Vol. 1
The StereoHopic Series is a new endeavor from Lagunitas, an ongoing line of special release beers that will each feature a pair of hop varietals, to see if something magical happens when these hops appear in combination. First out of the gate with Vol. 1 is a beer made with suddenly popular plus the always…
Review: The Non-Alcoholic Beers of Grüvi (2021)
Taking a break from all your favorites? Off alcohol for good? Not a problem. Grüvi is here to sort things out and provide a range of non-alcohol beerternatives. Chris reviewed a few Gruvi offerings last year; now we’re back with more of the lineup, some of which has been revamped and reformulated. A passage from…
Review: The Macallan Edition No. 6
The sixth and final release in The Macallan’s “Edition” series is here. (We previously reviewed Editions 1, 2, and 4.) The new single malt “celebrates the natural wonders of The Macallan Estate, and the vibrant life force that sustains it – the River Spey.” Marking the sixth and final release in The Macallan Edition Series,…
Review: Wines of Smith-Madrone, 2021 Releases
Damaged — but saved — during the horrific fires that swept through Napa in 2020, Smith-Madrone — now celebrating its 50th anniversary — is finally back up and running at apparently full speed, despite having no phone service for more than 3 months. We recently received three bottlings from the mountain-based winery for review, all…
