Review: Glenfiddich 12 Years Old
We’ve covered over a dozen Glenfiddich releases — both mainline and special editions — but one we’ve somehow never formally reviewed is likely its biggest seller: Glenfiddich 12 Years Old. Aged in mix of bourbon and sherry casks, it’s designed for sipping straight, mixing, or giving as an affordable but much appreciated gift. So, how’s it…
Review: Fonseca Bin 27 Port
Like Graham’s Six Grapes and Sandeman’s Founders Reserve, Fonseca Bin 27 is a widely available and top-selling ruby Port wine with wide availability, produced by one of Portugal’s most notable producers. We last encountered Bin 27 in an informal review with Taylor Fladgate group CEO Adrian Bridge way back in 2012. A fresh, more refined…
Review: Red River Texas Bourbon and Rye
Red River is being billed as a “relaunch,” but I can’t exactly tell where or what it’s being relaunched from. What I do know is that it’s part of the Shaw Ross Importers portfolio, which puts out a large collection of rum, tequila, whiskey, and other spirits, wines, and sakes. As an importer, it may…
Review: Wines of Flat Top Hills, 2020 Releases
Flat Top Hills is a new line of wines from another member of the Mondavi family, Angelina Mondavi, marking “the first time a member of the ‘G4,’ the fourth generation of the family, has been involved in winemaking under the family-owned and family-run company banner.” Unlike many Mondavi-driven wines, these are designed to be easily…
Review: Maker’s Mark RC6 2019 Limited Release
It may be hard to believe, but Maker’s Mark’s first, true limited-edition offering only just hit shelves this past fall. Stave Profile RC6, or RC6 for short, is the latest release in Maker’s Wood Finishing Series (everything that’s not standard Maker’s Mark), and it continues the tradition set out by Private Select, and Maker’s 46 before it,…
Review: Basil Hayden x Beehive “Pour Me a Slice” Bourbon-Infused Cheese
Well, the headline tells it all. Beehive Cheese took its aged, cow’s milk cheddar, pumped it up with Basil Hayden’s Bourbon, and is bringing this intriguing combination to you, the drinker. “Pour Me a Slice” comes in both 4 oz. and 12 oz. sizes. The cheese is fairly firm, quite nutty, and mildly grassy —…
Review: 10th Street Single Malt Peated
So, we’ve established that 10th Street is a peated single malt. So: Where might 10th Street be? Dufftown? Glasgow? How about San Jose, California. Here, a group of former engineers are working to unabashedly deconstruct the whisky of Islay, and to do that they’re importing peat from Scotland (local barley is used), using it to…
Review: Slane Irish Whiskey Spiked Doughnuts
It’s Irish Coffee Day… and what goes better with Irish Coffee than a nice doughnut? Let’s take that one step further: How about an Irish whiskey-spiked doughnut, courtesy of Slane Irish Whiskey today and New York-based Dough Doughnuts? The concept isn’t difficult. The bakery has produced a trio of doughnut styles, all infused with Slane…
