Review: Sagamore Spirit Rye 9 Years Old (2024)
Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit recently began releasing rye whiskey distilled in-house. However, the Maryland brand built quite a reputation by working with a blend of straight rye whiskeys distilled by MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Sagamore bottles their most choice aged barrels under the Reserve Series label. The recent launch of Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye 9 Years…
Review: 2021 Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg Zweigelt Niederosterreich
Austrian reds aren’t classically approachable, but this wine showcases a genial nature that starts out with bright notes of cherry and plum, then layers in a touch of smoke and some mineral-laden graphite and tar. It’s lightly leathery and earthy as it develops in the glass — but never in a heavy, overbearing way. The…
Review: Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 18 Years Old
Redbreast added a 21-year-old to its core, age-stated range in 2013 and followed that lofty offering with an even more luxe 27-year-old in 2020, leaving most cost-conscious fans of the brand (who like numbers on their bottles) with only the entry-level 12-year-old and increasingly expensive 15-year-old expressions to choose from. In September, Redbreast closed that yawning price…
Review: Yellowstone Bourbon Special Finishes Collection – Rum Cask
In October 2024, Luxco dropped the 2024 Yellowstone Bourbon Giftpack with a suggested retail price of $50. This limited box set features 3 bottles, each with a volume of 375ml. The 2024 Bourbon Giftpack features Yellowstone Select, Special Finishes Collection Toasted, and Special Finishes Collection Rum Cask, which we’re reviewing today. This giftpack is the…
A Visit to Great Jones Distillery
It’s an unusually chilly and drizzly grey evening in late August in the Big Apple and as we walk along Broadway north of Houston, a golden glow illuminating from a streetfront window inviting us into a wonderland with a geometric display of alchemy. We’ve approached Great Jones Distillery and its three-floor homage to the gilded…
Review: Virginia Distillery Port Cask Reserve, Cider Cask Finish, and Cabernet Cask Select
We’ve been following Virginia Distillery Co. (VDC) since its earliest days, when the Lovingston, Virginia-based craft distiller was relying entirely on sourced single malt from Scotland. It’s safe to say they have quite a lot of their own single malt on hand today. Jacob already covered several new house-distilled limited-edition offerings (Blue Ridge Select and…
Review: Straightaway Cocktails Advent Calendar (2024)
Holiday season means one thing around Drinkhacker HQ: boozy advent calendars galore! This offering from Portland, Oregon’s Straightaway Cocktails is a new one for us: 12 single-serve 100ml cans of its ready-to-drink cocktails. giving you access to a different cocktail to get you through the 12 days (or nights) of Christmas. Six of the cocktails…
Review: Florio Vecchioflorio Sweet Marsala Superiore and Marsala Superiore Riserva Semisecco
Until quite recently, high quality Marsala wine rarely made its way to the USA. Some mediocre varieties were imported, most intended merely for cooking purposes. But Florio Wine Cellars, the dominant producers of the style, is trying to change that. I previously reviewed one of their dry, well-aged Marsalas and was very impressed. Today we…
