Review: Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon 2016
Limestone Branch Distillery, based in Lebanon, Kentucky, is one of those craft distillers that is making whiskey (and moonshine) while also marketing sourced spirits, at least for the time being. Yellowstone is the company’s sourced brand, and in addition to some regular bottlings, it produces an annually released bourbon, which differs from year to year.…
Review: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila – The Rolling Stones Tour Pick
Jose Cuervo continues its historically-based promotion of The Rolling Stones with a second bottling that should be considerably more attainable. This silver tequila — really just Cuervo Especial — isn’t anything fancy (it’s a mixto and not even 100% blue agave), but it does say Rolling Stones on the label, so collectors may find it…
Review: Glen Moray Elgin Classic, 12 Years Old, 15 Years Old, and 18 Years Old
Speyside’s Glen Moray bills itself as offering “affordable luxury,” marketing a range of single malt whiskeys in a variety of styles. The new Elgin Heritage Range comprises three malts — and they all have age statements, clocking in at 12, 15, and 18 years old. Today we look at all three of these, plus one…
Review: Stone Jindia Pale Ale
Look closely at the bottle of Stone’s latest release: There’s an extra “J” in front of the India, making this a Jindia Pale Ale. What’s a Jindia Pale Ale? It’s a Double IPA infused with juniper, ginger & lemon peel. It’s a kooky spin in IPA. Instead of citrus and piney notes, the beer is instantly…
Review: Lost Spirits Distillery Abomination “The Crying of the Puma”
Recently we gave you an accounting of a strange little whiskey called Abomination, in which newly-Los Angeles-based Lost Spirits Distillery takes Islay white dog, puts it through its patented reactor, and a week later comes out with a heavily-peated, rapidly-aged “Scotch” unlike anything you’ve ever tasted. You may not recall that Abomination was being released…
Review: Baileys Irish Cream
We’ve written about so many special editions of Baileys “The Original Irish Cream” in the past, but the original has remained elusive for all these years. Today we remedy that, with a review of perhaps the most essential of all Irish creams: Baileys. Baileys is described as “the perfect marriage of fresh, premium Irish dairy…
What Is Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey?
Occasionally, a new whiskey drinker will notice something unusual with select bottles of bourbon or American rye: There are occasional bottles that seem to share a long thin sticker over the cap of a bottle, that states that the whiskey is “bottled-in-bond.” What does the phrase mean, and what does it mean in practice for…
Review: S.D. Strong Distilling Pillar 136 Gin
S.D. Strong Distilling, founded in 2012, can be found in Parkville, Missouri, where its spirits are produced in a cave 65 feet underground. The gin — named for the pillar that holds up the distillery — is vapor-infused with juniper and hand-zested lemon, lime, and orange peel, plus angelica root, cassia, orris root, ginger, and licorice…
