Review: Fierce & Kind Bourbon – Single Barrel and Cask Strength
Fierce & Kind is a new whiskey operation working out of San Diego. But unlike many producers these days, it has a specific mission: to make whiskey that is “deliberately crafted to be approachable and drinkable for both whiskey beginners and connoisseurs.” These are young whiskeys — nothing I tasted is older than 2 1/2…
Review: Milam & Greene Unabridged Volume 3
It’s round 3 with Milam & Greene’s Unabridged, a cask strength blend o’ bourbons from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. There’s nothing particularly new about the approach of this annual release. A sell-out at the recent Kentucky Bourbon Festival, this blend takes 49 barrels of six different whiskeys and puts them all together a little something like this.…
Review: SirDavis Rye Whisky
No, I never would have pegged Beyonce as a rye whiskey drinker, but I’ve gotten in trouble for stereotyping in the past, so let’s just forget about that. (Turns out she’s a Japanese whisky enthusiast.) This collaboration between one of the most successful singers of all time and Moet Hennessy is billed as “the future…
Review: Dancing Goat In Lieu of Flowers Whiskey
Sourced whiskey is extremely common and much of it is very good. Despite making quality whiskey, non-distilling producers often struggle with finding ways to differentiate their sourced whiskey from dozens of other brands sourcing whiskey from the same distillery. Cambridge, Wisconsin’s Dancing Goat Distillery sources whiskey, but isn’t putting out the same bottles as everyone…
Review: Boulder Cask Strength Bourbon and Trail Magic Leave No Trace Single Malt (2024)
Colorado has quickly become one of the premiere states for American whiskey. At the forefront of high-elevation whiskey is Boulder Spirits, which finds its home at Vapor Distillery in, of course, Boulder. While Colorado produces a variety of American whiskey styles, The Centennial State has largely staked its reputation on whiskey revolving around malted barley.…
Review: 10 Barrel Brewing Beers and Cocktails, 2024 Releases
Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing doesn’t just make beer. It also cranks out quite a few canned cocktails — big ones, in 12 oz. cans, made with real booze. Some of them pack quite a wallop. Today we look at a trio of them, along with a trio of new brews. Let’s get busy! 10 Barrel Brewing…
Review: New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye 8 Years Old (2024)
Kentucky’s craft darling New Riff has been rolling hard eights lately. Their limited-edition High Note Collection featured a pair of 8-year-old offerings last fall, followed by a more widely available 8-year-old bourbon in the spring and now this, an 8-year-old expression of their Kentucky straight rye. This is the same 95/5 recipe rye that New…
Review: Bird Creek Single Malt Whiskey Baronesse & Full Pint
The Pacific Northwest is blossoming with American single malt whiskey production, in large part due to the region’s ability to grow barley. Portland’s Bird Creek Whiskey started operations in 2017 and has become a name that whiskey enthusiasts need to know. While the brand ages and bottles its whiskey in Portland, it contracts with an…
