Yes, that’s right, it’s a Myster Sample. Quite the Myster. This one from /u/I_SAID_NO_GOLDFISH. I’m just teasing, of course. I’m always happy to have a mystery sample. And the fact he sent me one is pretty awesome. Feel like I should have sent one as well. Next swap. Probably in the new year. So, it’s a mystery sample. All I knew going in was the… Continue reading Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat [Mystery Review]
Thanks to /u/cnbrown313[1] for a sample of this dram. Feel a little silly posting this one, to tell you the truth. Like I’m slow poke, telling everyone about last years Parker’s Heritage Collection 8 (13 year Wheater). That’s kinda dumb, when I get down to it. I’m being embarrassed about not having the newest and greatest malt. If only Sku could seem me now. He’d…… Continue reading Parker’s Heritage Collection 8 (13 year Wheater)
Hey, look! It’s a bandwagon. Now, do I feign being the Hipster I constantly fight myself from being and say that I did this review before it was cool, or do I just put it out there that I tried it because it was at a bar in Leicester and I was trying to beat my old record? Wait, that’s the same thing, isn’t it?… Continue reading Fighting Cock 6
So, for those of you not in the know, there was a /r/Scotch meetup at a local pub known for having a metric shit tonne (metric) of Scotch. And during some breaks, outside of the bar, /u/Jolarbear and I made a swap. And he included 2 mystery samples. And I gave him heck…. He was a patient man, and waited for me to finish, and then said:… Continue reading Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey [Mystery]
Continuing on with my “Better finish some American Whiskeys” unofficial saga, we have a sample I received in a trade from /u/Devoz. Thanks again /u/Devoz, we’ll have to do it again. I’ll admit it: I really had not idea what Parker’s Heritage Collection 7th Edition Promise of Hope was or what the Parker’s Heritage Collection was at all. Well, if you’re like me, today I’ll… Continue reading Parker’s Heritage Collection 7th Edition Promise of Hope
Ever make a swap agreement and then realize you’re out of bottles? And you live in a country where Boston Bottles are somehow hard as heck to get in? Well, I do, and that’s why I’m currently jumping up in reviews all of a sudden. And that’s why I’m going to take a week to chill without the booze after these. Elijah Craig was the… Continue reading Elijah Craig 12 / Barrel Proof Batch #1
Alright, time to get back to Earth on my /r/bourbon reviews, and do something not so… out there or special or some such silliness. Thanks to /u/calzeta for the dram! And today, for this review, we have a wheater. Much beloved by Dave Broom and Jim Murray (in the past), Old Fitzgerald 1849 is bottled by Heaven Hills distillers, aged for 8 years. It was Pappy Van… Continue reading Old Fitzgerald 1849
Hey all! After a few busy days, a bit of a stomach hiccup, and working on some of the most dull work, I’m actually starting to get back, and what better way than to discuss something I’m blatantly blind about. Larceny Very Special Small Batch is a tribute to a story that Pappy Van Winkle told his granddaughter about the creator of John E. Fitzgerald,… Continue reading Larceny Very Special Small Batch
I will calmly and bluntly state that I know very little about Bourbon. Seriously, very little. I know the legal definitions, I’ve reviewed some, I’ve found what I like and don’t, however I’m not going to act like I know everything or really that much. So when /u/dros_guy stated he had some samples of whiskies he didn’t particularly like, and they were Bourbons, and he was… Continue reading Old Fitzgerald Very Special 12
As I write this, I’m in the midst of a fun, relaxed staycation, and I needed it. Thus, as part of my staycation, in addition to catching up on Far Cry 3, going to World Pride parade, and generally eating lots of tasty burgers and fresh fruit, I’m tasting a few drams. Rittenhouse Rye is bottled in bond, which is one of those few things… Continue reading Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond
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