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Review: Whiskey Jypsi Gibson Tonewood: The Collective
Here’s a new collaboration for you: Whiskey Jypsi partnered with Gibson — the guitar makers — to “reverse the familiar relationship between guitars and whiskey. Guitar makers have used whiskey barrel wood for years. With Tonewood, Whiskey Jypsi and Gibson flipped the idea:…
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Review: Non-Alcoholic Wines from French Bloom
Non-alcoholic wine can still feel like an immense leap of faith. It’s a perpetual trust-fall exercise, hoping whoever is on the other side bottling the stuff actually cares that it tastes like something in the same postal code as the alcohol-filled alternative. Enter French…
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Review: Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Rye Finished in Peach Brandy and Toasted Oak Barrels
Angel’s Envy has built its reputation on the idea that a whiskey’s journey need not end with its initial maturation. Since the introduction of its port finished bourbon, the Louisville-based whiskey maker has explored the effects of secondary maturation, from the Caribbean rum…
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Review: 2021 Brassfield Estate Cabernet Sauvignon High Valley AVA
In 1973, Jerry Brassfield bought a sprawling cattle ranch in Clearlake Oaks, designed to be a retreat from hectic city life. Then the neighbors began planting grapes. And so by 1996, he was digging hundreds of soil pits, studying the climate patterns and learning what his land…
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Review: Elijah Craig Small Batch PGA Championship Edition (Updated 2026)
Elijah Craig sure loves golf — or rather, getting people to drink while they’re playing or watching golf. Anything to liven things up, amirite? In 2024 the brand launched its second golf-inspired limited release as a follow-up to its recent Ryder Cup edition. By 2026, Elijah…
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Review: Wines of Ancient Peaks, 2026 Releases
We cover the wines of Paso Robles’ Ancient Peaks with regularity, so these 2026 offerings should not come as a surprise. The value present in these bottlings, however, is more of a shock… Updated late 2026 with the latest releases. 2024 Ancient Peaks Sauvignon Blanc Paso Robles…
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Review: Wines of Dr. Konstantin Frank, 2026 Releases
More than any other American holiday, Thanksgiving demands quite a bit from the wine list. There needs to be something that can stand up to turkey, cut through whatever’s in the gravy and still work with that mystery dish your aunt brings that is of indeterminable origin. New…
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Review: Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar 2026
Flaviar’s top shelf whiskey calendar is back again, offering 24 miniature bottles of whiskey designed to mark the dark days between the end of November and Christmas morning. This year’s offering is another dazzler, a sizable box outfit with two Glencairn glasses, a tasting…
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Review: Pienaar & Son Tiny Batch Medium Char
South African whisky has come a long way in recent years, and Pienaar and Son’s Tiny Batch is one of the bottles that has helped put local whisky on the radar, particularly in the main market with fun gifting campaigns and great social media work. Medium Char is part of a…
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Review: Ardbeg Trudernish 15 Years Old
Unlike most of the new Ardbeg releases we see, today we have the pleasure of introducing not another special edition but a new member of the family that will be permanently available — the first since An Oa in 2017. Ardbeg Trudernish (TROO-der-nish) is a 15 year old expression…
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Review: Edradour 2000 Vintage 18 Years Old Barolo Cask Finish
Edradour Distillery has never been afraid of doing things a little differently, and I’m always excited by an opportunity to try their bottlings. This 2000 vintage 18-year old Barolo Cask is a particularly interesting example: spending 12 years in ex-bourbon casks before a…
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Review: Highland Park “Between You and I” 2026
Highland Park’s collaborative “Between You and I” release launched last year with some of the most objectively strange tasting notes I’ve ever encountered — clearly intentionally, though the whisky certainly had some charm to it that you could find without delving into…
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Review: Nagahama Lightly Peated New Make Spirit
What does whisky taste like before it touches oak? Technically, we shouldn’t even be calling this a whisky. Japan’s Nagahama offers an opportunity to explore the character of their lightly peated new make spirit, stripping away the influence of maturation and puts the distillate…
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Review: Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon 12 Years Old Solera Reserve
The Blade and Bow brand, under the oversight of Nicole Austin, recently launched a new expression that’s unlike anything else in its lineup to date. The concept involves multi–vat solera finishing and blending of the outfit’s (new) Stitzel-Weller distillate, the whiskey spending…
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Review: MacDonald’s Glencoe Blended Malt 8 Years Old
There’s something I really love about whiskies like this. MacDonald’s Glencoe Blended Malt 8 Years Old isn’t trying to be elegant or polished — it’s a big, sherried, cask-strength Highland blend with plenty of personality. At 58% abv, it’s definitely not messing around. Produced…
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Review: Old Forester The 117 Series – Triple Char Bourbon
This newest expression in Old Forester’s 117 Series almost slipped by us. Crafted entirely at Old Forester’s Main Street Louisville location, it’s a boldly experimental offering called Triple Char. As the name suggests, it’s made using barrels charred for three times the usual…
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Review: Dunville’s 1808 Blended Irish Whiskey
Named after the year the Dunvile’s story began, 1808 is an Irish whiskey blend combining malt, grain, and pot still whiskies. This particular expression was first released in 2021 when the distillery expanded its core range, and is bottled at 40% with no age statement.…
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Review: Green Spot Quails’ Gate
We’ve covered almost all the Spot whiskeys over the years, but one pesky limited edition has eluded us. Until now. Green Spot Quails’ Gate is the latest in a trifecta of special Green Spot single pot still Irish whiskeys from Midleton Distillery that crossed the pond back in…
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Review: Don Q Reserva and Reserva Especial Rum
Understanding the various expressions from Puerto Rico’s Don Q can be confusing, with at least four of them called Reserva in some fashion. Reserva 7 Years Old and Gran Reserva Anejo are different than the two rums we look at here today — both new additions to the portfolio.…
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The Best Whisky Collections in Legendary Casinos Around the World
ADVERTISEMENT Casino resorts offer more than gambling, and some have become destinations for whisky enthusiasts. While online casinos come up with offers like 100 free spins no deposit, land-based casinos have been able to bring people in by providing something other than…