Whisky Reviews

  This one didn’t last long. Another victim of my Dry Bottles January.As an aside, I find Makers Cask Strength and Private Selection dangerously ...

  We’ve had so much snow in central North Carolina the past 3 weekends, I had to abandon my traditional snow day combo of Port Charlotte 10 and E...

  My love of Larceny Barrel Proof, especially the B521 batch, is well-documented. However, it occurred to me I’ve never actually given my thought...

  As @bourbonwanderer says, every season is bottle killing season.I’m sad to see this one go, given it’s not distributed in North Carolina, but i...

  His & Her Reviews: his review of Mystic Farm Distillery Cask Strength Single Barrel BourbonDon’t you draw the Queen of Diamonds boy, she’ll...

  In further evidence that North Carolina has truly angered the gods, the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area is forecast to get snow for an unpreced...

  Inspiring bold John Barleycorn!What dangers thou canst make us scorn!With tippenny, we fear no evil;With whisky, we'll face the devil!Happy bir...

  It’s in the 20’s Fahrenheit here in North Carolina with snow inbound, so here’s a hot take: I think, top to bottom, Makers Mark is a better whe...

  His & Her Reviews: her review of Makers Mark Cask Strength Batch 21-01The Lovely Assistant asked for something sweeter one night recently, ...

  Obligatory high ABV/barrel proof whiskey picture given the recent wintry precipitation.It’s basically a 33-33-33 split chance I’m gonna pick on...

  His & Her Reviews: his review of Johnnie Walker Blue LabelThe background info of and speculation as to what whiskies actually might be in J...

  Scotch 101 Week: Aging, Proof, and Johnnie Walker 12/Black Label reviewScotland’s climate and the way they build/design their rickhouses means ...