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The World’s Favourite Whisky Glass Company Has Plenty of Plans for their 20th...
Glassware matters. I’ve been drinking out of Glencairn glass since my first whisky festival. It changed the way I understood whisky. When we had Raymond Davidson on the podcast, I learned that it was...
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Widow Jane Aged 10 Years Review - 2020
This Brooklyn distillery has undergone a few changes since I last wrote about them. The distillery is under new ownership, and they’ve hired Kentucky’s Lisa Wicker as their head distillery (Lisa was...
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Widow Jane The Vaults 14 Year Old Review
Lisa Wicker is taking Widow Jane Distillery in an interesting direction with the Vaults series. Like with other Widow Jane Bourbons, its a blend of multiple producers, but this series is finished in...
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Barrell Bourbon Review - Batch 23!
Barrell Bourbon uses their large stock of procured barrels, and blends the best complimentary set of straight bourbons. Each batch is different, and each batch is uniquely created toward a specific...
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Barrell Rye Batch 3 Review from Barrell Craft Spirits
The source of this rye makes for an interesting story, but in the case of Barrel Rye Batch Three, it’s a footnote rather than a defining characteristic. One might hear that this batch is a blend of...
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Ardbeg Wee Beastie Review - Nothing to Hide
Wee Beastie. The name is adorbs. The single malt scotch is aged for five years, two years longer than minimum. Non-chill filtered, no added coloring, and no cask finishes—matured in a mix of European...
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Barrell Dovetail Review - The wonderful 'unbourbony' treat
From previous reviews, you can tell that I’m a big fan of Barrell Craft Spirits. It seems they can do no wrong when it comes to bourbon. Dovetail, though, isn’t a bourbon. It’s a whisky that has...
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Templeton Rye (Rye?) Aged 6 Years Review - Emojis get involved. Plus, Tito's...
Templeton Rye is not (what most people would consider) a real rye. It is, though, legally a rye. It’s just not a straight rye which is what most people assume when they drink rye. It’s history is...
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Pike Creek 15 Year Old Cabernet Sauvignon Finish - A Foreign Affair (that’s...
Due to COVID times and its affect on premium whisky sales, we will not be seeing a 2020 release of the Northern Border Collection. As unfortunate as this is, I’m glad to see Dr. Don Livermore and team...
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Own Glencairn's Splashy Colourful 20th Birthday Whisky Glasses
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Glencairn Glass, the world’s favourite whisky glass, Glencairn Crystal Studio has introduced a new core range of coloured glasses. The Coloured Glencairn Glass...
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Whisk Buzz's mailing list has moved to Substack!
Hi! I’m really excited about this, and I wanted to share. You’ve seen me from such places as Whisky Buzz (mostly whisky reviews), The Whisky Topic Podcast, a terribly neglected YouTube channel, or...
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Lessons Learned from Drinking Professionally
Competitive drinking is tough. After college, anyway. And, no, I don't mean to drink as much as possible in a short period of time. I mean, when it comes to judging whisky competitions with the purpose...
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2021 Artisan Distillery Award Results
After being part of a fourteen-person panel that judged hundreds of samples from artisan distilleries from across Canada, I have some thoughts on distilleries in Canada. Spoiler—they’re all positive....
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Canadian Club 43 Year Old Chronicles The Speakeasy - Review of the Canadian...
Disclaimer: I was one of nine judges on the panel for the Canadian Whisky Awards. All tasting was done blind. The winner of the 2021 Canadian Whisky Awards happens to be the oldest Canadian whisky...
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Should you add water to whisky? Don’t listen to the experts.
Over the last decade, whisky tastings have changed dramatically. If the crowd is older, you’ll often find pipettes and distilled water as part of the tasting experience. Younger whisky drinkers,...
View ArticleThe “What’s your Favorite Japanese Whisky?” Thread That Suggests a Bunch of...
On a recent post on social media, someone new to the whisky world asked for what a favorite Japanese whisky was of the group. They got a response of a bunch of single malt distilleries, and this caused...
View ArticleIs Glenfiddich’s Snow Phoenix worth the hype?
This limited $80 bottle released in 2011 has sold for as much as $1,000 on the secondary market. A blend of marketing and whisky making, it stands (almost) alone for its story.Reading Greg’s story...
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Knob Creek 9 Years Old—Comeback is better than the setback.
At first glance, it seems crazy to call Knob Creek 9 an underrated Bourbon. It’s been a successful brand for decades. And yet, the newly released 9 Year Old is a more modern take on Bourbon,...
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Lot 40 18 Year Old Cask Strength Single Barrel
Lot 40 Cask Strength whisky enjoys a cult following among Canadian whisky drinkers, one that is spreading worldwide as it continues to win awards. Lot 40, in all varieties, is 100% rye whisky. It’s...
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In the search of elemental maturation, Bearface Wilderness Series 01 Matsutake
Bearface has a brand goal to flip the script on what we consider blending. The Wilderness Series is the start of their story, a clear direction in where they’re going, and an understanding of the...
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