A blog dedicated to all things whiskey.
These days it seems just about anything can pass grammatically – from shorthand text messages to new acronyms popping up daily (YOLO anyone?) but for serious whisk(e)y drinkers the words just aren’t interchangeable and represent entirely different spirits. While there are rumors surrounding the Irish or the Americans adding the “E” in an attempt to…
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I’m sure some of you are looking at the title and wondering if the word “Oat” is a typo or if I’m making this bottle up but rest assured it’s real and really made of 100% Oat. Made by the Chicago based craft distiller “Koval” this Dark Oat Whiskey is one of 5 single grain…
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If you’re lucky enough to live near a large liquor store like Party Source or Binny’s then you’re more than likely able to find enough Whiskey, Bourbon or Scotch to satisfy your craving for a new bottle at your leisure. However, for the rest of us that aren’t so lucky (and don’t want to spend…
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If you’re like me you don’t spend much time in the Canadian Whisky section at your local liquor store. It’s not that I’m Anti-Canadian it’s just Canadian Whiskey usually lends itself to a lighter flavor profile more suited for mixing cocktails than served neat or on the rocks. That being said this bottle by Collingwood…
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When I first started collecting Whiskey I wasn’t quite sure how I should store the bottles or how to serve drinks. I knew I didn’t want my apartment to look like a frat house or for visitors to think I was an alcoholic but I was also really proud of my small but budding collection….
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I’m fairly certain that I could fill up endless pages with Whiskeys and Bourbons that I would like to have in my collection. From a coveted bottle of Pappy Van Winkle to some cheaper bottles that have interesting labels. However, I have been keeping a short list of modestly priced bottles that I hope to…
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I’ve often heard the old saying, “All Bourbon can be a Whiskey but not all Whiskey can be a Bourbon”, and while it’s been helpful understanding the differences quickly, I think that with the large amount of small (and not so small) distilleries creating their own Bourbon that it could he helpful to take a…
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