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Despite a family of Scotch drinkers, I never actually liked whiskey until I moved to Germany around the age of 28 for college. It felt like as soon as I landed I developed a taste for mushrooms and Scotch. Single malt bottles are also pretty cheap over there, so that probably helped. After I graduated college and started an engineering job, I started to get a lot more adventurous with my selection and ultimately ended up with a list of whiskeys on my phone that was getting a little over crowded. I don’t discriminate between types of whiskeys, nor towards…
Keep readingBruichladdich Octomore (B-)
Scotch : Islay – More like Octobore; super heavily peated my butt. In 2014, I was told this was one of the peatiest Scotches in…
Keep readingMixed Drinks I make
Old Fashioned : Simple syrup to taste, 5 – 8 dashes of bitters, 3/5 shot Orange Liquor, 1 shot of whiskey of choice Negroni :…
Keep readingRedemption Rye 10 Barrel Proof (B+)
Rye – Another knockout from Redemption! The rye is strong and dirty and it’s very enjoyable. At $100 a bottle, it’s pricy, but worth it.…
Keep readingStarward Two-fold Double Grain (B-)
Australian Whisky – Supposed to be wheat and malted barley, so a wheated Scotch without any peat – of this it succeeds. It’s a nice…
Keep readingSmooth Ambler Big Level (B-/C+)
Wheated Bourbon – First try – holy cow. The initial smell is all alcohol. This is 100 proof and it didn’t even try to hide…
Keep readingRedbreast 21 (A+)
Irish – What a 21 should be! Initial smell and taste is cherries and toasted wood. Not sure what kind of wood, but it smells…
Keep readingOld Grand Dad 114 (B)
Bourbon – Kind of like OGD, but stronger. Not as good as OGB bonded, but there is a really nice vanilla caramel flavor to it.…
Keep readingNoah’s Mill (A-)
Bourbon – Rye heavy bourbon that is just delightful. Willet made their name from blends, but they certainly know how to make their own bourbon,…
Keep readingLeadslingers Bourbon Whiskey (C)
Bourbon – I think I got a hangover from this and I didn’t even drink that much of it. Kind of tastes like a weird…
Keep readingKikori Whiskey (B+)
Japanese – Japanese Rice Whiskey that doesn’t taste like a normal rice whiskey. It’s more floral and grainy, but still has the interesting / weird…
Keep readingConnemara Peated Irish Single Malt (B+/A-)
Irish – I love single malt Irish Whiskey because it usually comes across as a great Scotch, without any of the peat. The barley shines…
Keep readingCasa Mestri Whiskey Original Premium Canadian Whisky (F)
“Canadian” – I though I’d buy it, drink it, keep the bottle as a large travel flask. It was $30 of regrets. Absolutely. Hands down.…
Keep readingAncient Age Preferred (D)
20% Whiskey, 80% spirits distilled from the first grains – It actually tastes like whiskey, surprisingly. And that’s the nicest thing you can say about…
Keep readingWild Turkey 101 (B)
Bourbon – Better than Gorilla Puke. College kids use this as punishment, but it’s actually pretty okay – I still don’t think I’d take a…
Keep readingRedwood Empire Lost Monarch (A/A-)
Blended Bourbon – Blended Bourbon that is about the sweetest I’ve ever had. I thought a blended bourbon would be a letdown like most blended…
Keep readingOld Granddad Bonded (B)
Bonded Bourbon – The initial smell is that of medicinal cherries – a little bit maraschino, a little bit rubbing alcohol. The high proof is…
Keep readingNew Riff Kentucky straight bourbon (B)
Bourbon – A nice sweet corn flavor with hints of rye for depth. I’ve never seen or heard of this before, but apparently it won…
Keep readingEarly Times Bottled in Bond (B+)
Bourbon – Hints of the usual vanilla and leather for a bourbon, but they are quickly overrun by the 100 proof. There is this weird…
Keep readingEvan Williams small batch (B)
Bourbon – Notes of vanilla and caramel on the nose with perhaps some oak and leather. Tastes similar to it’s smell and that’s really nice…
Keep readingYellowstone select bourbon (C)
Bourbon – Expensive, cheap whiskey. Strong alcohol smell. No taste of note. I don’t think this is a BAD bourbon because it grows on you…
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