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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Green River Full Proof Wheated Bourbon (Batch 1)Released nationwide on 13 February, Green River Distillery’s newest addition to its shelf stable lineup, the Full Proof Wheated Bourbon, has a mash bill of 70% corn, 21% wheat, and 9% malted barley. It will be produced in batches ranging from 109 to 116 proof and this inaugural batch is…
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Continue reading →: Happy National Margarita Day!Happy National Margarita Day, folks! I prefer almost all of my spirits neat at room temperature & today is no different, though I do enjoy the occasional margarita. Casa Azul Orgánico Tequila Reposado & Casa Azul Orgánico Tequila Blanco in the best glass for capturing agave spirits’ aroma profiles, Denver & Liely’s…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: WhistlePig PiggyBack 6 Year Rye WhiskeyA blend of sourced Canadian rye whiskies from undisclosed distilleries aged for 6 years in bourbon American White Oak barrels with char level #3, PiggyBack Rye is bottled at 96.56 proof (48.28% ABV). This tasting notes review is based on a full 50 ml mini bottle using a Glencairn glass…
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Continue reading →: From Favorites to Not Favorites: Replacing Office Bottles with Other BottlesAfter graduate student socials were a dud and my faculty partner and I decided we shouldn’t be the driving forces organizing a student event for both of other seminar groups, I’ve started to transition office bottles – some of which are my absolute favorite spirits bottles that I own –…
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Continue reading →: Group Tastings/ Socials Were a Dud – Transitioning Office Bottles Back HomeOver the past several months, I’d brought several dozen spirits bottles to my office for planned weekly group tastings/socials. The two photographs above show “after” (today) and the agave spirits cabinet before I took a bunch of bottles home with me today. Despite many folks saying they were of interest,…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyWoodford Reserve’s introductory bourbon, this has no age statement, though it’s thought to be aged between 6-7 years, and is made from a mash bill of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley. It’s bottled at 90.4 proof. This tasting notes review is based on a full 50 ml…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: The Most Unique, Exciting Whisky I’ve Tried in Quite a While – New Riff 6 Year Malted Rye, Sherry Cask-finishedReleased once a year as a limited bottling during the Thanksgiving/Christmas season, this is a 100% malted rye first aged in new toasted and charred American White Oak barrels before being finished for an undisclosed length of time in both Pedro Ximénez (PX) & Oloroso Sherry casks. The final whisky…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema No. 23 Solera RumDistilled in Guatemala from the first pressing of sugar cane juice (virgin sugar cane) at over 7,500 feet above sea level, and bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV) is a blend of rums aged between six and 23 years using a “Sistema Solera” aging process where the rum is aged…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES: NATO Blackberry Gin Gimlets: Comparing Different GinsBlackberry Gin Gimlet(s) (1) Combine everything in a shaker & shake until well chilled with ice. (2) Strain/pour over ice in a glass. I made two back-to-back cocktails to compare and contrast how gins with different flavor profiles would affect the cocktail. I’m not a big home cocktail guy because…
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Continue reading →: Milestone Bottles: A PortraitThese are some of my “milestone spirits” – spirits that changed how I think about a particular spirits type/category. *Mijenta Blanco (NOM 1499) was the bottle that got me truly into craft tequila. *1792 Bottled in Bond, a Virginia ABC single barrel pick, was the first bourbon I enjoyed and…
Documenting my journey into agave spirits along with a smattering of other spirits after many, many years away – This blog is meant to take note of this journey including tasting notes, bottle photography, and other related topics.
Agave Spirits+ Journey 