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Continue reading →: Reviews Shouldn’t Be Rushed – Taking Time for TastingsTasting notes-taking sessions ongoing – The jury’s still out on this one – Zumbador Reposado Tequila Honestly, I didn’t love it on the first few pours, but it really needs some time to open up & aerate. I don’t like rushing reviews because, from experience, many (though not all) bottles…
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Continue reading →: Denver & Liely’s Bourbon Glass – My Favorite Whisky Nosing GlassTrio of tasting notes-taking sessions with 3 American whiskies using Denver & Liely’s Bourbon Glass, my favorite nosing glass for bourbons, ryes, & other whiskies: *Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash Blended Straight Whiskey – a blend of malt, rye, & Tennessee whiskies *1792 Full Proof – Virginia ABC Sazerac Barrel Select…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Tequila Tromba AñejoOverseen by master distiller and brand founder Marco Cedano and his son Rodrigo, Tequila Tromba is made at distillery Integradora San Agustin (NOM 1547) in Tototlán, Jalisco. Tromba is made from mature, 7-year-old Blue Weber agave grown in Los Altos at over 5,200 feet above sea level with only 2.5…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Sour Mash WhiskeyOne of the most widely available American whiskies, this is made from a sour mash bill of 80% corn, 12% barley, and 8% rye and is bottled at 80 proof (40%ABV) using Cave Spring Hollow limestone spring water. Jack Daniel’s filters its whiskies through ten feet of sugar maple charcoal…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Tequileño Platinum Blanco TequilaEl Tequileño is a fantastic, widely distributed and fairly priced brand produced at distillery Jorge Salles Cuervo y Sucesores (NOM 1108) in the Tequila Valley – this blanco is my fastest bottle kill (19 days & I don’t drink every day nor drink tumblerfuls at a time). Made with Highlands…
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Continue reading →: 1792 Sweet Wheat Bourbon & Thoughts on Secondary Pricing & Spirits “Disappointment”To begin, a big thanks to my home state’s considerable whisky brain trust for being so generous with their knowledge, experience, assessments, & time. Before being lucky enough to snag this first bottle of Sweet Wheat, I’d tapped into this brain trust to ask people’s opinions about what seems to…
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Continue reading →: Milestone Whiskies Series #3: Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey – Sherry Cask FinishedIn my recent post, “Brief Reflections on Exploring Whiskies: The Road So Far,” I made mention of a cadre of whiskies of all types that I refer to as “Milestone Whiskies,” that is, whiskies that have fundamentally changed my perspective of (and taught me) the depth and breadth of what…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Highland Park Viking Honour 12 Scotch Whisky – My First Peated ScotchThis is my first real experimentation with a peated scotch – it is very lightly peated, at approximately 4-6 parts per million (PPM) & the distillery’s peat level is only around 20 parts per million (PPM). But for someone new to peat, it’s still a hurdle, so patience, peat lovers. …
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Continue reading →: Spirits Are About Sharing: Samples & an Inventory List From a Recent SharePerhaps the most enjoyable part of spirits is sharing them with friends & family – to get other people’s opinions on bottles you enjoy, even if they end up not liking them as much. It’s the academic in me – I LOVE sharing details (probably too many). Below are screenshots…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Widow Jane – Baby Jane BourbonBaby Jane, a blend of straight bourbon whiskies, is made using a new hybrid corn, “Baby Jane,” genetically created by cross-pollinating Bloody Butcher & Wapsie Valley Yellow heirloom corns from upstate New York. This was done through close work between the distillery and local farmers beginning in 2013 & lasting…
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 