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Continue reading →: New Updates to the Bottle Share Cabinet for Graduate Student EventsExpansion of the Bottle Share Office Cabinet – for sharing with my graduate students at events: *Virginia Distillery Company – VHW Port Cask Finished American Single Malt (blended with Scotch) *Virginia Distillery Company – VHW Cider Cask Finished American Single Malt (blended with Scotch) *Tequila Partida Añejo *Tequila Partida Reposado…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Traveller Whiskey – Blend No. 40Produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery, Traveller is a blended whisky that is a collaborative project between master distiller Harlen Wheatley and country musician Chris Stapleton – the whisky went through over 50 blend trials before the two decided on the final one and is named after the latter’s first album. …
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask American Single Malt (Virginia Distillery Company)This is a new entry onto my “Milestone Whiskies” list, which keeps growing as I explore more and more different types and bottles of whiskies. Produced by the Virginia Distillery Company, which holds a special place in my whisky journey – theirs were the first whiskies that I really explored…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Mayor Añejo TequilaEl Mayor is a solid budget-friendly tequila brand produced by distillery DGL Destiladores – Distiladora Gozalez Lux (NOM 1603) run by the Gonzalez family in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos). The distillery uses its own estate-grown Blue Weber agave grown at around 7,500 feet above sea level in…
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Continue reading →: Lost Lore & Nonna’s Sunday Sauce: Symbolic End to 6 Weeks of Pointlessness & MeanspiritednessLost Lore, one of my favorite blanco tequilas, in a Riedel Ouverture Tequila flute glass (one of my 2 favorite agave spirits glasses alongside Denver & Liely’s Mezcal Glass – the 2 best glasses for highlighting aroma profiles) as I sear/seal off meatballs for my late Nonna’s Sunday Sauce tomorrow (it saves…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: My 1st High Proof Bourbon – 1792 Full Proof (Virginia ABC Single Barrel, 2024)This was my high proof bourbon (above 50% ABV). Produced by Barton 1792 Distillery and bottled at 125 proof (62.5% ABV), this has no age statement but is at least 4 years old and non-chill filtered. The mash bill is undisclosed but is thought to be 15-25% rye. This specific…
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Continue reading →: Milestone Whiskies Series #5: Maker’s Mark Private Selection – VA ABC Single Barrel, “Winter Spice” (2024)This ongoing series of posts builds on my 9 June post, “Brief Reflections on Exploring Whiskies: The Road So Far,” and is meant to highlight whiskies that have profoundly shaped my understanding of the diverse world/s of whiskies and spirits more broadly. While a Virginia ABC single barrel of 1792 Bottled in…
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Continue reading →: Updating the Bottle Share Cabinet for Graduate Student EventsExpansion of the Bottle Share Office Cabinet – for sharing with my graduate students at events: *Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon *Buffalo Trace Bourbon *1792 Sweet Wheat Bourbon *E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bottled in Bond Bourbon *Patrón Añejo Tequila Barrel Select – Virginia ABC Single Barrel no. 46 (aged in…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Código 1530 Reposado Tequila – 1st Full Bottle (LNV080REP40)Código 1530 (Codigo) produces its tequilas at distillery Varo Destileria (NOM 1616) located in Amatitán (Amatitan) in Jalisco’s Valley region. The brand uses mature Blue Weber agaves and is produced using a low-pressure autoclave, roller-mill, and stainless steel tanks for fermentation using local bakery yeast before being 2x-distilled using stainless…
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Continue reading →: Milestone Whiskies Series #4: Four Roses BourbonsThis ongoing series of posts builds on my 9 June post, “Brief Reflections on Exploring Whiskies: The Road So Far,” and is meant to highlight whiskies that have profoundly shaped my understanding of the diverse world/s of whiskies and spirits more broadly. Though a Virginia ABC Sazerac Barrel Select program…
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 