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Continue reading →: Bottles Brought to My Graduate Students’ Social: Life Has a Way of Working Things OutMy graduate students organized a conference group social event & I had to bring some special bottles to share because that’s at the heart of what spirits are all about & what I like most about them – sharing them with others in your life. After an awesome grad seminar,…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Compass Box Crimson Casks Blended Scotch WhiskyI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). I’ve had this bottle for a while and have been waiting for a special…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: My First Bottle of Old Fitzgerald (Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon)I’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). This is my first bottle of any Old Fitzgerald from Heaven Hill in Bardstown,…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: 123 Organic “Tres” Añejo TequilaI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). 123 Organic’s founder, master distiller David Ravandi, believes in sustainability – the brand’s bottles…
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Continue reading →: Spirits & Keeping an Open Mind: Curating Tequila Samples to ShareI’m encouraging someone to try out craft tequilas and am curating samples for him. As part of this process, I asked him which tequilas he’s tried and which he enjoys – they include Gran Centenario reposado and añejo and Casamigos añejo; he enjoys añejos generally because they’re smoother and there’s…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: ArteNOM 1146 Añejo TequilaI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). The brand ArteNOM was founded by Jake Lustig, an American who grew up in…
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Sharing Spirits & Lessons Learned: Part 1
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Continue reading →: Sharing Spirits & Lessons Learned: Part 1Spirits are best shared – that’s what they’re for. Bottles aren’t for people to stare at on the shelf. I’m preparing a set of 21 sample bottles of selected tequilas and whiskies (all single malts) for two folks, one who likes tequila but who hasn’t yet delved too far into…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: El Tesoro Añejo TequilaNot a “new” new bottle per se, but a newly opened new bottle of El Tesoro Añejo – This batch is from Lote (lot/batch) A-017 bottled on 19 February 2024 and overseen by master distiller Carlos Camarena who has since handed over full reins of the distillery, Tequila Tapatio/La Alteña…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: The Glenlivet 15-Year French Oak Reserve Single Malt Scotch WhiskyThe Glenlivet is one of the world’s two top best-selling scotch whiskies. The Speyside brand’s 15-year-old French Oak Reserve is aged in new French Limousin Oak sourced from the rural Dordogne region in southwestern France. The oak’s low density enables the distillate to penetrate deeply into the wood, absorbing more…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Gracias a Dios Espadín Reposado Mezcal ArtesanalProduced at the distillery (palenque) of 4th generation mezcal master distiller Oscar Hernández in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, this mezcal is made from mature, 8-year-old Espadín/Angustifolia agave. It is aged for 2-3 months in American White Oak barrels, taking on aspects of light wood aging without losing the punchy earthiness of…
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 