Berentzen Bushel and Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey / Apple Liqueur Is it a liquor or a liqueur? Apparently, it is both! Perhaps a decade or more a go, we began tosee America whsikeys being offered with flavors added. (Yes, honey flavored whiskeys go back further still.) The idea was toContinue readingBerentzen Bushel and Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey / Apple Liqueur
25 year old whisky and other fine sips: An end of 2020 omnibus review So. Many. Samples. We live in the best drinks world ever, and there are so many great drinks to try. Here are some of the best disitlled spirits I have had in 2020. Whiskeys and Whiskies Highland Park Single MaltContinue reading25 year old whisky and other fine sips: An end of 2020 omnibus review
Unusual Drinks (Part 3) Some weeks back I made a decision: I would buy no new bottles of liquor for as long as possible. My reason was not anxiety about my weight or a sudden conversion to teetotalism. No, I had simply grown tiredContinue readingUnusual Drinks (Part 3)
Unusual Drinks (Part 2): Stolen Spirits Smoked Whiskey, Burrough’s Reserve Gin, Underberg, Brennivin “Death Schnapps” and Boardroom Spirits Beet Spirit Sour beer, white lightning from South America, smoked rum, and liqueur made from the sap of a tree in Greece—those were featured in my first installment of “Unusual Drinks.” But there is more weirdness to come. Oh so much. LetContinue readingUnusual Drinks (Part 2): Stolen Spirits Smoked Whiskey, Burrough’s Reserve Gin, Underberg, Brennivin “Death Schnapps” and Boardroom Spirits Beet Spirit
Unusual Drinks (Part 1): Grand Teton Brewing Gose, Pisco Porton, La Caravedo Pisco, Fos Liqueur, and Stolen Smoked Rum There is something very satisfying about having a go-to drink. After a long day of work and kid care, a glass of whiskey is very welcome. The Kosar house bourbons include Four Roses Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Weller 12-year (and SpecialContinue readingUnusual Drinks (Part 1): Grand Teton Brewing Gose, Pisco Porton, La Caravedo Pisco, Fos Liqueur, and Stolen Smoked Rum
Barenjager Honey Liqueur, Bushmills Irish Honey Liqueur, and Wild Turkey American Honey Liqueur The winter cold season is upon us, and we are making toddies nightly. A measure of booze, a slice of lemon (pestle it in the booze), some honey, and steaming water atop it. Simple. Some time back, we gave aContinue readingBarenjager Honey Liqueur, Bushmills Irish Honey Liqueur, and Wild Turkey American Honey Liqueur