Adventures In Whiskey
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A blog for the novice whiskey enthusiast.
Adventures In Whiskey
5M ago
If you’d told me ten years ago that I’d be standing in one of Wilderness Trail Distillery’s warehouses not only celebrating a milestone 10th anniversary, but also toasting with a 10-year-old wheated bourbon straight out of the second barrel they ever filled, I’d call you insane. Anybody with any sense can see the this bourbon ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
7M ago
As the weather starts to cool, distilleries gear up for some of their most anticipated releases of the year. Four Roses has just put out their latest expression celebrating their 135th anniversary: 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch. This year’s highly awaited release comes in at 112 proof, or 56% abv. Master Distiller Brent Elliott ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
10M ago
This review’s a little late, but better late than never! Earlier this year, Michter’s has once again released one of my favorites of their whiskies – the venerable 10-year-old single barrel bourbon. My sample bottle provided by Micther’s comes from barrel #23A0276. It’s bottled at 47.2% abv, or 94.4 proof. Over the past couple of ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
The Port Dundas distillery was demolished a little more than a decade ago, but the remaining stocks continue to age. Luckily, on occasion, we get to enjoy those aging stocks. Muckety-Muck 25-year-old, the latest Orphan Barrel release, is the follow-up release to a 24-year-old bottling. And my goodness, this single grain whisky just gets better ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Pittyvaich is the fourth in the wonderful Ghost & Rare series. The Pittyvaich distillery was only operational for 19 years when it was shuttered in 1993. Whiskies from Pittyvaich and other “ghost” distilleries, Port Dundas and Carsebridge, make up the core of this blend. Rounding things out are ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
One of the newest blends from Johnnie Walker is a platform for rye grain to shine. High Rye is made from a mash bill of 60% rye blended with whiskies from Cardhu, Cameronbridge, Teaninich, Caol Ila, Clynelish, and Glenkinchie. The whisky was aged in first fill and refill American oak casks. Essentially, in this day ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
Sitting atop Benriach’s core range is “The Thirty.” This crown jewel of a whisky is crafted from the distillery’s old peated whisky stock by their master blender Rachel Barrie. Bottled at 46% abv, “The Thirty” features a four-cask maturation: bourbon barrels, sherry casks, virgin oak casks, and port casks from Douro Valley. After three decades ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
Now we’re getting into some serious whisky. Benriach’s ultra premium side of their core range includes a 21-, 25-, and 30-year old expression. Today, we’re focusing on the first two. Both expressions are bottled at 46% abv, which is a great proof to showcase the flavors and aromas better and yet still be very easily ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
Benriach recently released two limited edition whiskies that are inspired by traditional whisky-making methods. “Malting Season” is produced using only barley malted at the distillery, where “Smoke Season” is a nod to the distillery producing highly peated whisky. They had my attention at the word, “Benriach.” Read on… Malting Season Bottled at 48.7% abv, Benriach ..read more
Adventures In Whiskey
2y ago
The second entry in our Benriach Week series gets a bit smoky. The distillery produces both an unpeated and peated malt. Their core range consists of both unpeated and peated 10- and 12-year-old expressions. It’s a smart idea as it allows a much larger audience to enjoy their whisky and become familiar with the distillery’s ..read more