By Richard Thomas For many whiskey enthusiasts, the beauty of a gleaming copper still takes on a certain romantic allure. That is true whether the enthusiast loves bourbon or Scotch and whether the still is a column or a pot, just so long as it polished. I took to calling photos of these lovely pieces of machinery “copper porn” a ...
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Whisky Sponge Ardmore 22 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Review (2000)
By Alex Southgate Rating: B I’m having a month of returning to particular whiskies, and this is continuing with a return to the Ardmore Distillery. In this particular case, I am taking on a 22 year old expression bottled back in 2000, bottled by Whisky Sponge. I seem to remember enjoying my last experience with this distillery’s malt, so I’m ...
Read More »Brooklyn Brewery And Four Roses Stout Collaboration Ready To Pour
Four Roses and Brooklyn Brewery have released the 2023 edition of their Brooklyn Black Ops. This is the fifth year for this bourbon and beer collaboration, and it also marks the 135th and 35th anniversaries respectively for the two booze-makers. This year’s Black Ops is a Russian Imperial Stout aged for nine months in ex-Four Roses barrels, coming out at ...
Read More »Method And Madness Made A Rare Midleton Single Malt
Irish Distillers has a new installment in the Method and Madness line, a seven year old single malt. The first ever single malt whiskey to be created in the Micro Distillery, this new release marks an exciting move into unchartered territory for the team at Midleton Distillery, showcasing the art of experimentation that defines the Micro Distillery’s spirit while offering ...
Read More »Old Pogue Master’s Select Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Old Pogue was a trailblazer in many ways. The Pogue family is one of those Kentucky clans that had been in the bourbon business before Prohibition, but not after, and returned to it in modern times. The key distinction is the Pogues got back into bourbon before the Whiskey Boom took off. They enjoy the ...
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