By Richard Thomas Rating: C- Named for a path through the Green Mountains of Vermont, Appalachian Gap Distillery is an solar-powered micro-distillery with an eco-friendly ethos that mirrors its home state. Their whiskey is something of an odd duck, having a mash bill that doesn’t fit with any of the major categories: 45% malted barley, 30% corn and 25% rye. ...
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Basil Hayden Two By Two Rye Whiskey Review
By Michael Cervin Grade: C Whiskey blends are nothing new, but in an effort to create something new-ish, Basil Hayden launched their Two By Two Rye in June 2018. This is a somewhat creative blend of two aged Kentucky whiskeys, blended with two aged Kentucky ryes. To be sure, this is not a new concept; it’s been done before (Wild ...
Read More »Crown Royal Mesquite Canadian Whisky Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C- Mesquite whiskeys are hardly anything new. The wood is a staple of barbecue in the Southwest, and it’s flavor had appeared in all manner of foods and drinks in the American Southwest prior to the first mesquite-smoked bourbons and American malts appearing some years ago. Still, that is an American, and particularly Southwestern, thing. The ...
Read More »Traverse City Cherry Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Michigan’s Traverse City Distillery actually has a serious commitment to booze and cherries, if you take a look at their offerings. At a time when all the big distillers have gotten out of making whiskified cocktail cherries, Traverse has them. They also have this flavored bourbon offering. It takes their bourbon, flavors it, and bottles ...
Read More »Mackmyra Skördetid Swedish Whisky Review
By Emma Briones Rating: C The latest limited edition from the Swedish distillery of Mackmyra is a collaboration with Masi, a winery from the Veneto (iItaly). It is called Mackmyra Skördetid, which means “harvest time” in Swedish. This single malt has been matured in Mackmyra’s barrels at the Bodås mines to keep the distillery style, then finished in Masi Costanera ...
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