By Michael Cervin Grade: B- If whiskey is music to your ears, then Three Chord might be on your scale. Musician Neil Geraldo, better know as rocker Pat Benetar’s long-time guitarist and husband, has composed a new whiskey. I can see you rolling your eyes: another celebrity spirit? Sure, that’s understandable. But there’s more. Three Cord is made of Kentucky ...
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Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon Review (2018)
By Andrew Graham Rating: A The 2018 Angel’s Envy Cask Strength has been in bars and liquor stores since early October, but I got an early taste of it at a launch party in Manhattan. When it comes to Angel’s Envy Cask Strength, the limited production and scarcity is worth noting. In 2012, only 600 bottles of the cask strength ...
Read More »Virginia Distillery Co. Port Cask Virginia-Higland Whisky Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- If you’ve ever seen the label of a Virginia Distillery Company whisky and observed the “Virginia-Highland” reference, you might have thought it a reference to the distillery’s location. Virginia Distillery is located between Charlottesville and Lynchburg, after all, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. You would, however, be mistaken. One of the most ...
Read More »Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon Review
Updated October 29, 2018 By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Treaty Oak Distilling was founded in 2006 by Daniel Barnes in Dripping Springs, Texas, and is comprised of a mixture of talent coming from distillers, sommeliers, botanists and architects. Treaty Oak’s Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon Whiskey is named after the 28 acre ranch that hosts Treaty Oak. The mashbill is ...
Read More »Four Roses 130th Anniversary Small Batch Bourbon Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A According to Four Roses lore, in 1884 Paul Jones Jr., a successful whiskey distiller and ex-Confederate army officer, was enamored with a Southern belle beauty. Jones sent his beloved a handwritten proposal of marriage prior to escorting her to a grand ball. She playfully replied that if her answer were to be “yes,” a ...
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