Our 8 Favorite Whiskeys from the 2025 Texas Whiskey Festival
The 2025 Texas Whiskey Festival is now behind us, and after a week of decompressing I’ve finally found time to sift through my photos and notes and bring you some thoughts about my favorite pours from the event. As always, it’s the stuff I missed that I regret the most: Check out TWF’s list of…
Review: Prost Pilsner and Winter Lager
Prost may sound German — and the can even looks German — but it’s actually made in Colorado, focusing on Teutonic style brews. Here’s a quick look at a pair of brews from the operation. Prost Pilsner – A clean and innocuous pilsner, just as it should be: Pale in color, lightly lemony on the…
Review: Bowmore x Aston Martin 15 Years Old
Bowmore’s partnership with Aston Martin continues apace with the latest release of an insane 54-year-old single malt dubbed ARC-54 that carries a similarly insane price tag of $80,000 a bottle. Chances aren’t good that we’ll get a taste of that one to share with you. Thankfully, Bowmore still offers a handful of impressive values, perhaps…
Review: Tamworth Garden Spring Equinox Gin
We’re always excited to see a new gin release from Tamworth Distilling, which is based in New Hampshire. Their Spring Equinox Gin is a single-batch release and includes six botanicals: fresh celery, lemon petitgrain, juniper, black pepper, lavender, and angelica. These ingredients are distilled using a rotary evaporator. Let’s give it a try. Tamworth Garden…
Review: Arran Sauternes Cask, Port Cask, and Amarone Cask
Arran may be a remote distillery — situated on the eponymous island off the coast of Glasgow — but it has an outsized presence in the whisky world. Arran seems to be readily available in most bars of decent repute, and if you find it, you’re likely to find one of the below spirits —…
Review: Copper & Cask Small Batch Series #10
Launched in 2021 by Latitude Beverage, Copper and Cask is an independent bottler dedicated to offering exceptional single barrel selections and unique cask-strength small-batch releases. The Small Batch Series made its debut in the fall of 2023, and the spring of 2025 marks the milestone release of its tenth batch. One of the standout offerings…
Review: Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Whiskey – Marsala Cask and Tawny Port Cask
Ireland’s The Shed Distillery has continued to churn out annual limited editions of its well-known Drumshanbo Gin, but less attention has been given to growing its single pot still whiskey portfolio. Until now. In quick succession, Drumshanbo recently delivered two new pot still expressions fully matured in fortified wine casks: Marsala Cask at the end…
Review: Pinot Noirs of Xander Soren, 2025 Releases
Xander Soren is perhaps the most niche of any wine producer I’ve encountered. It’s a California-based producer exclusively focused on pinot noir… all of which are designed for consumption with Japanese cuisine and crafted by winemaker Shalini Sekhar. Xander Soren’s client list reads like a rundown of the finest bars and restaurants across Japan —…