Review: Bowmore 30 Years Old 2021
Islay’s iconic Bowmore is adding a new whisky to its lineup, a 30 year old bottling which will be sold as an annual release. This 2021 bottling was distilled in 1989, aged for three decades in a combination of sherry hogsheads and bourbon barrels. Per the company, “It is matured in the legendary Bowmore No.…
Review: Biza Sparkling Cocktails
Depending on how you frame the question and with whom you are speaking, the answer to “What is Ibiza?” could be twofold: a magical island filled with kindhearted soul searchers steeped in tradition, mysticism and unparalleled beauty both in spirit and physical. Or it’s a place where Europeans go for weeks on end during their…
The Best Amaretto and Almond Liqueur Roundup – 7 Brands Tasted, 1 Winner
Amaretto has been part of the cocktail world since at least 1851, when history says the liqueur was invented. While amaretto — Italian for “a little bitter,” a diminutive of amaro — is now thought of as an almond-flavored spirit, the reality is that most amaretti do not contain any almonds at all. What they’re going…
Review: Wines of Marshall Davis, 2021 Releases
Yamhill, Oregon-based Marshall Davis makes a variety of Oregon-iconic wines, but we’ve only covered its rose in the past. Now we’re digging into more of the lineup, including a new vintage of the rose as well as a chardonnay and pinot noir. 2019 Marshall Davis Chardonnay Yamhill-Carlton AVA – Somehow this wine, which apparently is…
Review: Writers’ Tears Cask Strength Irish Whiskey 2020
Writers’ Tears is rightfully renowned as one of the most approachable yet effusive Irish whiskeys on the market. So… what if we took the gentle Writers’ Tears and bottled it at cask strength. What then? This vintage dated expression — 2020 in this tasting — of Writers’ Tears (which now formally features proper punctuation in…
Review: 2018 Sarah’s Vineyard Estate Chardonnay
Sarah’s Vineyard can be found not in Napa or Sonoma but in Gilroy, where it was one of the first wineries in the county of Santa Clara. The 1982 vintage of this wine was served in the White House. Now we’re trying it at Drinkhacker HQ. Initially a bit doughy and heavy with nutty almond…
Review: Cafe Infinity Coffee Subscription Kit
Café Infinity bears similar attributes to other coffee subscription services on the home delivery market: promising to liberate coffee drinkers from the shackles of choice limitation, leading them to sweet green pastures of coffee freedom. Could this signal the end of specialized barista service or single source options, thereby ushering in a new era of…
Review: Old Forester The 117 Series – High Angels’ Share
Old Forester’s latest whiskey has a unique claim to fame: It’s the first whiskey from the brand (or Brown-Forman in general) to feature a woman’s signature on the label. That woman, of course, is Jackie Zykan, Old Forester’s Master Taster and a veteran of its sister brand, Woodford Reserve. Zykan’s autograph can be found on…
