Review: Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon 2024 Edition
There’s no big anniversary to celebrate this year, so it’s back to perhaps a tamer recipe for 2024 in Four Roses’ Limited Edition Small Batch release. What you’re getting this time around is a blend of 12 year old OBSV (21%), 15 year old OESK (23%), 16 year old OESF (39%), and 20 year old OBSV…
Review: 2018 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville
2018 is widely considered the best vintage for Napa cabernet sauvignon since the vaunted 1997 release, which is perhaps why Paul Hobbs was so careful about the timing of this Coombsville bottling, which was kept in the cellar until 2024. Born in one of the coolest parts of Napa County, the wine is made from…
Review: Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Missouri Oak Edition
Irish whiskey darling Redbreast now has two different special release ranges delivering periodic additions to the portfolio: the Iberian Series and the American Oak Series. The latter kicked things off in 2023 with Kentucky Oak Edition, a standout debut that saw Redbreast finished in virgin casks made from oak harvested from a single farm in…
Review: Lost Lantern Summer 2024 Single Cask Releases and More
Vermont-based Lost Lantern first launched their bourbon-focused series Summer of Bourbon in 2023 with a simple message that “great bourbon now comes from all over the United States.” They’re back in 2024 with another exclusive bourbon lineup for the summer (which is also on the heels of this year’s Spring 2024 series featuring whiskeys more…
Review: Alto Canto Tequila High Proof Blanco and Reposado
Alto Canto is a certified organic, additive-free tequila that is distilled at a whopping 9,000 feet. I am familiar with the difference between Lowland and Highland tequila, which is determined by where the Blue Weber agave is sourced, but I was not aware that the altitude of the distillery could impact the flavor. The good…
Review: Tamworth Garden Summer Solstice Gin and Watermelon Flavored Gin
I get excited when I hear Tamworth Garden is releasing a new gin. The distillery, fronted by Steven Grasse, has earned our respect (and a place on our annual top gins list) for consistently producing gins that brilliantly highlight the character of their distinctive botanicals and bring them into harmony. Today we are trying two…
Review: Ventisquero 2019 Vertice and 2019 Obliqua
We’ve visited the wines of Chile’s Ventisquero on many occasions, and today we return to the Colchagua Valley with a look at two recent edition wines from the company. Fun fact: Did you know that Ventisquero Wine0 Estates involves a collaboration between Australian winemaker John Duval and Ventisquero’s head winemaker, Felipe Tosso? This year they…
Review: Col. E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Rye
The first addition to the Col. E.H. Taylor line in two years takes the brand back to rye, a product we haven’t seen from Taylor since its inaugural rye release in 2012. With this expression, Taylor pushes the abv to a whopping 63%. The mashbill is presumably the same as standard Taylor Rye — exclusively…
