There’s been a lot of noise about Single Grain Whisk[e]ys. In recent months, I’ve seen launches, blog posts and promoted features highlighting Single Grain whiskies from Ireland (Teeling, Greenore), Scotland (HAIG Club) and Japan (Nikka Coffey Grain). The most prominent of these launches may have been for HAIG Club, which featured David Beckham as the brand’s global ambassador….
When it comes to absolute bang-for-your-buck value, few Bourbons compete with Elijah Craig 12 Year Old. This brand is a favorite, a bold yet mature Bourbon that retails for under $30. But when I found a bottle of Ezra Brooks 12 Year Old Single Barrel on the Caskers.com website for $37 (plus shipping and handling),…
McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt is made by the Clear Creek Distillery in Portland. While a number of American distilleries have come out with Single Malt offerings in the past few years, Clear Creek may be asking, ‘What took you guys so long?’ According to their Website, they’ve been selling Oregon Single Malt since the 90’s….
One Eight runs its distilling operations Monday through Friday and hosts guest tours on Saturday. I tagged along for one of the weekend tours. The name One Eight refers to Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which established the nation’s capital. The stills made their first runs December 2015, so they had only been operating a…
Welcome to the inaugural Bodacious Booze Blog post. You can learn more about this site and the author on the about page. But there’s so much booze out there and not enough time to waste talking about the author. There’s a lot of confusion out there with tequila. Gold, Plata, Blanco, Añejo, Reposado – keeping…