Whiskey drinkers know all too well that once a previously unknown whiskey gets some press and notoriety (or a celebrity endorsement!), the price goes up, up, UP! It happened to Pappy Van Winkle. It happened to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. It’s happening to Blanton’s. And so on, […]
This prettily packaged can of beer found its way to The Murder Table via a bit of neighborhood Craft Beer trading that occurred in early September… The G-LO Clan spent the last week of August at our favorite lakefront rental just outside of Camden, Maine, and our neighbors […]
On Friday, November 13, 2020 (aka TONIGHT!) at 9PM EST / 6PM PST, we’re going LIVE with Koray Kaan Ozdemir, Brand Ambassador for Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky. During the broadcast, Koray will guide us through the following whiskies from Goa, India’s Paul John Distillery: Oloroso Select […]
Ready for another trip to Islay? We sure are! This time around we’re tasting the Port Askaig 110 Proof from Elixir Distillers and their master blender, Oliver Chilton. We’ve had a few Pprt Askaig expressions over the years have enjoyed each and every one of them. We were […]
During our LIVE whisky tasting with Tom Smith of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, the topics of snack foods came up while we “worked” our way through several delicious single barrel Scotch whiskies. Tom mentioned that during quarantine, he discovered an organic popcorn from a Danbury, […]
Oktoberfest and the month of October may be over, but there’s still plenty of Oktoberfest beer left to drink. With that sentiment in mind, today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table will feature a review of two beers from Paulaner Brauerei of Munich, Germany. Both beers […]
Limpd calls this Bourbon, The Prophet. I call it, The Frodo. The fine folks at Heaven Hill Distillery call it Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. For those of you that aren’t familiar with THE Elijah Craig, he was the first person to char oak barrels […]
When Maker’s Mark launched their Maker’s Mark 46 in 2010, they took what was already a very good Bourbon and turned it into something great. It was the first Bourbon in their Wood-Finishing Series and it’s one that we really enjoy. Last year they launched a much higher […]
We’re headed down to Dallas, Texas on today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table for a review of a hazy IPA made by Deep Ellum Brewing Company. It goes by the name Lateral Haze and it clocks in at a robust 7.5% ABV. Before we get […]
We’re not gonna lie. We’re suckers for a pretty beer label, so when the press release for Rogue’s Pineapple Party Punch IPA landed in our inbox, we just had to ask for a sample as visions of Mai Tai Cocktails on the beach in Hawaii immediately came to […]