Tag: booze

Whisky Review – Highland Park Magnus


Once again, my generous neighbor and drinking task-master darkened my doorstep. In his hands were a number of samples that MUST be reviewed (his words, not mine. Can’t I just drink, savor, and NOT be REQUIRED to take notes every once in a while? Work! Work! Work! That’s […]

Booze Review – Frérot XO Assemblage de Crus Cognac


Earlier this summer, the folks at Flaviar asked if we were interested in reviewing a “crowdsourced” Cognac. Yep, you read that right. A “crowdsourced” Cognac. To understand what this really means, here’s what the bonnes gens (for you non-Français speakers, the English translation is “fine people”) at Flaviar have […]

Whisky Review – Port Askaig 8 Year Old


The bottle of Port Askaig Islay whisky that you see up above is the brainchild of Specialty Drinks Ltd., the parent company of The Whiskey Exchange and Elixir Distillers. As the name suggests, this new to the US market independent bottling label will only release whiskies distilled and […]

Revisiting Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey


What you see in the above photo is the bottle of Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey that The Wookie reviewed many moons ago (November 7, 2010 to be exact). Way back then, The Wookie found the 2010-ish iteration of this whisky to be “young and harsh but not without […]

Two Moscow Mules for Mrs. G-LO


Awhile back, our friends at The Baddish Group asked if we’d be interested in trying two Vodka expressions from their latest client, Nemiroff Vodka. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, since I’m not much of a Vodka drinker, I was a bit hesitant to accept the […]