On today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table, Limpd and G-LO review the Rhetoric 25-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Here’s what Orphan Barrel has to say about this whiskey: Rhetoric 25-Year-Old is the latest release from the […]
Once again, G-LO received his weekly booze mail shipment. In dividing the spoils, I was tasked with writing up the George Dickel No. 12. This is a Tennessee Whisky made by George A. Dickel & Co., one of many manufacturers that find themselves under the umbrella of the Diageo Empire. […]
You see that little number 5 on the key that’s wrapped around the neck of the bottle of Blade and Bow 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in the above photo? Apparently, Diageo has gone the Blanton’s route by releasing five different keys that Blade and Bow […]
The above advertisement for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey dates back to 1940. While 76 years is a pretty long time for any brand to be around, I.W. Harper goes back even further than that. Way back in 1872, Bernard and Isaac Wolfe (the I.W. of I.W. […]
The whiskey in the above photo comes to us from Diageo. Here’s what they have to say about it: The Hilhaven Lodge™ is a new-to-world whiskey developed in collaboration with Hollywood director, and current owner of Hilhaven Lodge, Brett Ratner. The Hilhaven Lodge features a distinctive blend of […]
A few Fridays ago, our youngest boys were having a sleepover at G-LO’s house. Always the dutiful father, I followed my little guy over to G-LO’s and waited there while he got acclimated. G-LO, always the gracious host, saw that I was thirsty from my 42 foot walk and […]
Once again, The Benevolents (The Khmer Rouge (aka Mrs. G-LO) and Benita (aka My Better Half)) had an evening out. They said it was some sort of a fundraiser, but it sure sounded like an excuse to get all of the ladies together to go boozing. In any event, G-LO and […]
When I first started drinking Bourbon in the late 1980s, I knew very little about it and only drank stuff with names like Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Old Grand Dad, or Maker’s Mark on the label. I’m sure there were others available, but they probably lurked on the […]
The other night, G-LO called to tell me that our workload had backed up (his polite way of saying that I had once again shirked my Booze Dancing responsibilities) and that we had mucho whiskey to review (talk about #FirstWorldProblems!), so he invited me over for another episode […]
Always the dutiful son, I purchased a Whisky Advent Calendar for my Pappy from Master of Malt. This works out well as he has just about everything he could possibly need, and he loves his whiskey. As an added bonus, I sometimes get a dreg or two returned […]