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Previously, I wrote an article on all the different types of Crown Royal. People are fairly familiar with all the different flavors, at least to a degree, but I was getting a lot of outreach about the some of their other options. Specifically, whiskies in their Signature and Master Series – they were looking for…
We were walking through Total Wine and see a Total Wine Spirits Direct bourbon for $30 that won gold at the San Fran World Spirits Competition. We’ve had plenty of Spirits Direct whiskeys like First Call, Glen Fohdry, Grangestone, and more, and we have some mixed opinions on them. Well, we figured we try another…
Kentucky is the birthplace of Bourbon and has been the leading producer of Bourbon for centuries, by a long shot, too. However, the 21st century has seen a growth of craft distilleries, and an expansion of distilleries outside of the bourbon trail. Some of our favorite whiskey hails from Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Tennessee, and other…
We’ve recently written about a couple small batch and single barrel whiskeys, but now it’s time to switch it over to the blended category with Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon. One thing that really caught my eye is that Smooth Ambler distills their own whiskey up in the mountains of West Virginia, and who isn’t curious…
Here at Barrel & Brew, we drink Jack Daniels quite frequently, but it’s almost always the Old No. 7 and in the form of a Jack and Coke. When it comes to drinking whiskey on the rocks or neat, we tend to reach for smaller, craft options – or just whiskey we don’t relate with…
Here at Barrel and Brew, we love trying whiskey and bourbon from all over the world and the US. Now, Tennessee isn’t exactly new to the whiskey making process, nor to having distilleries; however, I don’t think we’ve touched upon a whiskey out of Chattanooga, TN yet, so here we are reviewing none other than…
Glen, a popular term in the world of scotch. Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Glen Ness, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Glen Moray, Glen Fohdry, and countless others are names of various scotch whiskies. Glen is a Gaelic word for ‘valley’, and since there are many hills in Scotland, there are many valleys, too. So, Glen Fohdry comes to…
Recently, I’ve been trying new scotch whisky to expand my palate and knowledge. Mostly, I was trying Islay scotch, like Laphroaig and Ardbeg, and some blended options, too. However, I’m back to do a review on a whisky from my favorite region of Scotland, Speyside. Today, we’re discussing Shieldaig 12 Year Single Malt. In this…
Nathaniel Green, known to his friends and family as Uncle Nearest, was master distiller of Jack Daniel’s. He was the first black master distiller after and during his time as a slave. We’ll touch more on the full story shortly. In the meantime, let’s take a look at the whiskey brand that uses him as…
Look. Things can get confusing. Especially when you, as a country (USA), choose to use a different measuring system than nearly the rest of the world. We measure liquid in fluid ounces, most others use milliliters and liters, and the British use the imperial ounce which is different than our ounce. Liquor was around long…
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad, but it’s never been my go to mass-produced bourbon choice. However, being a big fan of rye whiskey, I figured I’d give Wild Turkey 101 Rye a fair chance. In this Wild Turkey 101 Rye Review, we’ll…
If you follow us along at all, you’ll know we like our rye whiskey, and we like really like MGP rye whiskey as well. However, drinking whiskey that’s been distilled at the same place over and over again can get monotonous, so we always like to try different rye whiskey that’s distilled elsewhere. Laws Rye…