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Skatterbrain is essentially a Total Wine Spirits Direct version of Skrewball, the popular peanut butter whiskey. If you browse the internet a little bit, you’ll find 30 different articles of fun cocktails to make using Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey. However, Skatterbrain has 5 different flavored whiskey selections and a cream liqueur. This article is going…
Heaven’s Door is a whiskey that I’ve seen pop up more and more over the last couple years, but I suppose I’ve always overlooked it because I’ve yet to have it. One reason for it’s popularity is the co-creator of Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan. For those of you that don’t know, Bob Dylan is…
A while back we reviewed Johnnie Walker Black vs Red, but we decided that the worlds most popular scotch needed more coverage. So, we figured we’d just move down the line and compare Johnnie Walker Black vs Double Black. It’s been over a year since I’ve had JW Black, so I’m excited to see if…
High West is a distillery that seems to keep becoming more and more popular. Maybe it’s because I really like High West that I just notice their whiskey all over the place now, I don’t know. Either way, I’m not mad about it. I’ve had a few of their whiskeys before, but I wanted to…
Look, I’ve never been a huge fan of Basil Hayden. It’s never been bad, but it’s never been worth it in my opinion either. Depending on location, it’s a $35+ bottle that comes in at 80 proof and lacks any kind of special quality. Basil Hayden shares a mashbill with Old Grand-Dad, so it’s really…
I’ve crushed my fair share of Twisted Tea out on the golf course, the water, or wherever I may be. Deep Eddy’s Sweet Tea Vodka was also my favorite alcohol back in high school. So, naturally, when I walked by Twisted Tea Sweet Tea Whiskey, I just couldn’t help myself. I’m not in high school…
Just the other day I did a review of Ardbeg Wee Beastie, so today we are going to review Ardbeg An Oa and compare it to Ardbeg 10 and Wee Beastie. I’ve already written multiple reviews, linked above, of Ardbeg. I’ve discussed the history of the distillery, basics of Islay Scotch and peat, as well…
A while back, I did a comparison between Ardbeg vs Laphroaig. I was very new to Islay Scotch, and, frankly, I didn’t like either. I thought they tasted like dip spit, seaweed, and dead fish. Of course, the Islay fanboys didn’t like that. While it grew on me a little bit, it was a look…
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…