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Bushmills 12-Year-Old.
Not far from the famous Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Northern Ireland coast sits the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world....
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Peter Miles
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Balvenie 12-year-old Single Barrel
Balvenie was established in 1892 by William Grant and sits right next to its famous ‘big brother’ distillery Glenfiddich, which he...
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Peter Miles
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Calumet Farm Small Batch
Calumet Farm Small Batch. Blend of 15 year and 8 year old bourbon. Calumet Farm is the main brand of Western Spirits, a non-distilling...
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Peter Miles
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Elijah's Private Barrels.
Elijah Craig: Uncut, VA ABC Pick, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon. 9 year old. Never been the greatest fan of 'Heaven Hill' distillery,...
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Peter Miles
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
Need more Wheaties?
Reservoir Wheat Whiskey Reservoir is in the Scott’s Addition area of Richmond, Virginia and has been making whiskey since 2008. Under the...
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Peter Miles
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Looking for more wood ? Woodford Reserve Double Oak.
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Woodford Reserve Distillery was introduced by the Brown-Forman company in 1996 as its new producer of...
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Peter Miles
- Apr 23, 2022
- 2 min
Rare Breed. Live up to the hype?
Wild Turkey Rare Breed. Never was a Wild Turkey guy. As a scotch fan new to the USA many decades ago I initially gravitated more towards...
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Peter Miles
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition. Is it for you?
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style. Old Forester was founded back in 1870 by George Brown, who initially blended bourbons from various...
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Peter Miles
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
A Story of Two Ryes
History Rye whiskey is the oldest style of whiskey made by the colonialists, with records dating back to the late 17th century and...
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Peter Miles
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Three Crosses Coffee Flavored Whiskey
Based in Powhatan, south of the River James near Richmond, this distillery was opened in 2018 and has been gaining a reputation for...
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Peter Miles
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
BBQ Whiskey. MurLarkey's Smokehouse.
MurLarkey’s Distillery: Smokehouse Whiskey. Based in Bristow, MurLarkey’s is one of the more obscure distilleries in Virginia. Operations...
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Peter Miles
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
KO Distiller's Reserve
KO Distillery: Distiller’s Reserve Bourbon. Bottled in Bond. Single Barrel Version. Based in Manassas VA, KO distillery’s first aged...
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Peter Miles
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Uncle Nearest 1884. Small Batch Whisky
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey. A new distillery in Tennessee, founded in 2017, and named after Nearest Green, a slave worker who...
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Peter Miles
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Reverend. A Norfolk bourbon
R.D. Wilhelm Distillery: Reverend Spirits Bourbon. Kicking off their plans for a distillery way back in 2011, restaurateurs Karl...
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Peter Miles
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Whisky Ratings: Are they worth a dram ?
Whisky aficionados devote a lot of time and attention to reviews, ratings and awards allotted to whiskies by ‘experts’, both professional...
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Peter Miles
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Hilltop Distillery Straight Bourbon. More from the Goochland Hills.
Hilltop Distillery As mentioned in previous postings Hilltop is a recently established, family run craft distillery in Goochland, a few...
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Peter Miles
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
There's a single malt in them thar Goochland hills.
Hilltop Distillery Hilltop is a family run craft distillery in Goochland, a few miles north west of Richmond. Situated on top of a sharp...
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Peter Miles
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
First bourbon from Copper Fox.
Copper Fox Dawson’s Reserve Bourbon. Dating back to 2005, Copper Fox runs two distilleries in the state, one in Sperryville and another...
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Peter Miles
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
The art of 'Barrel Finishing' Whisky
All whisky spends some time (usually 3+ years) after distillation in wooden barrels to ‘mature’. Maturation is typically the key...
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Peter Miles
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
Japanese whisky gets formal.
Just a quick update to a previous posting. A group of major Japanese Whisky producers have agreed to implement a set of rules for the use...
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