Peter Miles
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, 20212 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, 20212 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, 20213 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, 20212 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, 20212 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, 20212 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, 20213 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, 20211 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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Peter Miles
Jul 5, 20211 min
Sherry/Port barrel finishing....why is it so popular?
I am preparing a tasting comparison of various whiskies that have all been finished in barrels previously used to mature sherry or port ....
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Peter Miles
Feb 27, 20212 min
Touch of the Irish. Redbreast 15 Year Old.
With monks distilling whiskey as early as the 1100's AD, Irish whiskey predates scotch whisky production. Mainstream Irish whiskey is...
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Peter Miles
Oct 12, 20203 min
Copper Fox and Reservoir Limited Editions Tasted!
Virginia’s Reservoir and Copper Fox Limited Editions. Every distillery has its core range of whiskies, its bread, and butter. Among those...
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Peter Miles
Sep 2, 20201 min
What's your 'go to' whisky...?
More tastings to come in September. In the meantime I have a question for you. What is your 'go to' whisky? The whisky that you would...
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Peter Miles
Jun 9, 20202 min
Courage and Conviction
Virginia Distillery Company has released their flagship single malt whisky, Courage and Conviction, following up on their ‘sneak peek’...
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Peter Miles
May 20, 20204 min
Local v Global. Where is Whisky going?
Local. With the growth in whisky demand in the last two decades, ‘craft’ distilleries are carving out their niche in the whisky market....
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Peter Miles
Feb 21, 20203 min
Three Virginian Rye Whiskeys.
Rye was the original America Whisky and has, in recent years, reemerged to offer an alternative to the domination of the market by...
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Peter Miles
Feb 3, 20203 min
American Single Malt Whiskies
American Single Malt Whisky Tasting Though unlikely to ever challenge the popularity of bourbon or rye in the USA, many craft...
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Peter Miles
Aug 10, 20192 min
August Tastings #2. NZ Whisky Company - Oamaruvian
Intro: Friends of ours dropped by with a gift tasting set of three New Zealand whiskies they had picked up on a vacation there. The...
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Peter Miles
Aug 6, 20191 min
August Tastings #1. Penderyn-Madeira
Intro: My first taste of a Welsh Single Malt, but I did not get the 'fancy' bottle in this USA import version. This distillery started in...
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Peter Miles
Jun 15, 20191 min
"Whisky is liquid sunshine." George Bernard Shaw.
June 2019: OK, this is the first blog posting on this website, which will be a monthly event as we ramp up this whole enterprise. Where...
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