Whiskey reviews and advice by Jeff Schwartz a/k/a The Whiskeyfellow. Learn, laugh and enjoy great whiskey!
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Old Ezra 7-Year Barrel Proof Bourbon Review & Tasting Notes
Monday, September 24, 2018
Elijah Craig B518 Bourbon Review & Tasting Notes
I'm going to start this off by saying I'm a sucker for Elijah Craig. This doesn't mean that any of the various expressions get a free pass from me, rather, it means when I see a new incarnation, I get excited and will buy a bottle untasted. When reviewing it, I give it the same unbiased opportunity for Bottle, Bar, or Bust as I do with anything else. There have been a couple of unimpressive releases in the barrel-proof versions...
You can read this review in its entirety at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!
Monday, September 17, 2018
Joseph Magnus Straight Bourbon Review & Tasting Notes
We’ve all been there. You have a few friends who pick up a pricey bottle, they tell you what a great whiskey is inside and that you have to get a bottle of your own. You consider what your friends say, then consider other options similarly priced, and you pass on the opportunity - at least for the moment.
Joseph Magnus is an MGP-sourced Bourbon that was triple-finished in Cognac, Oloroso Sherry, and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks...
You can read the remainder of this review in its entirety at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!
Monday, September 10, 2018
Litchfield Cask Strength Bourbon Review & Tasting Notes
You can read the entire review at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!
Friday, August 31, 2018
#30DaysofBourbon Challenge (2018)
Four years ago I started a little something to celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month. You see, I wanted to go to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. The problem was that life happens, and I couldn't make it work out.
What I wanted to do was start a challenge for myself that would let me feel like I was truly celebrating America's Native Spirit. It couldn't be easy, and it couldn't be something that required little effort. What I did is come up with a 30 Days of Bourbon challenge.
This was something initially just for me. In Year Two, I had a few friends and some of the Bourbon & Banter crew join me. In Year Three it went viral as we put together a calendar and invited all of our readers to join us. What it boiled down to was folks taking part put up over 1800 tweets and 3800 Instagram posts that reached more than 8.5 million people...
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Aged & Ore Duo Glass Review
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Elijah Craig C916 Barrel Proof Bourbon Review & Tasting Notes
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Talisker Storm Single Malt Scotch Review & Tasting Notes
Talisker provides a great lineup and Storm is certainly no exception. I was loving Storm when it was almost twice the price, and last year I was pleasantly surprised to see the price drop. There are still retailers that will charge the original price, but you should search around because I see Storm in store after store anywhere between the $38 to $48 range, even while traveling outside of my home distribution area...
You can read this review in its entirety over at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Islay Storm Single Malt Scotch Review & Tasting Notes
If you’ve been reading my reviews for awhile, you’ll know that my prior experience with Trader Joe’s Kentucky Bourbon Straight Whiskey left me with a bad taste in my mouth – a really bad taste. It was a taste so bad that it had me skittish to try any other Trader Joe’s exclusives. And, yet, here I am, one year later, embracing the #DrinkCurious lifestyle, ready to risk my palate for the whisky-loving community with Islay Storm Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
You can read this review in its entirety over at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!
Friday, May 4, 2018
Wollersheim Round Top Rye Review & Tasting Notes
There’s a plethora of two-year-old Ryes hitting the market, with some commanding amazingly high price tags. As this market gets more crowded, distillers must distinguish themselves from the competition.
Being a local, I was excited when Wollersheim, who has run a successful winery for several years, opened its distillery and announced it would create whiskeys. I’ve been curiously waiting ever since for something to be released, with my fingers crossed that they’d distill and age something of at least decent quality, as they’ve done a great job creating wines...
You can read the remainder of the review in its entirety at Bourbon & Banter. Cheers!