Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Bedtime Bourbon Review

  

  Bedtime Bourbon is a sourced whiskey who is straight up about that and doesn’t even attempt to hide it, which is awesome. No shitty backstory, no overwrought... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2017 DRINK

• Auchentoshan Bartender’s Blend Review

  

  Auchentoshan Bartender’s Blend is an interesting take on a brand that’s woefully underrepresented here on TWJ. I’ve had a ton of their core range in my life, bu... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 DRINK

• Little Book Whiskey Review

  

  Little Book Whiskey “The Easy” is the latest release from Jim Beam, is the brainchild of Fred’s son Freddie and named after Booker’s (Fred’s Dad) name for... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 DRINK

• 1970s Black Bull Review

  

  Oh hell yeah, we’re tasting 1970s Black Bull today! Black Bull whisky is a blended Scotch put out by Duncan Taylor that has been around for over 150 years and i... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 DRINK

• Laphroaig 27 Review

  

  Laphroaig 27 is the second release in Laphroaig’s yearly super-premium release series with last year’s Laphroaig 32 being the first. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 DRINK

• EH Taylor Rye Review

  

  EH Taylor Rye is a creation of the venerable distillery Buffalo Trace and as far as decently priced sipping ryes go, it’s not too shabby. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 DRINK

• Boutique-y 50-Year-Old Blended Whisky Review

  

  I’m not a huge fan of That Boutique-y Whisky Company. Nothing they put out fully resonates with me and I always end up feeling let down by what I’m drinking... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 DRINK

• Macallan Cask Strength 10 Years

  

  This sample of Macallan Cask Strength 10 Years supposedly comes from a late 80s bottle. I couldn’t find a timeline of when this whisky started showing up... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 DRINK

• Macallan Cask Strength Red Label Review

  

  Macallan Cask Strength Red Label was bottled into the early 2000s but this particular bottle come from the late 90s and takes us one decade further down the pat... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2017 DRINK

• Macallan Cask Strength Review

  

  This is the 2000s bottling of the Macallan Cask Strength and was the last version of the MCS to be seen in the market; its death was mourned by whisky and... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 DRINK

• Four Roses Elliot’s Select 2016 Review

  

  Four Roses Elliot’s Select 2016 was Brent Elliot’s first release as Four Roses Master Distiller after taking on the title in 2015. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 DRINK

• Colkegan Single Malt Review

  

  Born in the Southwest part of the USA Colkegan Single Malt is a whiskey that attempts to pay homage to Scotch by adapting the processes for America. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 DRINK

• 1990s Old Grand-Dad 86 Proof Review

  

  1990s Old Grand-Dad 86 proof completes the “recent” trinity of 86 proof OGD. I’ve had 1980s Nation Distillers OGD 86, I’ve had early 2000s Beam OGD 86 and now... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 DRINK

• Wild Turkey 8 Years Review

  

  Wild Turkey 8 years 101 is the older version of the much beloved Wild Turkey 101 from back when it carried an age-statement; this particular bottle was from... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 DRINK

• Dead Drift Colorado White Whiskey Review

  

  Dead Drift Colorado White Whiskey is the new-make spirit for what KJ Wood Distillers will one day call their bourbon. I got this specific bottle of Dead Drift... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2017 DRINK

• Slane Irish Whiskey Review

  

  Here we find ourselves drinking Slane Irish Whiskey in October. Normally I save all my Irish whiskey for March, but I figured it would be fun to break with... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2017 DRINK

• Kilchoman Machir Bay 2017 Review

  

  I’m a fan of the Machir Bay series and this Kilchoman Machir Bay 2017 is no exception – that’s no secret. It’s the penultimate representation of Kilchoman’s... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 DRINK

• Kilchoman 100% Islay 2017 Review

  

  The distillery quote below goes into a bit more in depth, but what’s really cool about releases like the Kilchoman 100% Islay 2017 isn’t just that it’s Islay... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 DRINK

• Kilchoman Sanaig Review

  

  The first time I tasted Kilchoman Sanaig I felt rather “meh” about it and didn’t bother picking up a bottle. Then, at a tasting, I had some from a friend’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 DRINK

• Kilchoman 100% Islay 3rd Edition Review

  

  Kilchoman 100% Islay 3rd Edition hails from 2013 and is a bottle I’ve been holding on to until the day arrived that I could do an entire week of Kilchoman whisk... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 DRINK