Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• 1970s White Horse Blended Scotch Review

  

  What’s so glorious about early 1970s White Horse Blended Scotch? For starters, there’s likely some Scotch from the Malt Mill distillery which was an offshoot... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2022 DRINK

• 1979 Old and Rare Benrinnes 40 Years Review

  

  I’m going to spare any pretense about the 1979 Old and Rare Benrinnes 40 Years and tell you right now it’s delicious. Everyone who tried this bottle before its... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2022 DRINK

• Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years Review

  

  If you don’t like peat, then the Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years might be something you want to check out. Springbank is lightly peated, Longrow is heavily peate... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2022 DRINK

• Longrow 18 Years Review

  

  A few years ago, the Malt Nuts did a crazy vertical of Longrow 18 Years and I’m finally posting the review of my bottle from that night… and killing it off in... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2022 DRINK

• 1995 Sovereign Springbank 22 Years Review

  

  This 1995 Sovereign Springbank 22 Years was my birthday bottle back in March of 2020. An ominous month in human history, but instead of 2020, I want to focus... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2022 DRINK

• 1993 The Bottlers Springbank 16 Years Review

  

  Independently Bottled Springbanks, like this 1993 The Bottlers Springbank 16 Years, have long been a hot commodity. This particular bottle I picked up for a Mal... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2022 DRINK

• Springbank 15 Years Review

  

  The 12 years is an exploration in ex-Bourbon, but the Springbank 15 Years is a deep dive into what sherry does to its floor malted spirit. What’s that? Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2022 DRINK

• Springbank 12 Years Cask Strength Review

  

  I know the Springbank 12 Years Cask Strength is made from 100% ex-Bourbon casks because it’s front and center on Springbank’s website. It’s a small thing to... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2022 DRINK

• Springbank 10 Years Review

  

  Founded 194 years ago (1828), Springbank is a distillery of some renown and this whisky, Springbank 10 Years, is their current flagship offering. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2022 DRINK

• Port Askaig 100 Proof Review

  

  Like many undisclosed Islays that came before it, there is a bit of mystery surrounding the source of the Port Askaig 100 Proof. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2022 DRINK

• Highland Park Cask Strength Review

  

  Spoiler, I really dig the Highland Park Cask Strength, it was a standout at a recent Malt Nuts and hearkens to some of the older HPs I’ve enjoyed. And by older ... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2022 DRINK

• Wild Turkey Rare Breed W-T-01-95 Review

  

  Many, years ago I tried this Wild Turkey Rare Breed W-T-01-95 at an Epic Wild Turkey Rare Breed tasting. It was a freshly opened bottle and it showed nicely, bu... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2022 DRINK

• Yellowstone Family Recipe Bourbon 6 Years Review

  

  Only 6,000 cases of this Yellowstone Family Recipe Bourbon 6 Years were released to the market and while that sounds like a lot, it’s really not. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2022 DRINK

• Bushmills Rare Casks 29 Years PX Finish Review

  

  I am so, so, happy that Bushmills is putting out things like this Bushmills Rare Casks 29 Years PX Finish. I’m even happier that they aren’t neutering them... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2022 DRINK

• Bushmills Prohibition Recipe Irish Whiskey Review

  

  Bushmills Prohibition Recipe Irish Whiskey, aka the Peaky Blinders Bushmill, was released specifically for the last season of the show. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2022 DRINK

• Clonakilty Double Oak Irish Whiskey Revie,w

  

  At first glance, there might be a temptation to argue that The Clonakilty Double Oak Irish Whiskey is actually a Triple. It uses ex-Bourbon, new charred America... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2022 DRINK

• Limavady Single Barrel Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review

  

  I picked up this Limavady Single Barrel Single Malt Irish Whiskey at Trader Joe’s because of the bottle shape: it was so weird. I’d never heard of the brand... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2022 DRINK

• Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended) Review

  

  In the late 1950s, Seagram’s stopped selling Four Roses Bourbon in the USA and instead started selling this: Four Roses Premium American Whiskey (blended). Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2022 DRINK

• Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye (Founder’s Series) Review

  

  Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye (Founder’s Series) is a cask strength rye distilled by a brand that’s done it right from the beginning. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2022 DRINK

• Barrell Bourbon Batch 032 Review

  

  I look forward to releases from Barrell because they rarely disappoint and, spoiler, this Barrell Bourbon Batch 032 carries on that trend. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2022 DRINK