Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Kikori Rice Whiskey Review

  

  Kikori Rice Whiskey is actually just aged Shochu which is exactly what the Fukano whiskies are as well. The process for making shochu is a bit different than th... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 DRINK

• Michel Couvreur Blossoming Auld Sherried Review

  

  The Michel Couvreur Blossoming Auld Sherried is a wonderful sherried whisky that is bursting with character which is fitting because it comes from one heck of... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 DRINK

• UUahouua Pinot Noir Single Malt Review

  

  UUahouua Pinot Noir Single Malt comes to us from Austria. They distill the whisky (WIESky) themselves and then age it and finish it in Pinot Noir barrels for... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 DRINK

• Yamazaki 18 Review

  

  Yamazaki 18 doesn’t really exist any more. Like all of the other age-stated Japanese whiskies it’s pretty much done for and the only way to really find a... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 DRINK

• Taketsuru 21 Review

  

  Taketsuru 21 is a blend of two different single malts; Miyagikyo and Yoichi. Traditionally Yoichi is seen as a more powerful, more masculine malt and Miyagikyo... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 DRINK

• G. Rozelieures Tourbe Review

  

  G. Rozelieures Tourbe is the latest addition to the G. Rozelieures Whisky de Lorraine single malt lineup and is the most heavily peated of the bunch. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 DRINK

• Chichibu Chibidaru Review

  

  Chichibu Chibidaru is the the quarter cask style of whisky released from the Chichibu distillery. Which, by the way, is one of the funnest distillery names to... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 DRINK

• G. Rozelieures Rare Review

  

  G. Rozelieures Rare is lightly peated like all their other whiskies. It’s also aged in sherry casks like almost all the others and is additionally aged in cogna... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 DRINK

• Chichibu The First Review

  

  Chichibu The First comes from a fairly young distillery located in Saitama Perfecture, Japan. Carrying the more formal name Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The First,... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 DRINK

• G. Rozelieures Origine Review

  

  G. Rozelieures Origine is aged in both Sherry casks and Cognac casks and, like the rest of the G. Rozelieures Whisky de Lorraine line-up, contains at least a... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 DRINK

• 7 Iced Tea Cocktails to Finish Out The Summer With

  

  I have a friend named Larisa – she’s pretty cool. She’s the marketing manager at the Andaz Hotel in Hollywood and a few months ago she brought me a Tealeaves... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 DRINK

• Redemption Barrel Proof Rye Review

  

  Redemption Barrel Proof Rye is… well, you know what. I’ll just let the brand tell you because they actually do a great job here. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 DRINK

• Hibiki 21 Review

  

  Hibiki 21 is a good whisky; it’s just about everything you could want in a dram from Japan. Hibiki 21 is made using single malts from Hakushu and Yamazaki and... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 DRINK

• Redemption Barrel Proof High Rye Bourbon Review

  

  Redemption Barrel Proof High Rye Bourbon is the higher rye version of the Redemption Barrel Proof Bourbon, clocking in with 15% more rye than its “low-rye”... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 DRINK

• Hibiki 17 Review

  

  Hibiki 17 years is an interesting whisky because it doesn’t really drink like a blend. It’s the kind of whisky that you could be forgiven for confusing it with ... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 DRINK

• Redemption Barrel Proof Bourbon Review

  

  Redemption Barrel Proof Bourbon is a 9 -year-old, barrel proof / cask strength, release of MGP’s standard bourbon recipe. It’s their “low-rye” bourbon, which... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 DRINK

• Four Roses Single Barrel JE 1-2M Review

  

  Four Roses Single Barrel JE 1-2M is another great pick by the folks at Nasa Liquor in Houston, Texas. Picked from a single barrel of OBSV Four Roses whiskey –... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2016 DRINK

• Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask Review

  

  Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira Cask is the latest in the Cairdeas releases which are typically tasty whiskies. Each release has a new theme and is often... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 DRINK

• Baker’s Bourbon Review

  

  According to Jim Beam, “Baker’s Bourbon is distilled at a lower proof and barreled aged in small batches, allowing the bourbon to pull more toasted nut, fruit... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 DRINK

• Four Roses Single Barrel LE 36-2D Review

  

  Four Roses Single Barrel LE 36-2D is an OBSQ barrel picked by Nasa Liquor in Texas. This latest pick by them falls in line with some of their previous picks lik... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 DRINK