Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Teeling Small Batch Irish Review

  

  Teeling Small Batch Irish is a traditional Irish blend that’s been finished in rum casks and delivered to us non-chill filtered and at 92 proof. When it comes t... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 DRINK

• The Quiet Man Irish Single Malt Review

  

  The Quiet Man Irish Single Malt is a triple distilled Irish whiskey that appears to have been sourced from Cooley – if the rumors are to be believed. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 DRINK

• Tasting Through The New Chieftain’s

  

  Recently the SoCal Whiskey Club gathered once again to do what we do best… drink whisky. As usual it was anything but a somber affair as we gathered on the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 DRINK

• The Quiet Man Blended Irish Review

  

  The Quiet Man Blended Irish is a decent Irish blend, though it doesn’t really stand out in the current Irish whiskey market. Don’t get me wrong it’s a good... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 DRINK

• Booker’s Bluegrass Review

  

  Booker’s Bluegrass is the latest in the Booker’s Roundtable releases. If you’re not familiar with the roundtable releases I’ll explain in the next paragraph. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 DRINK

• Highland Park 21 Review

  

  Highland Park 21 is currently a “distillery only” release that was originally made for their global travel retail market and quickly gained a following. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 DRINK

• Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece 18 Years Cognac Finish Review

  

  Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece 18 Years Cognac Finish is a glass of whiskey history. Released in 1999, it was one of the first super premium bourbons on the... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2016 DRINK

• Fukano Rice Whisky Review

  

  Fukano rice whisky is essentially rice shochu that’s been aged in oak casks, which might sound weird, but really the process for making shochu is similar to... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 DRINK

• Fukano Whisky Review

  

  Two casks of Fukano Whisky have made their way to America and Flask Fine Wines in Los Angeles got one of the two. The other went to K L and we’ll be chatting... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 DRINK

• Highland Park Dark Origins Review

  

  Highland Park Dark Origins gets its name from the origin of the distillery itself. You may wonder what kind of devious acts this “Dark Origins” is referring... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 DRINK

• Jefferson’s Very Small Batch Review

  

  Jefferson’s Very Small Batch bourbon is put out by Castle Brands under the Jefferson’s name and unlike a lot of shifty shady NDPs out there they actually... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 DRINK

• 1993 Connoisseurs Choice Pittyvaich 13 Years Review

  

  The 1993 Connoisseurs Choice Pittyvaich 13 Years comes from Pittyvaich’s last year of distillation. The distillery, which was originally built to make generic... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 DRINK

• Laphroaig 32 Review

  

  Laphroaig 32 was aged in 100% Oloroso sherry casks, hence the dark color, giving it that peat n sweet combo I’ve come to enjoy over the years. It hits the spot... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 DRINK

• Yellowstone Select Bourbon Review

  

  Yellowstone Select bourbon is another blend of straight bourbons from from the Limestone Branch distillery. The creation of this whiskey was orchestrated by Pau... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 DRINK

• Glenmorangie Milsean Review

  

  Glenmorangie Milsean (Gaelic for Sweet Things) is the latest in the yearly Private Edition releases by the always curious Dr. Bill Lumsden who oversees the... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 DRINK

• Epic Tasting: Wild Turkey Rare Breed Vertical

  

  If you’ve been a reader of this blog for any amount of time you know I’m a big fan of Wild Turkey so when the opportunity came up to once again run deep with th... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Oatrage Review

  

  Corsair Oatrage joins the Corsair Quinoa and Corsair Triple Smoke in my trinity of favorite, not-too-difficult-to-find (at least in LA), Corsair whiskeys. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Triple Smoke Review

  

  Corsair Triple Smoke is among my favorite Corsair whiskeys. Like almost everything else they do it’s a unique and interesting take on a standard whiskey, which... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Quinoa Whiskey Review

  

  Corsair Quinoa Whiskey is one of my three favorite whiskeys coming out of Corsair today and is a great example of Corsair’s dedication to doing things... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Buckyeah Review

  

  Corsair Buckyeah is one of Corsair’s whiskeys that’s rooted in non-traditional grains. Comprised of 51% buckwheat and 49% malted barley, this buckwheat whiskey... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 DRINK