Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• The Malt Nuts Meet Glenesk

  

  Last week the Malt Nuts gathered once again to taste and discuss another distillery, though unlike most of our tasting which have a large lineup this one was... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 DRINK

• Cadenhead’s Heaven Hill Bourbon 17 Years Review

  

  Cadenhead’s Heaven Hill Bourbon 17 Years is an interesting bourbon. For starters I didn’t even know Cadenhead’s did a bourbon until I saw this bottle. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Rasputin Review

  

  Corsair Rasputin Hopped Whisky starts out life as a traditional Russian Imperial stout that is crafted by one of their talented brewers. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Citra Double IPA Review

  

  Corsair Citra Double IPA is the whiskey that changed my mind about hopped whiskey. More specifically, it changed my mind about Corsair’s hopped whiskey, though... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Mosaic Review

  

  Corsair Mosaic is a single malt whisky, made by Corsair, that’s been vapor hopped with mosaic hops. The vapor hopping means no hops are actually included in... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 DRINK

• Corsair Galaxy Review

  

  Corsair Galaxy is my least favorite of the Corsair hopped whiskeys I’ve had. I can’t say for sure, but it could be that I’m just not a huge Galaxy hops fan. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 DRINK

• Glendalough Triple Barrel Review

  

  Glendalough Triple Barrel is a single grain whiskey made by “Ireland’s first craft distillery”. Founded in 2011 by a group of 5 friends the distillery started... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 DRINK

• 1975 Signatory Vintage Rare Ayrshire 37 Years Review

  

  The 1975 Signatory Vintage Rare Ayrshire 37 Years might have you scratching your head wondering where in the hell the Rare Ayrshire distillery is. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 DRINK

• Colonel EH Taylor Jr Barrel Proof Review

  

  Colonel EH Taylor Jr Barrel Proof bourbon hails from Buffalo trace and is made from their low rye Mashbill #1 (<10% rye). It’s supposedly a 6-8 year bourbon... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 DRINK

• Stagg Jr. Review

  

  Stagg Jr. is, exactly as its name implies, a younger version of the George T Stagg bourbon that’s released annually by Buffalo Trace. While big daddy GTS... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 DRINK

• Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky Review

  

  Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky is named after the style of still used to create this whiskey and with it’s 95% corn mashbill it could have been labeled as bourbon… i... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 DRINK

• 2015 TWJ Whiskey Awards Aka My Favorite Whiskies From 2015

  

  I was sitting in my favorite, and only, recliner contemplating a year-in-review style post. How would I do it, what should I include and that’s when the idea... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 DRINK

• 1959 Samaroli Glen Moray 25 Years Review

  

  In 1959 Glen Moray placed some new make into a first fill sherry butt and in 1984 Samaroli bottled that sherry butt which resulted in this stunning whisky, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 DRINK

• Auchentoshan 12 Years Review

  

  Auchentoshan 12 Years is the entry malt for the Auchentoshan distillery which is one of only 3 remaining Lowlands distilleries after the whisky market crash tha... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 DRINK

• TWJ’s Top 10 Not-Hard-To-Find Whiskeys of 2015

  

  Limited Editions be damned, we’re surrounded by good whiskey. 2015 has been a rollercoaster of a year with changes big and small in the industry. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 DRINK

• Flaviar Tasting Kit Review

  

  What is Flaviar? Why they’re a monthly liquor tasting service, hope that clears it up. Say what now? You want to know more about them? Well I suppose I could... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 DRINK

• Pikesville Rye Review

  

  Pikesville Rye is a brand that got its start in the 1890s in Maryland which was the epicenter of rye whiskey production until prohibition crashed the party and... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 DRINK

• K&L Winter 2015 Signatory Releases

  

  Here in California K L Wines is known for their amazing wine selection, but if you also happen to be a whisk(e)y nerd this vino Nirvana holds hidden treasures... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 DRINK

• Bowmore Bicentenary Review

  

  Bowmore Bicentenary is flat out one of the best whiskies I’ve ever encountered. Created from a mix of sherry casks that were filled in the 60s and bottled in... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 DRINK

• Brenne 10 Review

  

  Brenne 10 is the older, and higher proofed, sibling of the original Brenne which has been a divisive dram in the whisky world. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 DRINK