Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Bowmore 21 Review

  

  Bowmore, for me, is a confusing distillery and nothing embodies that confusion quite like this early 2000’s Bowmore 21 year and here’s why… it’s not good. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 DRINK

• Bowmore Darkest Review

  

  I feel a little cheated by the Bowmore Darkest. Per the website “…it’s the final three years spent in Oloroso sherry casks that gives Bowmore 15 Years Old... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 DRINK

• McClelland’s Islay Single Malt Review

  

  McClelland’s Islay Single Malt is a “mystery malt” (or bastard malt) that is put out by the Morrison Bowmore company who, as the name suggests, owns Bowmore... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 DRINK

• Bowmore Legend Review

  

  The Bowmore Legend is a perfect example of why complex doesn’t always mean good. It’s the base offering from the Islay distillery and I have never been able to... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 DRINK

• Mellow Corn Review

  

  Mellow Corn is a Bottled In Bond corn whiskey put out by the folks at Heaven Hill and is one of the best corn whiskeys I’ve ever had. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 DRINK

• Jameson Black Barrel Review

  

  I like Jameson. I buy it, I drink it, I mix with it, I share it with friends, but I can’t say that I’ve actually LOVED a bottle of Jameson… till now. The Jameso... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 DRINK

• Trader Joe’s Blended Scotch Review

  

  Just like there is no Trader Joe’s distillery in Kentucky there is no Trader Joe’s distillery or blending facility in Scotland. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 DRINK

• Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy Review

  

  Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy is a single pot still whiskey (malted and unmated barley) that is triple distilled in the traditional Irish fashion and then... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 DRINK

• Bank Note 5 Year Blended Scotch Review

  

  The Bank Note Blended Scotch is in that cadre of blended scotches that carry an age statement. In this case it’s 5 years, which means that every whisky... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 DRINK

• Tin Cup American Whiskey Review

  

  Tin Cup American Whisky is MGP bourbon that is bottled in Colorado and put out by a man named Jess Graber. If Graber’s name sounds familiar that’s because he wa... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 DRINK

• Sonoma Cask Strength Rye Whiskey Review

  

  This is simply Sonoma Distilling’s Sonoma Rye Whiskey released at full cask strength. Though really, it’s anything but simple. While a mere 6.5% / 13 proof migh... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 DRINK

• Isle of Skye 12 Year Review

  

  The Isle of Skye 12, like it’s younger brother the Isle of Skye 8 year, is a blended whisky where all of the component parts, malt and grain whisky alike, have... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 DRINK

• Sonoma Rye Whiskey Review

  

  If you know me you know I love rye and so when this, the Sonoma Rye Whiskey, arrived in the mail it made my day. I had initially tried it at Whisky Live and... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 DRINK

• Isle of Skye 8 Review

  

  A tasty little concoction, the Isle of Skye 8 is a blend of Talisker, which is the only distillery on the island of Skye, some Speyside malts, some “Island”... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 DRINK

• 2nd Chance Wheat Whiskey Review

  

  The Sonoma 2nd Chance Wheat Whiskey is distilled from a mash of unmalted wheat and malted rye. Unusual you say? Very. Now let’s add in the fact that it’s aged i... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 DRINK

• Ezra’s Craft Spirit Marketplace

  

  The craft beer movement has exploded. So much so that last year the craft movement overtook the beer giant Budweiser... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DRINK

• GlenDronach 12 Year Review

  

  The GlenDronach 12 is aged in Oloroso casks and then finished in PX casks to impart a heavenly bit of sweetness to it… at least that’s what the marketing wants... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 DRINK

• The Macallan Fine Oak 10 Year Review

  

  The Macallan 10 year Fine Oak is aged in both ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks and delivers a nice punch of flavor for relatively little cost. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DRINK

• Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey Review

  

  The tale of Stanahan’s Colorado Whiskey goes something like this. George Stranahan (who also owns Flying Dog brewery) had a barn that caught on fire. Jess Grabe... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 DRINK

• Samaroli Glen Garioch 1990 Review

  

  Glen Garioch you tasty little devil, you’ve gone and picked yourself up a Samaroli badge and with that has come some flavor and aroma increases over the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 DRINK