Josh Peters

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1714 )

• Templeton Rye Review

  

  Normally this is where I would give a little back story on the brand and talk about any unique aspects or little nuggets of trivia about the brand, but since... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DRINK

• Pro$hibition Macvin Single Cask Review

  

  The Macvin Single Cask is my favorite of the Pro$hibition Single Malt whiskies. It’s warm, rich, spicy, sweet, earthy, elegant and a whole other bag of... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 DRINK

• Pro$hibition Vin Jaune Single Cask Review

  

  Another French whisky? Yup and this one is even better than the last. The Pro$hibition Vin Jaune is, in my humble opinion, a step up from the already stellar... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DRINK

• Pro$hibition Vin De Paille Single Cask Review

  

  The name Pro$hibition might be a an odd looking duck at first, but this whisky is anything but. Hailing from the Jura region of France this single malt is aged... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 DRINK

• Brenne – French Single Malt Whisky Review

  

  Brenne is a cognac finished single malt from France that bills itself as “a new taste profile to the Single Malt category”. On their website the creators go on... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 DRINK

• A True Guide to Scotch – Brought to You by Dewar’s Scotch Whisky

  

  Partner Post* Gabriel Cardarella has the coolest job as a Dewar’s ambassador: traveling the world tasting, learning and teaching others about whisky. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DRINK

• Laphroaig 2014 Cairdeas Review – Amontillado Cask

  

  The 2013 Cairdeas was / is among my favorite whiskies. It’s so obscenely good I had a bit of separation anxiety when I finished off my first bottle and the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 DRINK

• Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Review

  

  It’s rather poetic that the release of Maker’s Mark Cask Strength has coincided with the induction of Margie Samuels into the Bourbon Hall Of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DRINK

• The Legend of Jimmy Russell

  

  Jimmy Russell, the master distiller, has worked at Wild Turkey for 60 years. Let me say that again… 60 YEARS! That’s as long as my parents have been alive... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 DRINK

• FEW Single Malt Whisky Review

  

  The FEW Single Malt Whisky is a seasonal release from those crafty lads in Illinois and is the third member of their whiskey trio. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 DRINK

• Jimmy’s Texas Bourbon Review

  

  Jimmy’s Texas Bourbon is a four grain bourbon (corn, barley, rye and wheat) that starts out life in traditional new charred oak barrels where it mellows for... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DRINK

• What is a Whiskey NDP?

  

  NDP stands for Non-Distiller Producer which is any company that gets it’s whiskey from another distillery and then bottles, and markets, it as their own. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 DRINK

• Trader Joe’s 23 Yr Speyside Single Malt Review

  

  A 23 yr Speyside for only $40? Sign me up! When I saw this sitting on the shelf at Trader Joe’s I couldn’t believe my eyes and thought it was a pricing error. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 DRINK

• Trader Joe’s 10 Yr Highland Single Malt Review

  

  Trader Joe’s does not have a distillery in Scotland to make their 10 yr Highland Single Malt. Nor does Alexander Murray Co. who sourced the casks that ended u... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DRINK

• Pow-wow Botanical Rye Review

  

  There is flavored whiskey… and then there is this. The Pow-Wow Botanical Rye is a very unique beast put out by the Georgetown Trading Co. who claim to draw... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DRINK

• Glenfiddich Malt Masters Sherry Cask Review

  

  To create the Sherry Cask Malt Master’s Edition the boys at Glenfiddich first distilled up some of their traditional new-make and then dumped it into some... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 DRINK

• Glenfiddich Malt Masters Sherry Cask Review

  

  To create the Sherry Cask Malt Master’s Edition the boys at Glenfiddich first distilled up some of their traditional new-make and then dumped it into some... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 DRINK

• Muirhead’s Silver Seal 16 Review

  

  The Silver Seal 8 was a colossal disappointment in my opinion, so how does it fare when it’s been aged twice as long? Better, I’d even say it’s good, but it’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 DRINK

• Muirhead’s Silver Seal 8 Review

  

  The Silver Seal 8 is such a light whisky it’s almost obscene. It’s actually hitting a point of lightness that’s distracting because I find myself hunting and... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 DRINK

• Laphroaig Select Review

  

  Recently the lads at Laphroaig got the idea to take some traditional Laphroaig juice, which is aged in ex-bourbon barrels and give it an additional or “final”... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 DRINK