Rough Rider and Pine Barrens are American Whiskeys produced by Long Island Spirits. The distillery was founded in 2007 and is located in Baiting Hollow, NY. My boyfriend’s friend Dan is from Long Island, NY (although he lives in MA) and he recently gave these to my boyfriend when they exchanged Christmas gifts. Yes, I…
Category: Rye
George Dickel Superior No. 12 Whisky
My first tasting experience with George Dickel happened just a couple weeks ago and that was with their Superior No. 12 Whisky. I had heard do much about the brand that I finally had to try it! George Dickel was established in Tennessee around the 1870’s by George Dickel. Alcohol producer giant, Diageo, now owns…
Noah’s Mill Bourbon Whiskey
Wow! It’s been about three weeks since my last post. I am sorry about not posting, the month of August has been a tad bit crazy, but I am back and today I am writing about a bourbon whiskey. A couple weeks ago my boyfriend and I, along with friends spent some time up in…
Video Blog: Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey and Cocktail drink
It’s the Monday before 4th of July and not only do I have a review for you on Rittenhouse Straight Rye whiskey but I also have a video blog featuring a cocktail drink I made with Rittenhouse that would be good for any BBQ. Rittehouse Rye is produced by Heaven Hills and produced in the…
2014 Holiday Gift Guide – Bourbon/Whiskey and Whisky
Time is flying by and if you are like me, I am certain you are trying to think of ideas for those last-minute holiday gifts you may still need to buy. Well, I am here to help! Looking through all the 119 posts I’ve posted since I first started blogging I’ve come up with a…
WhistlePig 11 year-old Straight Rye TripleOne Whiskey
My introduction to WhistlePig was about a year ago with their 10 year-old whiskey and I searched high and low to get that one bottle. It took me a while to find a bottle because the product was extremely popular, but the search was definitely well worth it. To this day, I have a bottle…
Hudson Whiskey – Manhattan Rye
Since prohibition, Hudson Whiskey is the first whiskey distillery to open its doors in New York. Although Tuthilltown Gristmill was initially purchased in 2001 to serve as a rock climber’s ranch it was whiskey that later came out of there a few years later. One of the first things that captured me about Hudson Whiskey…
Rob Roy Cocktail – Video Blog
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a Rob Roy and a Manhattan it’s all in the liquor. A Rob Roy if made with a Scotch while a Manhattan is usually made with a Rye Whiskey. Very recently I discovered that Whisky Magazine had whisky cocktail recipes on their site (http://www.whiskymag.com/cocktails/). This is…
WhistlePig 10 year-old Straight Rye
I came across WhistlePig when I made it a point to try out more bourbons and whiskey. Here was this 10 year-old, 100% proof, 100% rye out of Vermont (the state of my college alma mater) that I had never tried before. Not only that, but I had never tried 100% straight rye whiskey and…
Willett Single Barrel Rye Whiskey
Since I didn’t like the last American Whiskey I wrote about, Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey http://wp.me/p3Zt2k-3n I wanted to give you all something American that I did in fact enjoy and made me smile this past week. Last Friday was an extremely cold day in Boston. After work we went into Sweet Cheeks Q for…
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