The Glenlivet Twist and Mix New Manhattan

Glenlivet has entered the ready-made cocktail chat and have released this New Manhattan and Twist and Mix Old Fashioned. I had both today, but I’ll be talking about their Manhattan. This cocktail is made from The Glenlivet single malt Scotch and natural flavorings. What’s neat, twisting the cap releases a mixture that goes into the…

Update: Highland Park Ice Edition 17 Year Single Malt

My husband and I have a pretty big whisky collection, so finishing a bottle of whisky takes us some time. I want to catalog our empties to see if the last sip was as enjoyable as the first. We received this Highland Park Ice Edition 17 Year Single Malt as a gift for my husband’s…

Manhattan 1792

I do love a good ready-made cocktail. I find them affordable and for the most part a lot better than what some bartenders serve you. So, my mission is to try as many of them as possible, so you don’t have to. This Manhattan 1792 is by Original Cocktails by Heublein and is bottled by…

Untitled Bourbon Whiskey private barrel selection

This bourbon was produced by District Made Spirits which was distilled by One Eight Distilling in Washington DC. Sadly, this distillery has closed. I got the chance to taste this because our friends had a bottle but, before this we had not heard of this brand before. The one we tried was a cask strength…

2XO Bourbon Whiskey

I’ve always been a Scotch Whisky gal but within the last two years I’ve embarked on a mission to try more bourbon. In that amount of time I’ve had duds, whiskies that go from OK to good, some even great. Few have stopped me on my tracks, this brand was one of them. 2XO is…

Swear Jar Maple Donut Canadian Whisky

Let me start by saying that I’m a sucker for packaging. Yes, I purchased this whisky mainly because of the jar so, I’m hoping it’s good but if not, we have a swear jar. Nose: sweet, maple and cinnamonPalate: maple syrup, cinnamon and spicesFinish: sweet with a light burnABV: 35%Cost: $25 OK, so a word…

Dark Arts Amburana Oak Stave Finished, Small Batch Rye

Dark Arts Whiskey House is a brand I was recently introduced to. They take sourced whiskey, blend it, rebarrel it and finish it in Lexington, Kentucky. To them, whiskey blending isn’t just science but rather a form of art. Dark Arts’ goal is to take that art to a whole new level. I had the…

Ardbeg Anthology 13 Year: The Harpy’s Tale

Ardbeg is truly one of my favorite whisky brands. But, if I’m being truthful, the last couple years their products and their pricing have been a total miss for me. The only recent product I absolutely loved and was so surprised with was Ardbeg BizarreBQ. Here we have another release that yes, we paid way…

Tullamore D.E.W Honey

Less than one week till St. Patrick’s Day so let’s continue featuring Irish brands. Today, Tullamore D.E.W. a brand I love! Recently, they released Tullamore D.E.W Honey. Let’s see if it’s any good. The bottle is listed as a liqueur. To make it they blend their Single Malt, Single Pot still and Single Grain whiskies…

The Dunbrody Irish Whiskey

If you’ve never heard of The Dunbrody Irish Whiskey, well, let me introduce you to this new brand of Irish Whiskey. My husband and I attended a whiskey tasting event (which we paid to attend) at Julio’s Liquors this past weekend and this brand made its very first appearance. The brand falls under the LHK…

Bushmills 25- and 30-Year Irish Whiskey

It’s the start of March and we are less than 2-weeks away from St. Patrick’s Day so why not start this month with Irish whiskey. Very recently I had the glorious opportunity to sample both their 25- and 30-year whiskies. Let me start by saying that both are extremely expensive. These are types of whiskies…

Milam & Greene Distillers Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey

We were recently introduced to Milam & Greene at our friend’s house. This is an independently owned Texas whiskey, and they source their grains from across America. We got a chance to try their 21-01 batch cask strength Distillers Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Truth be told, I wasn’t expecting much from this whiskey. When I…