The boys over at Whipper Snapper distillery in Perth’s inner city suburb of East Perth have been patiently waiting waiting for over 2 years for their new whiskey to be released. In what started life as white lightening or (more affectionally) moonshine, this new so called Upshot Australian Whiskey is hand crafted from 100% West […]
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Pappy Van Winkle 15 Tasting Notes by Darrell Martin
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year was one of my chase bourbons or Unicorns as they are called. Every fall all the members of the Van Winkle family are released. From the hefty 10 Year Old Rip Van Winkle to the aged 23 Year Old Pappy Van Winkle, they are all sought after. I recently had […]
William Larue Weller Bourbon Tasting Notes
This is one of those chase bourbons that most people will never get a chance to try at non-secondary market prices. I wondered if this bourbon would stand up to the hype. It stood up and then some. From the first sniff to the finish, this was a really good bourbon. Nose With the first […]
Review of George T Stagg by Darrell Martin
Last week I sat down and reviewed the 2014 Sazerac Rye 18 Year and so I felt it was appropriate to turn to another item in the 2014 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection offerings, the George T. Stagg. The 2014 Stagg was composed of barrels aged no less than 16 years and bottle uncut and un-chill filtered […]
June 2016 Bourbon Whiskey Releases
Booker’s Rye -136.2 Proof – Aged 13 Years – 8000-9000 bottles Four Roses “Elliott’s Select” Limited Edition Single Barrel -100-120 Proof depending on barrel – 14 years old – 10,224 bottles – Available mid-June – OESK Jack Daniel’s-103 barrel entry proof Jefferson’s Reserve Twin Wood: Old Rum Cask Finish -90.2 […]
Drake Launches Viriginia Black Decadent Ameican Whiskey
Rap star, song writer and actor Drake has officially launched his Virginia Black whiskey brand, made in collaboration with Brent Hocking, the creator of P. Diddy’s DeLeon Tequila. Hinting that more is to come under the Virginia Black label, the Canadian rapper Drake said the whiskey is “the first in a line of decadent expressions”. Virginia […]
Wild Turkey Launches Master’s Keep Decades in Time for Fathers Day
To celebrate Master Distiller Eddie Russell’s 35 years at the Distillery, Wild Turkey have released a new Master’s Keep Edition in Australia. Edition 002 is a limited edition bottling with a mingling of Wild Turkey bourbons Aged 10 to 20 Years. Wild Turkey Decades is bottle at an almost barrel strength 52.0% ABV. Decades is […]
Jefferson’s Bourbon Barrel Finished Manhattan Cocktail
Jefferson’s Bourbon Barrel Finished Manhattan Cocktail is now available in Australia from #1 online liquor store www.mybottleshop.com.au. The Jefferson Manhattan has been crafted in conjunction with the editors of Esquire. The new cocktail was conceptualised in 2013 by Esquire’s Editor-in-Chief David Granger and Jefferson’s Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller, in an effort to provide bourbon enthusiasts with […]