Year: 2014

  • Review – Dickel Barrel Program Tennessee Whisky

    As previously mentioned, I was selected to be part of the Dickel Dozen blogger program.  A few weeks back they sent a bottle of Dickel Barrel Program Tennessee Whisky my way along with some challenges.  I’ve been responding to their challenges (more on that later) and, more importantly, drinking the whisky and making some great…

  • Review – Berentzen Bushel and Barrel

    For over 250 years Berentzen has been making distilled spirits and specifically apple and other fruit liqueurs.  Bushel and Barrel is the marriage of their long experience making apple liqueur with the years of tradition and flavor of Kentucky Bourbon.  The result is a apple bourbon liqueur clocking in at 30% ABV. The color is…

  • Review – Crafthouse Bottled Cocktails

    Bottled cocktails, mixers and the like are something I’ve usually shied away from.  Typically something that comes from a bottle is going to taste, well, like it came from a bottle.  The fruit juices are flat, the herbal notes are muddy, bleh.  So, I was naturally a bit apprehensive when I was offered review samples…

  • Dickel Dozen – Challenges

    My bottle of George Dickel Barrel Program Tennessee Whisky arrived earlier this week* and with it some challenges.  I’m up for a challenge, so I’ll be posting my answers to Twitter/Facebook in the coming few days.  So you’re not totally caught un-aware, here are the questions prompting my answers. Share a photo of you sippin’ George…

  • Homemade Orange Bitters

    Lately I’ve been drinking a lot of carbonated water at work and at home.  My favorite way to drink it is with quite a few dashes of bitters.  While I like the flavor of aromatic bitters (and I’ve been using a previous batch frequently), I prefer fruit bitters.  Having barreled through a couple bottles of Fee…