Category: Tasting
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Visiting the George Dickel Distillery
In March, I had the honor of traveling to Tennessee to visit the George Dickel Distillery. Visiting a distillery and seeing the process, place and people first hand gives me a much deeper understanding of a spirit than marketing materials, buying a bottle or even a guided tasting can. Touring the Dickel Distillery in Cascade Hollow…
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Cinnamon Liqueurs – Red Hot or Not so Hot?
Guest post by Elisabeth, Cocktail Hacktress in training. One of my favorite Valentine’s Day sweet treats is Red Hots candies.  For the last couple years it has been difficult to find them in stores and I thought it would be fun to see if anything captures that spicy cinnamon sweetness of the candies.  After hunting…
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Review – Roundhouse Corretto
You listened patiently while I waxed poetic about Roundhouse Gin, which I still claim is one of the most interesting and tasty gins I’ve ever tried. Well shortly after posting that review I got an email from Roundhouse‘s founder and distiller Alex Nelson letting me know that they’d recently released Corretto a new coffee liqueur. …
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Cacha̤a РBrazilian Rum?
You’ll note that on every bottle of cachaça you buy in the US there is a sublabel listing it as Brazilian Rum. It’s not a coincidence or marketing gimmick. Rather this is a requirement of the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The TTB in their own words defines a rum as: Spirits…
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Review – Cadenhead’s Old Raj Gin
The final gin in our tasting was Cadenhead’s Old Raj Gin. The first thing you notice about Old Raj is its pale golden color. This unique color is imparted through the use of saffron added personally by the company chairman to assure consistency. Next you’ll encounter Old Raj’s notable strength. Bottled at 55% ABV or…