Water Helps the Taste of Your Whiskey – Science Confirms It!

Posted by on Aug 19, 2017 in Amercan, Bourbon, Discussion, Irish, Rye, Scotch
Water Helps the Taste of Your Whiskey – Science Confirms It!

Popular Science recently posted an article that states chemists have now confirmed that a splash of water does in fact help with the taste of your whiskey, with science to back it up. Here is a link to the full article: Chemists confirm that whiskey really does taste better with a splash of water The […]

Copperworks Distilling Company

Posted by on Aug 18, 2016 in Adventures, Amercan, Bourbon
Copperworks Distilling Company

A 50th Birthday Surprise For my 50th birthday, Tammy surprised me by scheduling an awesome party at Copperworks Distilling Company, a great establishment located across from the Pier district and below Pikes Place Market in downtown Seattle.  I couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate my iconic birthday and Tammy is the best […]

Why Rye?

Posted by on Jan 17, 2016 in Amercan, Discussions, Rye
Why Rye?

A Quick Overview of American Rye As you might figure out by reading this blog site of mine, my whiskey journey started out by exploring the many facets of  scotch whisky while travelling around the English countryside for work back in the 90s.  My interest in American whiskey started to mature within the last decade […]

3 Howls Single Malt Whiskey

Posted by on Dec 27, 2015 in Amercan, Bourbon, Scotch
3 Howls Single Malt Whiskey

A Northwest Newcomer with Old World Taste of the Islays  3Howls Info: Distillery: 3 Howls Distillery (Seattle WA) ABV: 46.5% (90 Proof) Price Point:  $$ (About $45+) Preferred Way to Drink: Neat or 1-2 ice cubes It’s Christmas time again (my how the time flies by).  These days half of my wish list consists of new bottles […]

Wild Turkey Deal Not To Miss

Posted by on Dec 16, 2015 in Amercan, Bourbon, Discussions
Wild Turkey Deal Not To Miss

What’s Wrong With This Picture? Up here in Washington State we are heavily taxed on our liquor (20.5% plus a $3.85/ltr bottle charge – this is a long story that I don’t want to go into a rant about).  This means I am constantly looking for the best deal possible on bottles of whiskey.  Well […]