Time continues to be an issue for us, but we finally manage to sit down and share a whisky we’ve had on hand for nearly a year: the Edradour Distillery Edition 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt. We go into … Continue reading →
Since May is marked by the Kentucky Derby, we decide nothing is more Kentucky than bourbon… so we launch Bourbon Month by uncorking one fine whiskey in Willett Pot Still Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon! This was a gift from our … Continue reading →
Trying to get back to a more regular schedule of recording and posting reviews, we return quickly to launch Irish Whiskey Month with this delight from Ireland’s first craft distillery: the Glendalough Triple Barrel Irish Whiskey! Wonderfully smooth, rather light, … Continue reading →
We’re sorry for the delay in posting this review, which we recorded in November, 2015. This one, however, is worth the wait (the whisky, that is!): the fine George Dickel Sour Mash! Our thanks to our good friends Steve and … Continue reading →
Several weeks have passed yet again before we could sit down and resume our favorite hobby: sampling whiskey! But, as usual, this whiskey was worth the wait! For some time Bill has been seeking the rare and elusive Jefferson’s Ocean … Continue reading →
Forgive us for taking so long to post this one, having recorded it around the first of April. With fond memories of Bulleit Bourbon, we decide to sample its sister spirit: Bulleit Rye. What wonderful surprises this American rye present: … Continue reading →
We’ve really enjoyed our self-proclaimed Irish Whiskey Month, and round out March with a review of the 12 year old Red Breast…which originally we intended to mark St. Patrick’s Day. What a wonderful complexity we find in Red Breast: a … Continue reading →
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s been one year since we sampled our first Irish Whiskey for the podcast, and Green Spot quickly became a favorite of ours. What a surprise when Jim discovered its sister spirit, Yellow Spot, on the … Continue reading →
¡Buenos Dias! Jim is fresh from his trip to Cancun and Bill is about to leave for his first Mexican vacation, and true to form we blow off our planned spirit sampling for something completely different! Rather than trying the Caribbean … Continue reading →
Our first full year producing Hop Scotch World has gone by fast! It’s time to ring in a new year… and we do so by tasting Jefferson’s Reserve, a bourbon that’s been on Bill’s shelf since summer. From the elegant … Continue reading →