Fall Round-Up of Value Spirits, Part Two: The Rums

Part Deux of our Fall Fest of Booze Buys is the Rums…and I will confess that my tastes in Rum Continue reading →

Fall Round-Up of Value Spirits: Booze Buys of The Year!

For about $16, you can get a wine that scores well over 90 points with critics, makes you weak-kneed with Continue reading →

Eastside Distilling: A Beautiful Still Life in PDX

“Wow.“ Loaded word, right? Signifies that Somethin’s Up. What follows it had better be news of the roll-yer-socks-down variety or Continue reading →

William Wolf Pecan Bourbon Whiskey: Nuts About Bourbon

When I first got the email, asking if I would be interested in reviewing this new Whiskey from William Wolf, Continue reading →

The Balvenie Sherry Cask 15 Year: A Whiskey Elegie

Yes, yes, we all know in excruciating detail of the perils of that Demon Whiskey, how it’s ruined lives and Continue reading →

Cricket Club Gin: Lively Up Yourself

Bob Marley, sainted icon of steady-rollin’ life and mellowest of the Mellow Fellows, said once, “Some people feel the rain…Others Continue reading →

Laphroaig, Remembrance, and The Heart of a Mountain Girl

When I got home this past Saturday, I was about as wiped out as I’ve ever been. Sunday, Mother’s Day Continue reading →

The NW Gold Rush: Suds, Juice, and Booze Go Boom in The Soggy Corner

We Americans love us some competition. Super Bowl, Oscars, Tonys, Car & Driver’s Car of The Year, Kentucky Derby, The Continue reading →