It’s not at all hyperbole to say that I’m as impressed by Reyka as by any beverage I’ve reviewed since the start of “The Pour Fool”. Tiny sips literally explode onto your tongue, creating all the flavor of an entire mouthful of some other Vodkas.
Before I write anything else here, I want to say this flat-out and unequivocally… I really like Fernet Branca. I Continue reading
Unless you Trust Yourself, you’re always going to be a little disappointed with wine, your beer, that special whiskey, and never really understand why.
Just a few of the more interesting events, products, and tidbits from the quasi-rational world of adult beverages.
Apparently, I’ve been living under a rock when it comes to Irish Whiskey. Barr an Uisce is a celebrated distillery that wins spirits medals so often that they have to borrow a wheelbarrow to get the things back home.
We have to embrace the Crazy. We have to have our prissy assumptions and preconceptions and even our tastes offended, abused, and kicked in the nuts. It’s how we evolve.
Uncle Nearest is Brilliant. I’m repeating myself but that’s the nutshell: Brilliant. A major, howlin’, smokin’ value whiskey because it delivers what you’d reasonably expect to get from a $120 bottle.
Bottom line: this is spectacular, paradigm-shifting, pants-dropping, eye-popping whiskey.
