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May 5, 2021

In Search of Lost Funk – Old Grand-Dad 114 (1989)

I’ll be tasting an Old Grand-Dad 114 from 1989. This likely contains whiskey distilled at the Old Grand-Dad distillery in Elkhorn Forks.

May 1, 2021

Glen Scotia 18 Years Old

For those unable to locate Springbank and Kilkerran whiskeys (or unwilling to undergo the exertions necessary to secure them), this Glen Scotia should occupy the place reserved for Campbeltown malts in a home bar.

April 23, 2021

Rebel Yell 10 and Old Ezra 7

a pair of Luxco whiskies that are the subject of today’s review. As noted immediately above, MGP plans to continue sourcing whiskey from Kentucky (almost certainly Heaven Hill) to support these brands, meaning that they’re unlikely to change much following the merger of the two companies.

April 15, 2021

Old Tub

In days gone by, Old Tub was the Beam family’s largest selling brand and the namesake of one of the company’s distilleries.

April 12, 2021

Peerless Burnt Ends Bourbon and Apple Pie Rye

Know your pickers. The preponderance of store picks of individual barrels of whiskey has forced shoppers to become more savvy. For all the perceived scarcity..

April 7, 2021

Russell’s Reserve 2003

We have here the Russell’s Reserve 2003. This is the third in a trilogy of similar releases.

Scotch

April 1, 2021

The Future of Malt

Today is a new beginning for Malt.

Malt has been successful beyond our most extravagant hopes when measured on the metrics of readership, reach, and engagement. At the same time, there are several less conspicuous areas in which we have failed to reach our own expectations. The purpose of this post is to chart a path forward for this site, building on our successes and redressing our shortcomings.

March 28, 2021

Liberty Pole Spirits

The whiskey rebellion is perhaps the coolest-sounding event in American history. Sandwiched into history class curricula between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812,..