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The new Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection hits stores this week. It’s finished in Maple wood. Some folks out there are questioning whether or not it can still be called “bourbon” after spending time in maple casks. From what I know, it just has to spend the first two years of it’s life in new, charred [...]
I tried out a new barber recently. He did a pretty good job, but he didn’t have the care for his tools that my usual barber possesses. His blades were dull, something my usual barber would never tolerate. My hair had grown long and wild and the barber sawed at it like an Amish wood [...]
Richard asked me to contribute my thoughts on the plight of the fledgling whisk(e)y drinker. What can I say? Richard did a pretty thorough job. I can tell you that my biggest beef is with the internet (yes, I see the irony). Like Richard said, when we came up with the idea for our Whisk(e)y [...]
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Here’s your chance to own at least a part of a distillery. Craft distilling in Georgia! Man, that’s pretty exciting for a state with some pretty draconian blue laws. Maybe Richard can get a tour when they open. Press Release: The Georgia Distilling Company, a new start-up craft distillery operation near Atlanta, Georgia is proud [...]
Richard and I participated in the Chivas Live online tasting recently. I attempted to tweet along (quite unsuccessfully) and Richard signed in remotely. Here are our notes. Matt: I love events like this. Deconstructing a blend, vertical tastings, or anything of that nature revs my whisky engine like nothing else. I’m not sure the comparison [...]
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