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Richard on June 30th, 2011

I thought it might be a good idea to post these new release summaries on the last day of the actual month I’m summarizing instead of the following month. We’ll see if I can stick to that. With one exception, June seemed to be all about American whiskey. From big producers to craft distillers, we [...]

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Richard on November 3rd, 2010

After the relative drought last month I’ve heard rumblings of a number of new drams coming stateside between now and early next year. The problem is that most of them are just that…rumblings. Most of what I’ve heard is pretty light on details. Here’s what I’ve got: Compass Box Flaming Heart 10th Anniversary Bottling Price: [...]

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admin on November 11th, 2009

Last night the Whisk(e)y Apostles re-united at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square for the 12th Annual New York Whisky Fest.  Despite selling fewer tickets this year, it still seemed awfully crowded.  We ran into some friends, saw some from a distance, and I’m sure we missed others entirely.  We had a great time, but [...]

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Matt on October 17th, 2009

We’ve recently mentioned the re-release of The Spice Tree from Compass Box Whisky.  This is more than exciting to me, as this was one of my favorites when it was first released.  You can read our review of the first release here.  We will let you know about the new one as soon as possible. [...]

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Richard on February 24th, 2009

Matt and I have discussed, at length the merits of offering reviews on whiskeys that are no longer available.  The argument against it is that if we review a dram that is out of this world then it would offer nothing to our readers but frustration at not being able to procure such a fine [...]

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