BourbonBlog.com speaks with Downslope Distilling about their Double-Diamond Whiskey and samples some too. Yeah, we have to drink it and talk about it too! This is an Irish style whiskey aged in very small experienced medium toast casks and then blended. The result is a light colored extraordinarily smooth whiskey that tastes of vanilla and… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Michael Myers owner of Distillery 291, Colorado Springs, Colorado. We taste his White Dog Rye at 110 proof has some distinct notes of hot tamales, buttered popcorn. Before moving to Colorado, Michael was fashion/beauty photographer who lived in New York and had dreamt of starting his own distillery. Distillery 291 also… Read more »
× BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Ted Palmer, El Presidente of Roundhouse Spirits, Boulder Colorado. Roundhouse makes a Imperial Barrel Aged, which is their award-winning Gin aged in oak casks for at least 6 months. It has a complex character smoothness. Roundhouse Spirits also makes a Corretto Coffee Liqueur and Roundhouse Gin. You can find Roundhouse… Read more »
“The South in Your Mouth” may be a bit overused , but seems to be appropriate here as Southern Comfort Liqueur blends their original liqueur with Tabasco sauce. Two New Orleans flavors in one bottle and certainly well done with the combination of flavors. The sweetness level is high, but not so sugary that it… Read more »
Kahlúa tells BourbonBlog.com they will release the new Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice this month, October 2011. It is a robust blend of rum, 100% Arabica coffee and traditional Mexican spices. From Veracruz, Mexico, the new Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice is infused with the flavors of brown sugar, and cinnamon. This was inspired by the traditional Mexican Coffee… Read more »
Jesús Ángel García takes BourbonBlog.com inside for a taste and dance with the 5th annual WhiskyFest San Francisco in his own video above and article below.. Stepping out at the 5th annual WhiskyFest San Francisco at the Marriott Marquis, I had one question: How do you do this thing? The logistics were daunting: a three-hour… Read more »
× The Colorado whiskey we’ve enjoyed for years and now BourbonBlog.com interviews Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey of Denver, Colorado during the Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival. It is a single malt whiskey (100% malted barley) aged in brand new charred American white oak barrels. We get a distinct Charleston Chew flavor on it and notes which are… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews Karen Hoskin, President and Co-Owner of Montanya Distillers, which produces an award-winning, obsessively-crafted high mountain rum. Karen tells the story of how her Rum journey began years ago after tasting Rum in India. Montanya makes two delicious Rums: Platino Light Rum and Oro Dark Rum, which has is aged in used… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer speaks with Steve “VIz” Viezvbicke and Rob Masters of the Boulder Distillery and Clear Spirit Company. Tom tastes their 303 Vodka, 303 Whiskey (which are both potato based) along with Rob’s MTN GIN. With these three fine spirits, the distillery is celebrating 3rd Anniversary and continued growth across Colorado. Visit them when… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer tastes Dancing Pines Distillery Bourbon from Loveland, Colorado. We interview distiller Kristian Naslund who tells us about the natural, local, high quality ingredients are used to create their top shelf spirits. Dancing Pines makes a Double pot distilled Bourbon bottled at 88 proof; several rums including a spiced, cask barrel aged and… Read more »