independent bottler | Drunken Diplomacy

Whisky bottle next to glass on top of marble bar.

Review #82: Peat’s Beast PX Cask Strength

We came across the Peat’s Beast whisky while travelling in Barcelona at the bar La Whiskeria. My wife is always up for anything new that is peated that she hasn’t tried, and the monster on the label jumped out at …

Whisky Reviews

Review #42: Archives 15 Orkney Highland Park

Single cask release from the Whisky Archives group. Bottling of a 15 year old Highalnd Park (Orkney) whisky with strong chocolatey notes.

Whisky Reviews

Review #26: Aberlour 24 Cadenhead

It's weird, but effervescent is an apt description for this one. Must try for lovers of Abelour.

Exclusive Malts Isle of Islay (left) and Lagavulin 16 (right). Darker color on the Exclusive Malts because of the pure sherry cask.

Whisky Reviews

Review #18: Exclusive Malts – Isle of Islay

“Port Ellen Movie Theater” - a beautiful peat-and-sherry bomb

Pandan Express Cocktail Recipe
2022-01-02
I've experimented with infusing a few spirits, but I find it plays incredibly well with high-proof American Applejack and with some bourbon whiskies. For this one, I used cask strength Bullet Bourbon, Vermouth Terino and Carpano Antica, along with Tom Foolery Applejack. If you can't find Tom Foolery, check out Copper & Kings Butchertown brandy as well. […]
Eastern Cork, Riff on the Corktown Cocktail
2021-08-09
A few years back we visited Boston's Eastern Standard […]
Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
2021-07-31
Coffee liqueuer, Amaro Nonino, sweet vermouth, aged aquavit, and cognac […]
Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
2021-07-18
Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited […]
Review #127: Sovereign Laphroaig Single Cask Whisky Review
2021-06-22
The Sovereign is a sub-brand of the venerable Hunter […]
Breakfast Negroni Cocktail – A Fistfull of Cocoa Puffs
2021-06-13
the highlight of the last Negroni Week was Wildhawk's Breakfast Negroni cocktail. The star ingredient is the Cocoa Puff infused Sweet Vermouth. […]
Review #126: Balcones Healthy Spirits Bottle
2021-06-06
It's exciting to try local products when you travel. […]
Review #125: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
2021-05-30
Heaven Hill used to release a 6 year old Bottled in Bond bourbon only in Kentucky. In 2019 the company started releasing a new Bottled in Bond whisky, now aged for 7 years. […]