This is the Pharmarium (Swedish for pharmacy) Old Fashioned in Stockholm. Made with @MakersMark bourbon and @Angels_Envy rye, refined sugar, and house made bitters, this is my first old fashioned in Sweden. This is fantastic. Smoked and nicely balanced, the house bitters add a nice herbaceous kick to the cocktail. At the similarly named Pharmarium.

Okay Twitter-Sphere. Work is taking me to Stockholm in a couple weeks. Suggestions for best places to drink whisk(e)y in the city?

If you haven’t tried @ShortBBourbon, why not? These guys are releasing some really great stuff at reasonable prices. Found this single-barrel Bee’s Knees at my local @kroger. In today’s bourbon market there are a number of honey-finished bourbons and ryes out there but this is a bit unique in that it is a double barrel toasted bourbon finished in honey barrels. A complex whiskey with a nice balance of sweet and drier astringent notes from the oak. For $100, I’ll be grabbing another before they run out!

For a casino bar rye old fashioned made with @BulleitUSA, they did pretty well the ice isn’t right but it’s a casino bar.

8 weeks of no taste or smell from COVID. Finally, both beginning to come back so cracked this one to celebrate. This is a cherry bomb. I have a 6-year Willett with a similar profile but otherwise can’t remember a bourbon with a profile quite like this. There is an interesting and nice creaminess to this 1924. Reminds me of the soft creaminess of lavender without the flavor. For a 10 proof bourbon, there is a decent astringent profile that gives it a relatively oaky, dry finish.

I’m sitting at a bar in Chicago right now. You can’t make this stuff up. Guy sitting next to me talking to the bartender… Guy: you know, @WildTurkey 101 is the best bourbon you can buy for the money (note: I was tracking with him at this point as I agree it is outstanding bourbon for the price!). It’s the same stuff as that hard to get bourbon from @BuffaloTrace and @basilhayden. It’s all made in the same place and it’s the same stuff. They just put it in different bottles so they can sell it to suckers for a lot of money. Bartender: Yeah. Can you believe people come in here all the time and don’t want to drink whiskey from Kentucky because it’s made in Kentucky. They really prefer Willow Jane and Baby Jane because it’s made in New York. I am dumber for having listened to this conversation.

It’s #ThirstyThursday and this @eaglerarelife 12-year is incredible. The banana note on the nose and palate is uncharacteristic for @BuffaloTrace (more commonly found in @oldforester and @JackDaniels_US products). Long finish of oak and caramel. We will be happy when this does actually become more easily found on shelves everywhere. Have you had this, yet? Let us know in comments.

First time at Repeal Steakhouse in Louisville located in the historic first bourbon bottling facility. This is their signature old fashioned made with @knobcreek.

Finished Nearly Dry January. First new bottle crack of February. This is an interesting expression from @PenelopeBourbon and @liquorbarn. A single barrel from their Project X series. Bourbon finished in a sherry cask. Nose: soft. Some vanilla and caramel notes balanced against floral elements. Smells sweet. Palate: first impressions are the sherry notes with some delicate nuttiness. There are some really wonderful mid-palate flavors of dried fruits like apricot. Finish: dry. Astringent-like finish with some residual heat mostly full of pepper and oak. Overall. Definitely on the sweeter side but nicely balanced. The sherry notes se to steal the show, so to speak. Would like to see the bourbon flavor punch through a bit more. Would give this one a solid B .

Not bourbon but this Seville orange cask finished 8 year rum from @BACARDI makes a fantastic old fashioned. Thanks to my new friend and mixologist, Luis, in the Bat Cave at Casa Bacardi in San Juan for introducing me to this one. Salud!

The History Of Buffalo Trace And The Birth Of Single Barrel Bourbon Albert Blanton’s “honey barrel” tradition give birth to modern single barrel bourbon and made him an Icon of Whiskey. Here's his remarkable story: forbes.com/sites/joemicallef…

In case anyone needs more reasons to visit @BuffaloTrace in January. (h/t @ohiowhiskey )

Merry Bourbonmas to one and all. We hope Santa was good you and your family.

Member of the @NewRiff Whiskey Club and have proudly acquired every seasonal release for several years. This Confluence Project in conjunction with @chattwhiskey might be one of the best new whiskies I have tried in years! This is a 100% wheat whiskey with the following wheat strains: 60% Red Turkey Wheat 24% Appalachian Malted Wheat 8% Dark Malted Wheat 8% Caramel Malted Wheat Checking in at 121.5 proof, this is insanely complex. If I didn’t know I was drinking a wheat whiskey, I would not have guessed it. This is a roller coaster of a flavor profile. There is this wonderful front palate sweetness that disappears into a crescendo of flavor reminiscent of a peated scotch but where the scotch would resolve into the well-known smokey finish, this one has this wonderfully long and peppery finish. There are oak notes, leather notes, baking spices, vanilla beans, and everything in between. I purchased two bottles and each have different proofs. Can’t wait to try the other barrel.

This is an unexpected early Christmas present. Thanks @BuffaloTrace. In other news, if you’re not already participating in the Sazerac Barrel Select program, you should be!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

Grabbed a bottle of @ShortBBourbon Four Grain on sale at @kroger for under $30. Nose: largely ethanol with mild cherry notes Palate: initial sweetness that surprisingly transitions to a nice heat (surprising for a 92 proof bourbon, that is). Nice notes of cherry and vanilla fade to notes of oak on the rear palate with those typical oak tannins creating in. Finish: moderately long and hot. Overall: a nice bottle for <$30. Relatively complex and with a fair balance of sweetness and heat.

It’s bourbon time with the fellas while I’m Tulsa, OK. #cheers

Just received my shipment of this year’s Midwinter Nights Dram from @drinkhighwest by way of @flaviar_com. This is one of my favorite ryes and I anxiously await the new release each year. Here are my initial thoughts: Color: dark Nose: plum. Cherry. Clear evidence of the port influence here. Slight sweetness as well. Palate: the first note I detect is marzipan. There is a beautiful buttery sweetness up front tempered by the rye spice. I would not describe this as an overly complex MWND. Cherry and vanilla carry through the pour. There are notes of baking spice and cinnamon as well. It is nicely balanced against the wood notes. Not overly oaky at all but these oak notes and tannins are certainly here. Finish: the dark fruits persist. The rye finish has a medium to long persistence perfectly suited for a cool fall/winter evening. Overall: can’t wait to blind taste this against releases from previous years. Not prepared to say this is the best MWND ever but it is a solid rye with some very enjoyable flavors.