We’re big fans of the Don Q (we appreciate those who attack windmills, and make cheap but not shit spirits). It’s actually our main white rum decanter filler. This, however, will go down as a beguiled and loathed rum because much like the Bacardi ilk – this is awful, and nothing compared to the Gosling saviour.
Some friends of ours recently started a podcast, and our own Editor-In-Chief did a guest spot on their fourth episode. Whiskeypedia is a podcast about drinking and enjoying whiskey while clicking a random article on Wikipedia and using only links see how far you can go before the whiskey kicks in. We started our episode with an actual mutiny in Space! only to end with my new favorite Twitter account, a South African cannon that always fires at noon.
Listen to it here: https://www.whiskeypediapodcast.com/podcast/the-whiskeypedia-podcast-episode-4-sleepypedia/
Madeira: 4.0 – Ho boy is that a hell of a quad. There is honestly too much going on there and you practically have to chew the beer. The banana, the wheat, and the meat just come at you in waves and no part of this is easy to drink or taste.
Price Average: $11 Growler
Website: http://wormtownbrewery.com/
Wild Rivulet: 9.0 – Once again there’s proof that a combo of Oxbow and Allagash can not do you wrong, but this even then is special. It’s akin to drinking a magic potion with it’s crazy fruit and tartness that gives way to nice smoothness. It’s a fucken fantastic wild ale.
Price Average: $13
Website: https://www.allagash.com/ & https://oxbowbeer.com/
Well this has been sort of a long time coming. We’ve previously mentioned with the gold that this is our silver go-to filler and is a mainstay of the lounge. This is mostly due to the pricing, but there’s some good aspects. It’s cheap, and it mixes well. Now that may seem like a slight against it, but loyal readers will know that’s pretty much all we want.
Proteus V: 6.0 – The tangerine isn’t fully working here, but like the others from Styx they know how to make a good farmhouse ale.
Price Average: $7 Draft
Website: http://riverstyxbrewing.com/
No regular Whiskey Wednesday review post this week. Instead we’ll post the results of a recent Whiskey tasting at Julio’s. Note these are tasting level scores and don’t fully cover the whiskies in depth.
Ardbeg 10yr C
Ardbeg An Oa B+
Ardbeg Uigaedail B-
Laphroaig Lore A
Laphroaig Cairdeas A-
Auchentoshan 18yr B+
Glendalough 7yr Irish Single Malt B
Glendalough 13yr Irish Single Malt A+
Ohishi Brandy Cask C
Fukano 12yr C+
Port Askaig A-
Balvenie 14yr Caribbean B-
Balvenie 14yr Peat Week B
Balvenie 21yr Port Wood A
Dalwhinnie 15yr B-
Lagavulin 8yr C-
George Dickel Rye B-
Crown Royal Bourbon Mash C+
Bulleit Ryhe B-
Bearcat Bourbon w/ Espresso D-
Bearcat Bourbon w/ Orange Peal C+
Sprinkbank 10yr C+
Springbank 12yr Cask Strength B-
Springbank 15yr B-
Stranahan’s C-
Stranahan’s Sherry D-
Stranahan’s Diamond Peak B-
Tin Cup B
Tin Cup 10yr B+
Old Camp B
Red Bush D
Bushmill’s 21yr C-
Sexton B
Nectar of Aristaeus: 8.0 – That really is like a creme saver in beer form. The hops are there throughout, but the overall flavor is really just strawberries & cream and it’s delicious. This is what makes you wish IPA’s were more about – hops throughout, but unique in flavor.
Price Average: $8 Draft
Website: http://riverstyxbrewing.com/
