Palate Press

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Mic.Drop.2 is the second bourbon from Nicolas Palazzi, who I described as a magician after the first edition. The second round is a 13-year old single barrel that yielded a paltry 140 bottles, and every one of them is gone. But read on, and see what we missed (I got

Twelve O’Five Four Finger Rye Whiskey

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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A surprisingly smooth, breads rye whiskey with a terrific pepper pop. The color is a lovely light butterscotch, an honest barrel color without added caramel. The vanilla offers vanilla, and baking rye bread. The attack is surprisingly soft, almost like a wheat whiskey rather than a rye. The distillery says

What We’re Drinking – Union Horse “Rolling Standard” Whiskey

David Honig

Spirits

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This very reasonably priced American Whiskey is made in Kansas from locally sourced corn, rye, wheat and barley, and aged for 18 months in American oak. It is a golden hue, with a touch of red. Aromas of caramel, vanilla, and sweet tobacco leaf waft up from the glass. The

What We’re Drinking – Mic Drop Straight Bourbon Whiskey

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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I'm starting to believe Nicolas Palazzi is a magician. He is constantly coming up with brilliant new spirits, and every single one of them meets or leaps over the bar he keeps setting higher and higher. Mic Drop Straight Bourbon Whiskey is an eight year old bourbon that drinks far

Milwaukee’s Bitter Brews: A Cocktail Tour

W. Blake Gray

Features

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Milwaukee is so famous for beer that its baseball team is named the Brewers, and a guy used to slide into a vat of beer every time one of them hit a home run. Laverne and Shirley ran for seven years, into the early '80s, featuring two women who capped bottles in

What We’re Drinking – Corsair Ryemageddon Whiskey

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Corsair's Ryemageddon is an aged version of their Wry Moon, Rye White Whiskey. It is made from local grains- malted rye (80%) and chocolate rye (8%), and red wheat. It is distilled first in Corsair's antique wash still and a second time in a copper pot still. It is aged

What We’re Drinking – Copper Fox Rye Whisky

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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This is truly a unique spirit. It is made entirely of rye and hand-malted barley, without any corn or other less expensive grain filler. The barley is smoked in a mix of apple and cherry wood, then the blended spirit is aged in used bourbon barrels with added cherry and

Whiskey. Bacon. Need we say more?

Michelle Locke

Features

2 min read

Meat and whiskey lovers have known for a while that pork and rye are a great pairing. Templeton Rye is taking the match just a bit further, raising heritage pigs on spent mash left over from the distilling process. The idea formed when Scott Bush, president and CEO of Templeton

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