Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara

Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara

Mizunara (meaning “water oak”) is a native Japanese oak tree that must be around 200 years old before it’s the right size to be used for producing casks. Mizunara casks are notoriously expensive, hard to procure, and difficult to work with due to the oak’s...
Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled-in-Bond Rye

Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled-in-Bond Rye

Happy Earth Day! To be honest, I didn’t know today was Earth Day until I received an email from Redwood Empire while finishing up this review. I couldn’t have timed it better if I’d tried. The Graton, California-based company prides itself on taking steps to be an...
Found North Peregrine First Flight

Found North Peregrine First Flight

Peregrine is Found North Whisky’s first 20-year age stated release. Every Found North release begins with well-aged individual grain Canadian whisky blended to a desired flavor profile. Found North says, “With Peregrine we took this process a step further. We created...