My Tiny Bottles with Tammy Coxen

Brett Adams is the spirits curator for Multnomah Whiskey Library and I couldn’t have asked for a better guest to taste this bottle of 1980s Glenlivet. In our wide ranging conversation we talk about whiskey trends, what “smooth” means, and learn about Brett’s awesome book with Jacob Grier, Raising the Bar. And of course we taste my Grandma’s tiny bottle of 1980s Glenlivet 12 year old single malt Sc...

The second bottle of Port I've found in Grandma's collection is nearly as curious as the first. Newman's Celebrated Port was matured in Newfoundland, and for a time was considered one of the best Ports in the worldwide. In this episode I dive into how that strange state of affairs came to be! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

Dave Wondrich  has been at the top of the list of people I wanted to taste tiny bottles with since I started the project, so I was thrilled to have him join me. We taste two bottle of 1980s French brandy –  Bottle #70: Remy Martin Cognac  and  Bottle #109: Marquis de Caussade Armagnac . We talk about the differences between the two styles and what makes French brandy so special. Then Dave surprise...

This tiny snifter of Armagnac is filled with good stories. There's the murder and betrayal of the Marquis de Caussade, Eliot Salter. The Marquis de Lafayette makes an appearance. And then there's the bit about Victor Hugo's love letter to Sarah Bernhardt... Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For this episode I was joined for a second tasting with  Chantal Tseng , a Washington DC based bartender-sommelier. Our  first tasting  had been of sherry – something Chantal is very familiar with. This time we explored a  mysterious bottle of brandy  from another part of the Iberian peninsula – Portugal.  Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http...

It's an amazing vintage Drambuie tasting! Tammy is joined by Katie Stryjewski, also known as Garnish Girl on Instagram. They taste four samples of vintage Drambuie, including one of my grandma's tiny bottles, and see what we can learn about how this iconic Scottish liqueur has changed through the decades from the 1970s to 2020s. Find Katie online: https://www.garnishblog.com/ https://www.i...

Frangelico, is not now, and never has been, made by monks. But it sure looks like it should be! I dive into the surprisingly recent history of Grandma's tiny bottle of Frangelico from the 1980s. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for pictures and more. Want...

Time to unbox some more bottles from the collection. This selection was very international with bottles from all over the world - France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Canada! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this episode⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see the bottles or read the transcript. Want even more? Patreon su...

There's more to say about the company behind this brand than the liquid in the bottles, so I'm covering both these Phillips bottles in a single episode. It's one of those old American liquor companies that you've probably never heard of by name, but you almost certainly interacted with the products and people. From peppermint schnapps to luxury vodka to politics, there's a LOT...

This bottle of Wild Spirit has it all. It's a product of Jaquin's, a classic American company. It's got a totally fake origin story. Absolutely scathing reviews AND $150 vintage bottles. Not to mention SEC investigations and bribery at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board! Here's that fantastic negative review ! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For this episode I was joined by Abigail Gullo, the Creative Director of Loa Bar & International House Hotel. We talk about all things New Orleans and our mutual love of rye whiskey, including some of Abigail's awesome family history. Then we dive into my Grandma's 1978 bottle of Wild Turkey Liqueur, which was one of the first American spirit products to be created and marketed with wo...

I dive into the story of Grandma's bottle of early 1980s Rebel Yell bourbon, produced at the famed Stitzel-Weller Distillery. It comes from just before the brand that was produced "exclusively for the deep south" went national. In this episode I tell the brand's origin story, reflect on some of their advertising, and talk about its connection to today's top cult bourbon! Chec...

In this episode I was joined by Paul Clarke, the editor-in-chief of Imbibe Magazine to taste Grandma's tiny bottle of pre-1975 Gilbey's Gin. Find out why Paul chose this bottle, what we expected to find, and what we actually found! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Time to unbox more dusty mini bottles from Grandma's collection! This set included some familiar and some not-so-familiar bottles, which should be fun to research for future episodes! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this episode⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see these bigger bottles or read the transcript. Want even...

It was so much fun to get together with author and bartender Jacob Grier. He wanted to learn more about Canadian whisky and I have a lot of Canadian whisky, so it was a match made in heaven. We tasted two of Grandma's tiny bottles - the 10 year old Noblesse from 1975 and the 12 year old Gibson's Finest from the 1980s. We compared and contrasted and talked about what makes something a porch...

The Wiser's name is one of the oldest in Canadian Whiskey. Whiskies bearing that name have been made by a variety of people in a variety of places, starting with JP Wiser himself in 1857. In this episode I dig into the history of the brand and the name and talk about why it has lasted so long. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://myti...

La Grande Passion was Grand Marnier's now-defunct passion fruit and Armagnac liqueur, which was on the market from 1984-1994 or so. For this tasting, I turned to someone who knows a little something about passion - my friend, erotica writer Cecilia Tan! We talk about why it's named passion fruit (spoiler: it's not as sexy as you'd think) and compare the liqueur to some dried passio...

Why did Goldschläger want people to "Be afraid, be very afraid?" And what's up with the blimp? In this episode I dive into the cinnamon flavored gold flaked liqueur that was a 1990s sensation. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for pictures and more. Want e...

Can you believe it? After I just tasted three coconut rums in the last episode, Grandma's collection put up a 4th! I dive into an odd ad that revealed more about its history than you'd expect to find in newspaper ad. Be sure to listen all the way through for a surprise! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I couldn't have asked for a better guest to taste with than Matt Birchard of the Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur. Matt and I worked our way through three of Grandma's coconut rums - Roncoco, Jonkanoo, and Malibu, and then compared them to a modern bottle of Malibu. Which one was the winner of this epic coconut rum liqueur taste off? Listen and find out. If you'd like to hear more from M...

The episode after this one is my tasting episode with Matt Birchard, host of the Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur podcast. His episode on Malibu was really helpful for my own research, and was why we ended up tasting all of Grandam's coconut rums together. Give Matt's pod a listen, and then check out the next episode, where we get tasting! And if you enjoy this episode be sure to check and s...

As I talk about in this episode, I’ve been hoping to taste rum with Jeff “Beachbum” Berry since my dad first dropped my Grandma’s tiny bottles off at my house. It was every bit as fun as I thought it would be. Listen in as we talk about the history of “liqueur rum” and find out how this 1980s bottle of Mount Gay Sugar Cane Brandy compares to the Mount Gay Eclipse we're familiar with today. And...

Bottle #100 is Mount Gay Sugar Cane Brandy. In my reveal video for this one, I was so excited about finding a bottle of rum as my 100th bottle pick that I didn’t even realize that the label doesn’t actually say “rum” in the name. It was only later that I noticed that it actually said “sugar cane brandy,” and thought: “Hmmm, I wonder what that even means?” Find out in this episode! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It was a great treat to taste this bottle with Matt Pietrek, aka Rum Wonk. Matt brings a wealth of knowledge from his experience as a rum researcher, consultant and educator. And drinker, of course! In this episode we talk about the unique flavor profile of Martinique rum and ponder the dark color of this tiny bottle of 7 year old Agricole rhum. Find out more about Matt at his websites and on soci...

This 7 year old rum from Martinique is a rhum agricole, meaning it's been distilled from cane juice rather than sugar. In this episode I dive into what that's all about, as well as the long history of this brand that's little known outside Martinique and maybe France! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this bottle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mytinybottles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...