the Whisky Friends

We're sipping on the Day 8 sample from the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar. We hope to correctly identify at least one out of the 25 samples. Join us as we navigate our way towards Christmas, with our taste buds leading the way. Perhaps we've already found some new bottles to add to our collection? Feel free to email us at the address below to share your thoughts. Email...

Join us for Day 7 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar. As we sample different whiskeys, we hope to correctly guess at least one out of the 25. Our taste buds are eagerly stumbling towards Christmas. Perhaps we've already discovered some new favorites to add to our collection. Feel free to email us at thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com to share your thoughts. Spoiler Alert - We&#...

Day 6 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar is here! We're sampling and hoping to correctly identify at least one out of 25 whiskeys. Join us as our taste buds navigate their way towards Christmas. So far, we might have discovered some new bottles to add to our collection. Share your thoughts with us by emailing the address below. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com S...

Join us on Day 5 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar adventure! We're sampling a new whiskey each day, and hopefully, we'll guess at least one of the 25 correctly. As our taste buds navigate towards Christmas, we might even discover new favorites to add to our collection. Have thoughts to share? Email us at the address below and join the conversation. Cheers to stumbl...

We're now on Day 4 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar. As we sample each whiskey, we hope to correctly identify at least one out of the 25 selections. Join us as our taste buds navigate the journey towards Christmas. Perhaps we've already discovered some new bottles to add to our collection? Feel free to share your thoughts by emailing us at the address below. Email...

Join us on Day 3 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar as we sample various whiskies. Hopefully, we'll correctly guess at least one out of the 25 selections. Our taste buds are on an adventurous journey toward Christmas. Feel free to email us at the address below to share your thoughts. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Spoiler Alert - We're sipping Barrell Craf...

Join us for Day 2 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar! We're sampling a variety of whiskeys and hoping to correctly identify at least one out of 25. As our taste buds navigate towards Christmas, we may even discover some new favorites to add to our collection. Have you had similar experiences or found any noteworthy bottles so far? Share your thoughts with us by emailing...

We kick off Day 1 of the 2023 Blind Minnesota Whiskey Elite Advent Calendar. Our goal is to sample and, ideally, correctly guess 1 out of 25 whiskies. Join us as we navigate our way through an array of flavors leading up to Christmas. Have we discovered any new bottles worth adding to our collection so far? Feel free to share your thoughts by emailing us at the address provided below. Email us at...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, Bird, and Doc take on four of Chattanooga Whiskey's offerings. This is the second of two installments covering the Tennessee distillery. We sample some of their earliest offerings, from sourced juice to some of their latest. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ #Chattanooga Whiskey #...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, Bird, and Doc take on four of Chattanooga Whiskey's offerings. This is the first of two installments covering the Tennessee distillery. We sample some of their earliest offerings, from sourced juice to some of their latest. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Chattanooga Whiskey #bourbo...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, and Doc taste the cave series from Holladay Distillery with Master Distiller Kyle Merklein. They also broke open the latest one barrels from Holladay, Lewis, and Clark in honor of the explorers who discovered the spring that feeds Holladay Distillery. Make sure to catch the Holladay Happy Hour podcast to hear more from Kyle and the rest of the gang there. https://podcasts.apple...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, and Doc compare Toasted to the Ryder Cup Toasted and a 12-year age stated dusty, all from Elijah Craig. We then dig into comparing A123 to C923 and a private barrel pick from University Liquors in Des Moines. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel (94 Proof) The regula...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, and Saif took a chance with Remus High Rye Bourbon and found they were pleasantly surprised. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Remus Highest Rye Bourbon #MGP (MGP Ingredients) #Ross and Squib Distillery #Fruity notes #Licorice #Cherry candies #Iowa hayfield #Candied fruits #Chicory flowers...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, Allen, and Justine take a sip of this release from High West Distillery. Will this bourbon be worth what it's going for on the secondary market? We'll talk about it in our review. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠ #whiskey #whisky #Jim Beam #old dusty #Bourbon #tasting #review #decante...

The Whisky Friends recently had the opportunity to sit down with the great folks from Wildcat Distilling in Iowa. Yes, we grow the corn, and we can certainly make whiskey. Iggy, Doc, Michael, and Ken sat down with Tony Nelson and Brad Lemke from Wildcat Distilling, who came to share their story and their whiskey with us. They must have been a bit nervous, as we're sometimes not always the kind...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, Doc, and Moes talk about the upcoming Makers Mark Cellar Aged release while sipping on a store pick from Macadoodles Makers Mark. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #bourbon #makers #whiskey #french #tj #mark #talking #buy #August #Peerless #aged #conversation #sex #vows #drinking In the co...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, and Doc take a sip their way through some different versions of Baker whiskey. This whiskey was known as a small batch, then single barrel, and a few releases have higher age statements. What will be our thoughts on the different versions? Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠ #whiskey #whisky #Ba...

We've got Iggy, Michael, Justine, Allen, and Ken to blind taste test Bardstown and Holladay 6-year wheated bourbons. Will the Midwest offering from Holladay topple the Kentucky giant? Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Holladay #Bardstown #bottle #barrel #note #taste #nose #whiskey #bourbon #barrels #friends #w...

We've got Iggy, Michael, Justine, Allen, and Ken to taste a couple of versions of 'The Magi'. Will this little-known whiskey be a hit at the Whisky Friends table? Will we be influenced because of the age? Listen and find out. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #bottle #barrel #note #taste #nose #whis...

Ken, Iggy, Michael, Allen, and Justine take a sip of this release from High West Distillery. Will this bourbon be worth what it's going for on the secondary market? We'll talk about it in our review. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠ #whiskey #whisky #High West #Cask Strength #Bourbon #tasting #review Hig...

We've got Iggy, Michael, Justine, Allen, and Ken to taste Ohio's Whiskey War. Will this little-known whiskey be a hit at the Whisky Friends table, or is it a dud? Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Whiskey War, #bottle #barrel #note #taste #nose #whiskey #bourbon #barrels #friends #whisky A Spirited Jou...

We've got Iggy, Michael, Henry, Dave, and Ken to taste various selections from Old Forester. These special bottles help us further understand Old Forester's products and what we might be looking for in the future. Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Old Forester #bourbon #tasting #flavor #affordability...

Iggy, Michael, and Ken compare two batches of Stagg Jr. How similar or different will batch 12 and batch 16 be? Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com #bourbon #10 High #whiskey #proof #sweetness #vanilla #palate #budget-friendly 10 High Bourbon Whiskey Review Introduction: In this whiskey review, we'l...

Iggy, Michael, and Ken compare two batches of Stagg Jr. How similar or different will batch 12 and batch 16 be? Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com #whiskey #Stagg Jr. #batch #bourbon #proof #cherry #flavor #nose #palate #oak Stagg Jr. Shootout Review 1: Stagg Jr. Batch 12 Stagg Jr. Batch 12 is a true gem...

Iggy, Michael, and Ken taste the EH Taylor Barrel Proof Batch Six from 2017. Is this like the other EH Taylors we've had in the past? Music by Adam Whitehead - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adamwhiteheadmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at - thewhiskeyfriends@gmail.com #whiskey #EH Taylor Barrel Proof Batch Six #Buffalo Trace #bourbon #proof #sweetness #cinnamon #high proof #nose #honey EH Taylor Barr...