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Cellar Masters’ Select 17 Year Old Canadian Whisky
Cellar Masters’ Select 17 Year Old Canadian Whisky

Longer aged Canadian whisky is a fun category, as we have discussed before in our review of some of Found North’s whiskies, but what happens when it’s not part of a multi age, cask type, and distillery source blend and and is a more concise expression of older whisky?

Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey
Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey
Found North Whisky Batch 1: 16 Year Old Cask Strength Canadian Blended Rye Review
Found North Whisky Batch 1: 16 Year Old Cask Strength Canadian Blended Rye Review
Blackened x Willett Madeira Cask Rye
Blackened x Willett Madeira Cask Rye
Laproaig Càirdeas 2021 Pedro Ximénez Cask
Laproaig Càirdeas 2021 Pedro Ximénez Cask
Weller 12 Year Wheated Bourbon
Weller 12 Year Wheated Bourbon
Green Spot Château Léoville Barton Bordeaux Cask Review
Green Spot Château Léoville Barton Bordeaux Cask Review
Springbank 17 Year Old Review
Springbank 17 Year Old Review
Barrell Seagrass Rye
Barrell Seagrass Rye
Wyoming Whiskey Outryder Review
Wyoming Whiskey Outryder Review

News and Editorials

Spirits News & Reviews
My Letter to Senator Jeremy Cooney Regarding Wine in NYS Grocery
My Letter to Senator Jeremy Cooney Regarding Wine in NYS Grocery
Not of This World: Aliens & Wine
Not of This World: Aliens & Wine

Every day we keep getting more news from the US Government about UFO footage and sightings, the two richest men on the planet are racing to space (or heading home), and we’re continually left with more questions than answers to the question of whether or not we’re alone in the vastness of space. While I am not certain that question will be truthfully answered in my lifetime, I can say that there is an amusing history of aliens in wine.

10 Bourbons to Give for Christmas that You can Actually Find, & Afford
10 Bourbons to Give for Christmas that You can Actually Find, & Afford

In Good Spirits Podcast Episodes

In Good Spirits
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 16: Single Farm Single Malts — Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 & Hollerhorn Malt in Motion Batch 2
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 16: Single Farm Single Malts — Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 & Hollerhorn Malt in Motion Batch 2

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into a couple Single Farm Single Malts from the Waterford and Hollerhorn Distilleries.

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 15: Found North Whisky Batch 1 & 2 16 Year Old Canadian Whiskies
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 15: Found North Whisky Batch 1 & 2 16 Year Old Canadian Whiskies

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into the first two batches of blended Canadian whisky from Found North Whisky that both clock in at 16 years old and are bottled at cask strength.

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 14: Blackened x Willett Madeira Casked Rye Whiskey
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 14: Blackened x Willett Madeira Casked Rye Whiskey

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into Blackened x Willett Madeira Casked Rye Whiskey!

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 13: Hollerhorn Distilling Seedling & Sapling Maple Spirits
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 13: Hollerhorn Distilling Seedling & Sapling Maple Spirits

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into maple syrup spirits from Hollerhorn Distilling!

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 12: Barrell Seagrass Rye
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 12: Barrell Seagrass Rye

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into Barrell Seagrass Rye!

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 11: Finished Single Malts — Deanston Stout Cask & Armorik Armagnac Cask
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 11: Finished Single Malts — Deanston Stout Cask & Armorik Armagnac Cask

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into a riesling casked blended whiskey from Barrell.

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 10: Wheated Bourbon — Weller 12 Year & McKenzie Single Barrel 8 Year
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 10: Wheated Bourbon — Weller 12 Year & McKenzie Single Barrel 8 Year

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into a riesling casked blended whiskey from Barrell.

In Good Spirits Ep 9: Barrell Private Select Riesling Cask
In Good Spirits Ep 9: Barrell Private Select Riesling Cask

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into a riesling casked blended whiskey from Barrell.

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 8: Empire Rye — Black Button Single Barrel & Finger Lakes McKenzie
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 8: Empire Rye — Black Button Single Barrel & Finger Lakes McKenzie

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into the Empire Rye category.

In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 7: Blanco Tequila 101 — Cimarron & Teremana
In Good Spirits Podcast Ep 7: Blanco Tequila 101 — Cimarron & Teremana

Join spirits writer George B. Catallo & co-host Chris Lindstrom in tasting and discussing spirits from around the world. This time they get into a couple of blanco tequilas!