AvatarZachary Johnston18 hours agoHere’s Which Bottle Won Our Big Single Barrel Bourbon Blind TastingUPROXX - Zach JohnstonSingle barrel bourbon whiskey is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. The style of bourbon is all about the refinement found in a single barrel of whiskey. Finding depth, complexity, and drinkability in a single barrel is kind of a miracle, as the vast majority of whiskey barrels are blended, …
AvatarZachary Johnston1 day agoThe Best Canadian Whisky: Here’s Who Won Our Blind Taste TestUPROXX - Zach JohnstonCanadian whisky does not get its due in the modern whiskey world. The juice from up north is often sent down to the U.S. where it’s relabeled under an American brand, which contributes to the style getting ignored in the wider discourse. The fact is, there’s a good chance you’ve been drinking (and …
AvatarZachary Johnston4 days agoIt’s Time To Pop Some Corks — The Best Champagnes For Late Summer SippingUPROXX - Zach JohnstonChampagne gets talked about a lot around the holidays — New Year’s Eve especially — and then sort of drops off the radar for a lot of folks. Not us. Around these parts, it’s always champagne time. Seriously, you should have a bottle of champers in the fridge year-round ready to be popped at any …
AvatarZachary Johnston5 days agoThe New Whiskeys You Need To Chase Down This AugustUPROXX - Zach JohnstonIf you love whiskey, you know that experimentation is the name of the game. The combination of mash, yeasts, aging, and blending create literally infinite variations. This also means you’ve got new bottles dropping daily — some good, some bad, some downright ugly. That’s where I come in. I’m your …
AvatarZachary Johnston6 days agoIt’s TTime For A Big Brandy And Cognac Blind Taste TestUPROXX - Zach JohnstonFinding the best brandy — Cognac, Armagnac, weinbrand, or otherwise — might feel a little daunting. There’s a ton of it on the shelf from all over Europe and the U.S. It’s a wide category with a lot of variation based on a wine distillate aged in oak. A great way to help you sort through it all is …
AvatarZachary Johnston6 days agoThe Wisconsin Old Fashioned Is Wildly Unique And Perfect For AugustUPROXX - Zach JohnstonThe Wisconsin Old Fashioned — or brandy old fashioned if you don’t want to get all regional about it — is a stone-cold classic. The drink is a hyper-regional riff on the classic old fashioned, which dates back to the 1800s. This is more of an American suburbs take from the 1940s with a very Midwest …
