Oh My! Writing About Bourbon AND Rye! (And A Teeny Bit About Sheep Dung)

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It’s not often that I get the chance to write about sheep poop, especially as it relates to rye whisky. Not that I’m going around looking for opportunities or anything, but one happened to present itself when I was writing up some of the best and/or most noteworthy ryes from around the globe for our good friends at InsideHook. Sadly, I have not yet tasted Wholly Shit from Australia’s Belgrove distillery. But I can assure you that it doesn’t actually contain any poop — it’s merely… well, I’ll let you click through to the article so you can read about it, along with some of the finest ryes on the international scene. Link is -> HERE <-.

And while I’ve got you… why not check out my latest Whisk(e)y Of The Week, penned as always for the good folks at ForbesLife. I must confess I took Elijah Craig’s Barrel Proof bourbon for granted for ages — a bottle would show up on my doorstep every four months like clockwork, and I would taste it and forget about it, or ignore it, or even give it away when I was running low on space, which was often. And this was good stuff, too — aged 12 years, usually around 125-130 proof, non-chill filtered. But I always figured, hell, there’s another bottle coming in a few months, why do I need to save ‘em all? Well, I’ll tell you why — in 2023, ECBP, as it’s known, lost the 12 year age statement in favor of more flexible aging. Which actually turned out really well, at least so far, as you’ll read in my review of their January ‘24 bottling. But I do wish I’d held on to more of those 12-year-olds all the same. The moral of the story? Don’t take anything for granted. And also, read my review — link is -> HERE <-.