About whiskyben
I am a gamer, musician, business man, and lover of whiskey! While I have many passions, whiskey is at the forefront and I look for any opportunity to discuss and imbibe it!
If life wasn’t hectic enough, I have moved. This move has taken me to Oahu, Hawaii. We have been living in a hotel for the past two weeks, with two more to go until our house is move in ready … Continue reading →
Life has a way of making things difficult when we want to do the things we love, and makes us find time to do everything else when we do have time. Such is the case with my whiskey blog and … Continue reading →
Well everyone, I just wanted to apologize for disappearing from the blog scene! Life has thrown me a promotion and it is eating up all the time I have to write. I barely spend any time on the computer at … Continue reading →
What can I say, I’m from Colorado and I have embraced Stanahan’s Colorado Whiskey as a little piece of home I can take with me. The story of this whiskey is a great one and while I know it well, … Continue reading →
Posted in U.S. Whiskey, Uncategorized, World Whiskeys
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Tagged Alcohol by volume, Barrel, Bottle, bourbon, Bourbon review, bourbon whiskey, Chill filtering, Citrus, Colorado, Colorado Distiller's Festival, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Malt, Mouthfeel, review, review of small batch whiskey, Review of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, Sauternes, single malt scotch, Single malt whisky, small batch, Stranahan, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, United States, Vanilla, whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review, Wine tasting descriptors
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In all honesty, Corn Whiskey is my least favorite whiskey spirit. I am reminded of “underage” punches or drinks made with “Everclear” and all night binge escapades! Even then, I did not care for the drink and kept clear, but … Continue reading →
Posted in Corn Whiskey
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Tagged Alcohol by volume, Bottle, Butter, Corn Whiskey, corn whiskey review, Distillation, Drink, Everclear, food, Food and Drink Related, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Platte Valley, Platte Valley Corn Whiskey, review, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac, whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review, Wine tasting descriptors
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Wow! What an opportunity! I was thoroughly surprised to walk into the liquor store and see the Maker’s Mark 42% ABV sitting on the shelf! I was sure this one was going to pass me by with the company’s quick reversal decision…just a quick blurb if … Continue reading →
Posted in Bourbon
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Tagged Alcohol by volume, bourbon, Bourbon review, bourbon whiskey, bourbon whiskey review, bourbon whisky review, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Loretto Kentucky, makers mark, review of maker's mark 42%, review of maker's mark 45%, United States, whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review, Wine tasting descriptors
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The resurgence of rye whiskey in the United States has been a slow climb for the drink, but in recent years it has experienced an explosion. The Thomas H. Handy Straight Rye Whiskey, in my opinion, has reached the pinnacle of excellence in the rye whiskey category and while other … Continue reading →
Posted in Rye-U.S.
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Tagged 128.6 proof, 64.3 ABV, Alcohol by volume, Buffalo Trace, Cinnamon, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Mouthfeel, review, review of rye whiskey, review of Thomas H. Handy Straight Rye Whiskey, Rye, Rye whiskey, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy Straight Rye Whiskey, United States, whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, Wine tasting descriptors
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Is this for real? Trade Whiskey? Apparently so. So what is trade whiskey? While the history of it is not fully documented the story entails the dilution of whiskey, post civil war, by traders transporting the goods. These traders were allowed a daily allotment of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Bourbon, Uncategorized
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Tagged bourbon, bourbon whiskey, Cayenne, Colorado, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, review, Tobacco, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review, Wine tasting descriptors
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I am happy to have received a bottle of this product and would like to thank my good friend Sebastian Mawien for providing me this experience! He and I worked together and have developed an appreciation for each other and a great friendship. On one … Continue reading →
Posted in World Whiskeys
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Tagged Africa, Alcohol by volume, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Kane Extra, Kenya, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Mouthfeel, Nairobi, review, review of Kane Extra, Review of World Whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review, World Whiskey
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This holiday season was very successful and a wonderful end to the year. As I stated in my last post, my birthday celebration was a treasured event, but this entry is about the whiskey related items I received and a review of them. First off, … Continue reading →
Posted in Product Reviews, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alcohol by volume, Aroma of wine, Bottle, bourbon, bourbon whiskey, Chill filtering, Colorado, Colorado Distiller's Festival, Deerhammer Distillery, Deerhammer Distillery whiskey review, Deerhammer Down Time, Derrhammer, Distillation, Drink, food, Food and Drink Related, Japan, Liquor, Liquor and Wine, Malt, review, Scotch review, Scotch whisky, Scotland, single malt scotch, single malt scotch whisky, Single malt whisky, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Snow Flake 2012, whiskey, whiskey review, Whisky, whisky review
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