by Rich Cook | Feb 5, 2025 | Other, Uncategorized
Baijiu is the world’s best-selling spirit, but you likely have little to no experience with it if you live outside of China. Typically distilled from sorghum, it can be quite nondescript in character, but this particular offering kicks things up several notches.... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 5, 2025 | Cocktail RTD, Uncategorized
Wow – this is as solid an RTD cocktail as I’ve had to date. It completely avoids the two main problems in the category – being too sweet and/or not having the right ABV balance to make the drink a proper cocktail. This carries clear agave and citrus notes, and pouring... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 4, 2025 | Bourbon Whiskey
An earlier iteration of this bottling took a Platinum Award at the 2023 San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge, and this 2024 release took a step up to become the 2025 event’s Brown Spirit of the Year. It again testifies to the validity of the current... 
by Rich Cook | Feb 4, 2025 | Cognac
This bottling keeps crossing my desk as a top competition performer, taking a Platinum Award with a score of 94 at the 2025 San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge after scoring big at the 2024 event as well. I reviewed it back in July of 2021, and on... 
by Rich Cook | Jan 14, 2025 | Bourbon Whiskey
Young & Yonder is under new ownership since my last visit, and the new team has a serious eye on quality and experimentation. This California Straight Bourbon (yes, actually made in California, not just elaborated) is finished in port wine casks from Sonoma Port...
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