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An Evening with Chairman’s Reserve

Happy 2020 everyone. A lot has transpired since my last post so we have quite a bit to catch up on. The first thing I would like to touch base on is that I am no longer in Nashville. While I did love living in Tennessee, the work culture there is pretty toxic. More on that in another post. Although the Nashville experiment did not pan out, I am happy to say that I am back in Chicago for the...

St. Lucia Distiller’s Group 1931 Edition No. 2

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Typically, I have been trying to save these “life update” posts while I review something from the Exceptional Cask Selection from Foursquare. Alas, I do not have one of those bottles. I do, however, have the amazing Second Edition 1931 from St. Lucia Distillers. I picked it up in Vienna, Austria as my “travel bottle” to help cut costs as I travel abroad. Ultimately, $60 for a bottle is much, much cheaper than spending $10-$13...

The Real McCoy 10 Year 2017 Limited Edition

Released in 2017; this is the second limited-edition offering of the Real McCoy rum line from Foursquare Distillery in Barbados in collaboration with Bailey Pryor and consists of only 3,000 bottles. This single-blended rum focuses on a higher ratio of copper pot distillate to column still. It is then aged separately in two batches: one in ex-bourbon barrels for 12 years and another for 10 years in virgin oak casks. Even though there is a 12-year-old rum in the blend,...

RUM-BAR WHITE OVERPROOF

There are a lot of misconceptions in the world of spirits. Whether it is about how something is produced, embellished history or that big brands are the flagship representation of an entire category. The biggest is probably that there are spirits that are meant for mixing and that there are spirits meant for sipping. THIS. IS. NONSENSE. There are two types of spirits on the market: good and bad. If you use a poor-quality spirit in a cocktail, you will...

The Real McCoy 5 Year (Distiller’s Proof)

Back in April, I had the pleasure of being able to link up with The Real McCoy Rum Brand Ambassador Joshua Perez while he was in town here in Nashville. Not only was it a personal pleasure to be able to meet him; but the fact that he reached out to me still has my mind spinning. Especially when it was to humbly and sincerely say: “Thank you.” for supporting the brand. A brand I will continue to support because...