ABC - $64.99  TW - $61.99 Class VI - Not Available ABV - 50% 6 Years 15 Dec 25 New Riff Distilling Company From the VA ABC website:  “ An extremely approachable yet complex expression of American Rye. Made from 100% Malted Rye, this unique whiskey offers a gateway to the Rye category as well as new experience for connoisseurs. ” I’d agree - it’s very approachable. My first sip was genuinely surprising. I hadn’t tasted a rye quite like this, and I was impressed. This is what I

Got a whiskey drinker in your life and looking for something fun and reasonable to give them?  Whiskey and Politics is here to help.  Here are some suggestions: GLENCAIRN Whiskey Glass Water Pipette  - $14.99 I don’t normally add water to my neat whisk(e)y, but I think I’ve been missing out especially with the higher-proof whiskies.  The next time you have a 50% ABV whiskey, take a sip then add a few drops of water and sip again.  Continue until you notice a difference.  Many

1 Dec 25 I got a great Christmas present from my lovely and talented wife:  A whiskey advent calendar.  It’s not the first time she’s gotten me an advent calendar that featured booze.  One year it was a gin calendar, another a scotch calendar.  I really enjoyed them all.  I didn’t know much about gin but enjoyed the few gins I’d tasted up to that point.  Some were amazing, others - not so much.  But the chance to try so many different brands without having to buy a fifth of e

ABC - $59.99   TW - $64.99 Class VI - $54.90 ABV - 45% NAS ( Aged at least 4 years  per TTB regulations) 18 Nov 25 Bulleit Single Malt Whiskey From TW :  “Bulleit Single Malt is made with a Bulleit-curated malt barley strain aged in Bulleit Bourbon barrels. This whiskey offers an aroma of sweet vanilla and toasted oak, light and fruity on the palate with hints of red fruit and pear.” While we’ve talked plenty about the legal definition of “bourbon,” American Single Malt has n