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- Bunnahabhain, Colorado Distillery Boom
We're back! Although January & February are supposed to be the retail industry's "down time", we for sure didn't feel that way and we're not even sure why. We have had quite a few amazing Saratoga Whiskey Club classes over the past few weeks and have been focusing on all of our education and travel programs that we're about to launch for 2023. It is really going to be a stellar year of whisky travel. Then, Holly blind tastes Charles on a very special pour because they both deserve it and we discuss one of our favorite Islay distilleries, Bunnahabhain! Enjoy!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Isle of Rasaay Single Malt
- High West Single Malt High Country
- Tipperary Single Malt Rioja Finish
- Murray McDavid Craigellachie 8YR, so juicy and good
- The Firkin Ten Madiera Cask – Royal Brackla
- LAWS Colorado Bourbon Experiential Single Barrel 7YR 9th Floor
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
49 min - Amrut, Water of Life Film Islay Trip
Charles and I discuss all of the upcoming seminars we have over the next few weeks and travel! So many great travel opportunities in 2023. To see what we've announced so far write to us or check out Rascal + Thorn. We also discuss one of our favorite New World distilleries, Amrut Indian Whisky. Truly one of the pioneers of New World Whisky. I then get close to guessing the blind dram correctly but not quite. It was and is a fantastic whisky though. Enjoy!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Morris Australian Single Malt Muscat Casks
- Indri Indian Single Malt
- Waterford Peated & Heritage – Ballybannon & Ferriscourt
- Bardstown West Virginia Bottling, Discovery Series 8 & 9
- Barrell 2023 New Year Release
- Douglas Laing Chocolate Edition
- Smokehead Islay Malt Rum Cask Finish
- All the amazing finishes on Edradour: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Sauternes, etc.
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
30 min - Bardstown Bourbon Co., 2022 Recap
It is so difficult to pick our favorite bottles for 2022 but we can pick out a few of the brands that really impressed us. Charles and I discuss which brands really hit it out of the park in 2022 and we can't wait to see what 2023 holds. We also discuss Bardstown Bourbon Company and how impressive their releases have been. They have grown so quickly! Holly blind tastes Charles on a potentially "off" whisky and we thank you all for your support this past year. See you next year!
Our Podcast Name: It’s Whiskey #FFS (For F****’s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
48 min - Mini Episode | Light Whiskey
In this episode, there are no new releases, blind tastings, or anything like you're used to from us! This is a "mini" episode focusing on a particular style of whiskey. We will be doing more of these throughout 2023. In this episode, we review our latest store pick single barrel, Obtainium 15YR Light Whiskey.
We discuss the history of light whiskey, and where it is coming from and give you our tasting notes live!
The ABV on this is 68.1% ABV and sips like it is 60% ABV. You're welcome!
20 min - Scapa, Whisky Advent Calendars
The NOT-to-be-forgotten Orkney Distillery: Scapa! We discuss all things Scapa during this episode. Even though it can be a difficult malt to find, if you do see it, order it and take some time to sit with it. These are thinker whiskies. We also go through all of our adventures over the past few weeks in Kentucky and New York City. The holidays are here and the bottles keep comin'!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Found North 8YR Batch 5 & 17YR batch 6
- Castle & Key Batch 6 Bourbon
- New Riff & Blue Note Single Barrels Store Picks!
- Douglas Laing Rock Oyster Mezcal Cask
- Nulu Small Batch Bourbon Toasted French Oak Staves
- Nulu Single Barrel 8YR 61.3% ABV
- Nulu High Malt 9YR Bourbon -- so, so good.
- King’s Thrice Barreled Ryeconic - Toasted
- King’s Tennessee Whiskey
- Garrison Brother’s Single Barrel
- Penderyn Hiraeth Single Malt
- Wild N Wicked Single Grain - Midleton finished in Madeira Casks
- Mars — YA #1, Komagatake 2022 Edition
- Rolling Fork Rums: Barbados & Jamaican Single Casks
For more information on IWAI check out this link. We mentioned it in the podcast. >> https://www.nomunication.jp/distillery/tsunuki/
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
48 min - Mars/Iwai, Whiskey Travel
We head back over to Japan with a look at Mars Distilleries including Shinshu and Tsunuki. Both Charles and I have visited Shinshu and had different experiences but all in all, this is a distillery worth the 4 hours one-way on public transit.
We also would like to hear from all of you about our 2023 whiskey travel plans. Charles owns a company called Rascal + Thorn which is a culinary and whiskey tour company. He has led trips to Japan, Scotland, Kentucky, Ireland, and other destinations with groups looking to hunt down the most immersive and fun whiskey experiences! We discuss some of our travel ideas and want to hear from all of you on what you would like to see and maybe you can join us on some of these travels. Write to us at [email protected] with your comments & ideas.
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
Distiller’s Art
- Tamdhu 14YR Sherry Butt Matured
- Craigellachie 13YR Sherry Butt Matured
- Dailuaine 21YR Hogshead Matured
- Tamnavulin 11YR Hogshead Matured
- Macduff 14YR Hogshead Matured
- Blair Athol 11YR Bourbon Barrel Matured
Blackadder
- Peat Reek - Sherry & Amontillado & Re-charred Cask
- 32YR Wardhead Teaspooned Blended Malt ( Google Wardhead ;) )
- Old Man of Hoy 16YR Highland Park Raw Cask
- Macduff Raw Cask 14YR
- Raw Cask Bunna 16YR Moine
- Miltonduff 10YR PX Cask
- Tomatin 10YR PX Sherry Cask Matured
- The Legendary 10YR Single Malt
Keeper’s Heart - Brian Nation
- Irish + American Whiskey
- Bourbon + American Whiskey
- Penderyn 10YR Ruby Port Single Cask English Whisky
- Filey Bay Flagship Welsh Whisky
- Kilchoman Loch Gorm & Sanaig
- Castle & Key Bourbon Batch 4
For more information on IWAI check out this link. We mentioned it in the podcast. >> https://www.nomunication.jp/distillery/tsunuki/
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
53 min - Waterford, Van Winkle 2022 Releases
The first truly Irish Peated Whiskey arriving this year? Charles and I take a look at Waterford Distillery and their farm-bottle, terroir-driven whiskeys along with a discussion of their highly anticipated peated release. We also discuss the exciting yet sad news of what the 2022 Van Winkle Family of Whiskeys are and what their suggested retail price is versus reality. But don't fret, there are so many new & fantastic whiskeys out there so go out and try them!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- King’s 15-Year-Old Light Whiskey Finished in a Toasted Barrel
- Alton Distillery New York Straight Rye Whiskey
- DS Taymans - Glen Elgin & Caol Ila 12 Year Olds finished in a Tulip Vinyard Syrah Red Wine (Israeli Red Wine)
- Ki One Korean Whisky: Tiger & Unicorn Edition
- Many new Blackadders are on the way!
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
47 min - Stauning, New Celebrity Partnerships, do we like them?
New World Whisky is on our minds this episode as we discuss Stauning Danish Whisky along with new celebrity partnerships for brands like The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) and Monkey Shoulder. Holly sounds tired and Charles sounds very energetic so the dynamic has switched this episode, enjoy!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Edradour Burgundy Cask, 10YR Single Cask 60.3% ABV
- Lochlea Sowing Edition Single Malt Scotch
- Bladnoch Vinaya Single Malt
- Starlight Rye, Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon, and Double Oaked Bourbon
- Pere Labatt Agricole Rhum 12YR 61% ABV
- Rolling Fork Four Square Rum 9YR 55.8% ABV
- Amrut Cask Strength 61.8% ABV
- Eifel German Rye, Peated Rye, Malt and Peated Malt
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
49 min - New Riff, Blenders & Distillers Leaving the Big Brands
Holly guesses that the whisky Charles blind tastes her on is from Arran in Scotland and that's about all she got right, that it was from an Island but it was NOT Arran! We talk about all of the new Scotch Whisky that has arrived at the shop and Holly's trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. Did we mention we got a few Buffalo Trace products in too? We feel odd about it but hey, it's good whiskey. New Riff is our featured distillery this episode and we discuss the mass exodus of big-timers like Denny Potter & Jane Bowie leaving Maker's Mark. Here is the link for details about our 1YR Anniversary Celebration to benefit The Saratoga County Animal Shelter -- https://www.firstfillspirits.com/one-year-anniversary-party/
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask, Cask Strength Bottlings: Glentauchers 13YR, Glenallachie 14YR, Macduff 14YR, Caol Ila 15YR
- Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Label Series: Mortlach 15YR, Linkwood 15YR, Scapa 13YR
- Gordon & MacPhail Discovery Series Caol Ila 13YR, Glen Grant 11YR, Miltonduff 10YR
- Small Batch Bottlers Glen Garioch 13YR 54.4% ABV Single Cask
- Glenallachie French Virgin Oak 10YR
- Glenallachie Chinquapin Oak 10YR
- New England Barrel Company 6YR Single Barrel Bourbon
- Frank August Bourbon
- Kings County Distillery 7YR Bourbon Bottled-in-Bond
- And many more, check out our website because I got tired of typing! :)
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
38 min - Glenturret, An "Almost Live" Single Barrel Store Pick Session!
The blind tasting for this podcast is us walking through samples of a potential new store pick single barrel. We don't tell you the distillery, only the style so maybe you can guess it. Did we end up selecting one? What's our process? You'll find out soon enough! We also discuss Glenturret Distillery and all of their fantastic & new, heavily sherried single malt releases. Go highland malts!
Please leave us a review wherever you are listening as well. We appreciate you! Cheers!
New Bottles to the shop:
- Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye 63.7% ABV
- Teeling Pot Still Irish Whiskey
- Horse Soldier Bourbon - 62.3% ABV
- New Scotland Helderberg – Bourbon, Rye, Wheat Whiskey & Single Malt
- New Riff Balboa Rye
Our Podcast Name: It's Whiskey #FFS (For F****'s Sake!) #FirstFillSpirits @firstfillspirits www.firstfillspirits.com
Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal
43 min
About It's Whiskey #FFS | First Fill Spirits
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Holly and Charles, the owners of First Fill Spirits, a curated whiskey shop in Saratoga Springs, New York, discuss all things whiskey and single cask spirits. New products to the shop, blind tastings,…
distillery reviews, and more, while we hang out at our shop. www.firstfillspirits.com
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