by First Fill Spirits
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 in a compact 30 or so minutes. www.firstfillspirits.com
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November 4, 2024
<p>After many amazing travels to Scotland over the past few weeks, we're finally back in one place! We discuss Cotswolds Distillery, which Holly visited while in London in September, along with a review of some awesome samples from our friend David, tons of new releases to the shop, and some good news for the whisky world. It's not all doom and gloom!</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>NEW BOTTLES TO THE SHOP:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Nashville Barrel Co 7YR (Heaven Hill)</p> </li> <li><p>Nashville Barrel Co 8YR (Willett)</p> </li> <li><p>Nashville Barrel Co. 9YR (Jim Beam)</p> </li> <li><p>H.K. Young – toasted blend & single barrel 6YR</p> </li> <li><p>Nc’nean Orchard Cobbler Huntress</p> </li> <li><p>Kilchoman Sauternes</p> </li> <li><p>Lost Lantern J. Rieger Hazmat Rye + J.Rieger bourbon</p> </li> <li><p>Lost Lantern Boulder Armagnac Finish</p> </li> <li><p>Augusta 10YR Buckner’s Single Barrel</p> </li> <li><p>High N' Wicked 15YR the Jury Bourbon</p> </li> <li><p>Takamine Sakura Cask Japanese Whisky</p> </li> <li><p>Hillrock 5YR Double Cask Bourbon</p> </li> <li><p>Stellum Bourbon & Rye – if you like Stellum get it now because it’s going away</p> </li> <li><p>Lady of the Glen Tasting Kits</p> </li> <li><p>Lindores Abby Releases</p> </li> <li><p>OKI BIB Bourbon – OKI is back</p> </li> <li><p>Croithli Irish whiskeys out of Donegal</p> </li> <li><p>A bunch of Cadenheads, A.D Rattrays, etc.</p> </li> <li><p>Duncan Taylors, Dram Mors, Creetowns….. </p> </li> <li><p>Claxtons, more Duncan Taylor, Holyrood…. All on the way! </p> <p><br /></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>NEWS: </strong><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/marklittler/2024/10/24/hong-kong-slashes-tax-to-capture-338-billion-whisky-market/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Hong Kong Spirits Tax Break Set To Reignite Whisky Market</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p> All travel trips can be found <a href="https://www.firstfillspirits.com/category/travel/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Check out all of our products at <a href="http://www.firstfillspirits.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.firstfillspirits.com</a></p> <p>Please leave us a review if you can, we appreciate you listening!</p>
August 16, 2024
<p>We're back! Today we discuss how our whisky summer has been going along with new bottles to the shop, our latest seminars/classes and upcoming whisky travel. Then, Holly blind tastes Charles on something that may be a potential new item for the shop, does it make the cut? Followed by a discussion of Holladay Distillery in Missouri and Milroy's Whisky Travel Index and their top distillery experiences. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>NEW BOTTLES TO THE SHOP:</strong></p> <p>Blue Note Single Barrel Store Pick Bourbon!</p> <p>Dram Mor Ruadh Maor (Peated Glenturret)</p> <p>Dram Mor Dailuaine Bourbon Matured</p> <p>Dram Mor Linkwood Bourbon Matured</p> <p>Creetown Tullibardine 18YR</p> <p>Samaroli Blended Malts & Blended Scotch</p> <p>Southern Star Wheated Paragon Bourbon Single Barrel</p> <p>Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat</p> <p>Augusta 10YR & 8YR Kentucky Bourbon</p> <p>Kings County BIB Bourbon</p> <p>New World – Pokeno, Levant Heights, Lakes, Catador Itinerante, High Coast Berg, Kamet, St. Kilian etc. --- An article from The Spirits Business where Holly discusses New World Whisky. "<a href="https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/08/world-whisky-finds-its-feet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">World Whisky finds its feet</a>."</p> <p>Nc'nean Aon Single Cask</p> <p>ON THE WAY: Town Branch & Kings County Collab</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://milroysofsoho.com/pages/the-milroys-whisky-travel-index-ranking-scotlands-best-distillery-tour-and-tasting-experiences" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Milroy's Whisky Travel Index</a> - Top Scotch Whisky Distillery Experiences</p> <p> All travel trips can be found <a href="https://www.firstfillspirits.com/category/travel/">here</a>.<br>Check out all of our products at <a href="http://www.firstfillspirits.com/">www.firstfillspirits.com</a><br>Please leave us a review if you can, we appreciate you listening!<br>Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal</p>
June 25, 2024
<p>Today we discuss all of the amazing trips we've just returned from -- all Scotland! There are many new releases to the shop and a lot of upcoming tastings & classes. Then we discuss Clydeside Distillery in Glasgow and the Bloomberg article that thinks "Brandy might be the next Bourbon". Thoughts??</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>NEW BOTTLES TO THE SHOP</strong></p> <p>Glenfarlcas 105</p> <p>Alamabique Mexican Rum - Bourbon & French Oak Matured</p> <p>Resilient 17YR Tennessee Bourbon Madeira Cask</p> <p>Dad’s Hat Rye Single Barrel PM Collab (67% ABV)</p> <p>New Riff Single Barrel Ryes - NYS & Skurnik</p> <p>Lagavulin Nick Offerman Rum Cask Finish</p> <p>Clydeside Cask Strength Limited Edition</p> <p>Bardstown/Amurt Bourbon Collab</p> <p><br></p> <p>INCOMING SOON: Lost Lantern 'Saratoga Summer' Kings County Custom Blend, Lost Lantern Mississippi Memory, Blue Note Bourbon Store Pick Single Barrel, New Dram Mor, Creetown & Lady of the Glen….</p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><p><strong>All travel trips can be found </strong><a href="https://www.firstfillspirits.com/category/travel/">here</a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Check out all of our products at </strong><a href="https://www.firstfillspirits.com/its-whiskey-ffs-glenallachie-travel-with-us/www.firstfillspirits.com">www.firstfillspirits.com</a></p> <p><strong>Please leave us a review if you can, we appreciate you listening!</strong></p> <p><strong>Podcast Music: Isaac Joel, Goldenseal</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p>
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