New York State | Spirits Review

O’Begley Classic Whiskey Chocolate Liqueur

Type: Chocolate, cream, New York State

A damn nice chocolate whiskey liqueur that is dangerously easy to drink.Use instead of cream in your coffee for a slightly less edgy morning.

Rating: 9
Value: 8

Placid P3 Vodka

Type: Grain Base, Hand - Crafted American Vodka, New York State

Pot distilled using a mixture of corn and wheat, filtered through local garnets then hardwood charcoal, cut with Lake Placid water.

Rating: 8
Value: 8

Red Saw Bourbon Batch No. 1 ( A.K.A. The Pilot Batch )

Type: American Whisky, Grain, Grain Base, High Rye Bourbon, New York State, Small Batch Bottling

A lean, dry as dust whiskey not without its charms. Not your average young bourbon.

Rating: 7
Value: 8

Red Saw Rye Batch 6

Type: New York State

A somewhat oak forward rye but in a charming way rather than an oak stave between the eyes. A nice upward progression in terms of quality/taste in this rye.

Rating: 8
Value: 7

Red Saw Rye Whiskey Batch 4

Type: American, American Grain, American Whisky, New York State, Organic Rye, Rye

A well done, young and exuberant rye with some rough edges to its character making for a charmingly roguish character

Rating: 8
Value: 8

Shoal Finder Gin

Type: Corn, Hand - Crafted American Gin, Hand-Crafted New World Gin, New World, New York State

Well done, gluten free and herbal/fruit forward rather than a juniper blast.

Rating: 8
Value: 9

Southern Tier Distilling 2X Hopped Hop Flavored Whiskey

Type: American Whisky, New York State

A really outstanding beer derived type of whiskey with a truly lovely taste of pleasant citrusy and piney hops – not the usual rancid tom cat piss smell you get from some hops. A crossover whiskey from the beer and hops making for an extremely drinkable whiskey. Slap a nipple on the bottle and send me to bed.

Rating: 9
Value: 8