Welcome back to FTW’s Beverage of the Week series. Here, we mostly chronicle and review beers, but happily expand that scope to any beverage (or food) that pairs well with sports. Yes, even cookie dough whiskey.
I don’t think of Michigan when I think of whiskey. I’d imagine most of the fine folks reading this don’t either.
But Joseph Magnus’s bourbon, it turns out, has been around since the 19th century. In that 135-plus year span, the distillery has been shuttered, revived, purchased and just about everything you’d expect from a regional whiskey maker through the tumult of prohibition, the whiskey crash of the 1980s and everything else. What remains is a Holland, Michigan based company back in business and vying for shelf space in a crowded marketplace.
Wrapped in the old school trappings you’d expect, Magnus’s Triple Cask Bourbon looks the part. Let’s see how it tastes.
Neat: A
Wow. Just uncorking this bottle makes it clear where this whiskey came from. There’s a distinct sherry smell that floats out of the neck once you crack the seal.