Review: Coastal Creek Peanut Butter Whiskey
Coastal Creek Peanut Butter Whiskey was just released. It is a private label brand sold exclusively at Total Wine & More. CEO Steve Jackson sampled half a dozen formulas before selecting his favorite blend. It is made from a six month barrel aged Kentucky whiskey blended with a natural peanut extract sourced from London. While Coastal Creek is currently produced in Wisconsin the blending and bottling will soon move to a new distillery in Baltimore Maryland along with several other brands they produce including Ernie Els Iced Coffee, and IC Iced Coffee. Read more 
Review: Whiskeysmith Banana Whiskey
Whiskeysmith Banana Whiskey was launched October 2020, along with Whiskeysmith Pineapple, and Whiskeysmith Chocolate. They join a flavored whiskey lineup that includes the previously reviewed PB&W Peanut Butter Whiskey. The Whiskeysmith brand appears to be associated with Old Elk Distillery, but they go out of their way to separate the Old Elk Whiskey and Whiskeysmith brands. It is unclear where Whiskeysmith is actually distilled and flavored. One possibility is the Old Elk Distillery in Fort Collins but there are some bread crumbs that hint at a possible Minnesota connection. Also unclear are the ingredients used to create this whiskey as none are included on their website, Facebook, or the bottles label. Read more
Review: Hard Truth Peanut Butter Whiskey
Hard Truth Peanut Butter Whiskey was released in November. It is crafted in Brown County Indiana by Master Distiller Bryan Smith, with two year old straight bourbon whiskey and natural flavors. Bryan did not want to create a me too product so he started with a premium whiskey base and balanced the sweet natural peanut butter flavors with sea salt. Hard Truth Distillery produces several spirits including Schoonover Straight Bourbon Whiskey, McCabes Irish Whiskey, Sipes Straight Bourbon Whiskey, White Oak Reserve Rum, Toasted Coconut Rum Cream, Toasted Coconut Rum, Original Vodka, Gin, and Cinnamon Vodka Read more
Review: Blind Squirrel Peanut Butter Whiskey
Blind Squirrel Peanut Butter Whiskey is one of 17 peanut butter whiskeys we have reviewed. While that may seem like a lot they keep making more so they must be selling. This is also the second squirrel themed peanut butter whiskey to go with the many sheep, ram, dog, and elephant themed peanut butter whiskeys already on the market today. Blind Squirrel is produced by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota making it the third peanut butter whiskey made in the Gopher State. Read more
Review: Shepherd’s P’Nutty Peanut Butter Whiskey
Shepherd’s P’Nutty Peanut Butter Whiskey is yet another peanut butter whiskey looking to ride the wave of peanut butter whiskey sales led by Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey, the segment leading and product innovator . It is made by K.D Distilling Co. a division of Sazerac. By my count this is the third peanut butter whiskey brand made by Sazerac as they produce both Sheep Dog and Rams Point. I picked up my bottle at Total Wine & More. The ingredient list reads whiskey, natural flavors and caramel color. Read more
Review: Ole Smoky Tennessee Blackberry Whiskey
Ole Smoky Tennessee Blackberry Whiskey is one of 15 flavored varieties Ole Smoky crafts in Gatlinburg at the former Davy Crockett’s Distillery. Ole Smoky acquired the distillery in 2017. The other flavors include Salty Caramel, Mango Habanero, Salty Watermelon, Cinnamon, Root Beer, Peach, Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter, Sour Raspberry, Red Velvet, Amaretto, Cookies and Cream, Tennessee Mud, and Bourbon Ball. Read more
Review: Ballotin Peanut Butter Chocolate Whiskey
Ballotin Peanut Butter Chocolate Whiskey is the latest chocolate flavored whiskey released by Saloon Spirits. It joins a flavor lineup that already includes Ballotin Original Chocolate, Bourbon Ball, Chocolate Cherry Cream, Caramel Turtle Chocolate, and Chocolate Mint. The whiskey base is made from a traditional bourbon mash of 51% or more corn, with wheat and barley making up the balance. The whiskey is aged for 2 years in previously used oak barrels. Bourbon must be aged in new American white oak barrels that have been charred. The char and new oak from those bourbon barrels would have created a flavor barrier. All natural chocolate and peanut butter flavors and caramel color are blended with the whiskey base before bottling at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Bird Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey
Bird Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey was just released. While I’m not surprised Bird Dog introduced a Peanut Butter Whiskey, they already produce twelve flavored whiskeys, I am surprised thirteen peanut butter whiskeys were launched before Bird Dog came out with theirs. Bird Dog is one of several spirits created by Western Spirits Beverage Company in Bowling Green Kentucky. Western Spirits also makes Calumet Farm Bourbon, Sam Houston Bourbon, Lexington Bourbon, Kru Vodka, Twenty Grand Vodka, and Bokeelia Rum. Bird Dog Peanut Butter starts with a bourbon base made from corn, malted barley, and rye. It is aged in white oak barrels. Peanut Butter flavors including real peanuts are infused before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey
Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey was just released. While peanut butter whiskey will never catch cinnamon flavored whiskey it total sales, peanut butter is the fastest growing flavored whiskey on the market today. Skatter Brain is made by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota and is sold at Total Wine and More stores throughout the US. It is made from a Canadian Whiskey base. Natural flavors and caramel color are added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Howler Head
Howler Head is produced by Wooler Brands in North Charleston South Carolina. It is made from a Kentucky Straight Bourbon base and is infused with natural banana flavor. Wooler Brands is betting “What is banana?” is the correct response to the future Jeopardy answer “Based on sales after Cinnamon, Apple, and Peanut Butter this is the next most popular flavored whiskey on the market today?” Each bottle weighs in at 80 proof and is guaranteed to not contain any Ape S#t. Their labels promise, not mine. Read more