When an avid gin drinker winds up at the Grafton Pub in Chicago, facing a wall of

unfamiliar whiskey bottles, that horse and jockey bottle sticks out like a beach ball. Three glasses in and the whiskey journey begins! Laphroaig 10 seems like the next best option. That bottle will open anyone’s mind, body and soul to the world of scotch whisky. A gin drinker becomes a top tier scotch drinker just like that! Some inner circle influence to Kentucky, a tour of Old Forester and historic Buffalo Trace, the scotch drinker immediately returns to the dark side.

 

Joe is a Chicago guy, a world whisk(e)y drinker, and a WBSE member since 2018. Joe works

for two law enforcement agencies. He enjoys cigars and American history, while spending time

with family and friends. “Cigar reviews and whiskey pairings will help guide our journey, let’s

see where it goes...”