Review: Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Cream Liqueur
Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Cream Liqueur was recently released. It is one of five Skatter Brain spirits made from a Canadian whisky base. All are sold at Total Wine and More locations throughout the US. The other whiskey varieties include Skatter Brain Peanut Butter, PB&J, Dark Cherry Vanilla, & Dark Chocolate Banana. Each is made by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota. As peanut butter flavored whiskey sales continue to grow we have seen several brands add a secondary flavor to their peanut butter whiskey. In this case cream is the secondary flavor added. Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Cream Liqueur is not the first to add cream to their peanut butter flavored whiskey, and they will not be the last. Read more 
Review: WhiskeySmith Pineapple Whiskey
WhiskeySmith Pineapple Whiskey is one of three flavored whiskeys released by Old Elk Distillery in Fort Collins Colorado, October 2020. The others are WhiskeySmith Chocolate and WhiskeySmith Banana. Old Elk also makes PB&W Peanut Butter Whiskey. They just released four additional flavored whiskeys including Blood Orange, Salted Caramel, Peach, and Coconut. Each whiskey is made with real American whiskey, essence of fruit and culinary inspired extracts and flavors and all are bottled at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Skatter Brain Dark Chocolate Banana Whiskey
Skatter Brain Dark Chocolate Banana Whiskey was just released. It joins a Skatter Brain lineup that includes Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey, PB&J, Peanut Butter Cream, and Dark Cherry Vanilla. All five are available at Total Wine and More stores throughout the US. The fist thing I noticed is the elephant found on the Skatter Brain Peanut Butter whiskey flavors has been replaced by a gorilla. Skatter Brain Dark Cherry Vanilla feature a raccoon head. All three Skatter Brain spokes animals love their shades. Skatter Brain is made by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota from a Canadian whiskey base. Natural flavors and caramel color are added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Skatter Brain PB&J Whiskey
Skatter Brain PB&J Whiskey is described as a peanut butter and raspberry jelly flavored whiskey. It joins Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey and Skatter Brain Dark Cherry Vanilla Whiskey on the store shelves of the 219 Total Wine and More stores located in 27 states in the US. Not only is this the first peanut butter and jelly flavored whiskey, Skatter Brain is the first to offer two varieties of peanut butter whiskey. What’s next Peanut Butter Banana flavored Whiskey? Skatter Brain PB&J is made from a Canadian whiskey base with natural flavors and caramel color added. It is made by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota. Read more
Review: Skatter Brain Dark Cherry Vanilla Whiskey
Skatter Brain Dark Cherry Vanilla Whiskey was recently released. It is sold at Total Wine & More stores throughout the US. It is considered one of their Spirit Direct spirits. Skatter Brain Dark Cherry Vanilla joins the previously released and reviewed Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey. Both are made from a Canadian Whiskey base with natural flavors and caramel color. The aroma leads with maraschino cherry. Additional time brings out vanilla notes. Read more
Review: Barrel & Banter Peanut Butter Whiskey
Barrel & Banter Peanut Butter Whiskey is one of six whiskeys under the Barrel & Banter label. The others include Barrel & Banter Peach, Orange, Straight Bourbon, Straight Rye, and their newest, a 100% American corn Whiskey. Barrel & Banter appears to be produced at Lockwood Distilling Company in Richardson Texas. Lockwood Distilling was founded by husband and wife team Evan and Sally Batt. Evan co-founded Western Son Vodka in 2012. Barrel & Banter Peanut Butter Whiskey is made with their bourbon base distilled from sweet Texas corn and rye from the plains of Oklahoma. The bourbon is aged in American oak barrels. Natural flavors are blended before hand bottling. Read more
Review: Two Trees Peanut Butter Whiskey
Two Trees Peanut Butter Whiskey is one of nine flavored whiskeys made at Two Trees Distilling in Fletcher North Carolina. The other flavors include Sea Salted Caramel, Candy Apple, Scorched Brown Sugar, Carolina Peach, Michigan Cherry, Cinnamon Spice, Golden Honey, and Crisp Apple. Chad Slagle and Keith Mort created a proprietary process that mirrors and accelerates the natural process that occurs when whiskey is aged in wooden barrels. The physical changes in the liquid that typically take years to achieve, they can accomplish in a single working day. While no alcohol is distilled in their 23,000 square foot distillery, they toast and char every bit of wood used. Read more
Review: Jim Beam Orange
Jim Beam Orange is one of seven flavored whiskies produced under the Jim Beam label. My initial thought was this must be the first orange flavored whiskey on the market, but after some research I found, Springfield Distillery in Halifax Virginia also produces an orange flavored whiskey. The other flavors in Jim Beams stable include Peach, Apple, Vanilla, Honey, Red Stag (Cherry), and Kentucky Fire (cinnamon). Beam Suntory also makes SQRLL Peanut Butter Whiskey. The Jim Beam bourbon base is made from a secret mix of corn, rye, and barley malt. The spirit is aged in brand new charred oak barrels. Orange liqueur is infused with the Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey before bottling at 65 proof. Read more
Review: PB Chocolati
PB Chocolati is a chocolate and peanut butter flavored whiskey that was released November 2020. It is produced and bottled in Spring Valley California by SARP LLC. It is made with American Whiskey, dark chocolate, allergen free peanuts, and pure cane sugar. It is currently available in the San Diego area or through several online retailers. This is the only spirit they currently produce. The success of another California flavored whiskey, Skrewball, has led dozens of others to produce their own peanut butter whiskey. A handful of these companies have also added chocolate to their peanut butter flavored whiskey. Read more
Review: Copper Still Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey
Copper Still Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey is made from hand selected barrels of Indiana Bourbon blended with chocolate and natural peanut butter flavoring. It is produced by Copper Mountain Beverages and bottled by Best Vineyards in Elizabeth New Jersey. Copper Mountain Beverages was formed in 2004 when they decided to start producing a line of beer. Four O was the first brand. They now produce 12 beer brands, Suavecito Tequila, Country Fair Lemon Shake Up, Firebreather Cinnamon whiskey, Mallet Straight Bourbon, Doc Whiskey, several wine brands and Mad Hard Seltzer. The Copper Still Brand also includes a Peach, Caramel, and a 90 proof single barrel straight bourbon. Read more