Derek and Mike are Buffalo's certified whiskey experts, reviewing bottles, teaching tastings, and interviewing the local businesses that make this city worth drinking in. They also happen to have a podcast.
Every whiskey gets scored on a system that's an homage to a college professor neither of us can fully explain sober. It doesn't make sense. It also somehow works. 220+ reviews in, we're sticking with it.
Label, nose, initial taste, ending notes. Honest ratings on bourbon, Scotch, and everything in between. No sponsor ever buys a score.
Visit Whiskey Reviews →In-person whiskey education, from what whiskey is to how it's blended, taught by two Certified Whisk(e)y Professionals.
See upcoming events →Buffalo business owners, distillers, and brand founders, on camera, telling the stories behind the places and products you already know.
Watch the playlist →All of it also lives on the Buffalo Happy Hour podcast and YouTube channel. Check out the shows →
Buffalo Happy Hour is a multimedia production company built around whiskey: education, reviews, Buffalo business interviews, and live tasting events. Derek and Mike back up the humor with real credentials, because knowing your subject is what earns the room to joke about it.
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