J. M. T.
Just reviewing the whiskey (atypical customer). Small but well-curated whiskey selection with friendly staff at a lively spot with wine tastings going on when I visited. There is a small shelf of whiskey here with a more interesting selection than at many larger stores. It was stuff I wanted to try: unusual whiskies from Japan (Kanosuke and Ichiro 111), interesting ASM (Redwood Empire Foggy Burl), scotch (Compass Box Crimson Casks), and rye (Epoch, Redwood Empire, and a Detroit 100% rye called Catchers that I'd never seen before). For such a tiny whisky shop - one hidden inside a wine shop - this is a hidden gem. Almost more like visiting somebody's liquor cabinet, you realize that it's not always necessary to have a warehouse to choose from if the buyer has a good eye. Prices are marked up a little bit but not overly so for such a small local shop. Update: I opened the Catchers Rye and it is a highly unusual but delicious and very compelling 100% rye with complex layers of molasses and quicksilver, thank you to Mt Washington Wine & Spirits for this discovery!
