Author name: Joseph Bourbon

The bourbon industry is filled with fanciful stories of “handed down recipes” or bear a family name attributed to craft distilling at a…

The Driftless Area of Wisconsin refers to the areas which were untouched when massive glaciers plowed through and flattened much of the…

We’ve been enjoying winter on the Gulf coast. Like many areas, it has been hard to find good bourbons at MSRP. I’ve seen significant…

I’ve shared before that I truly appreciate when small distillers do things right – such as utilizing unique or heirloom mash bills or…

J. Henry & Sons is one of the rising stars in Midwest bourbon. Located 20 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin in the hamlet of Dane,…

When we toured the Wilderness Trail distillery, I was looking forward to tasting their fine craft bourbon again. As we sat down for the…

The best bourbon you’ll never taste. As is often the case in life, “it’s not what you know – it’s who you know”. We were enroute to our …

My “day job” changed this past year and a dear friend shared a special bourbon with me to celebrate the occasion. Buffalo Trace’s 3rd…

It was my birthday and my daughter wanted to gift me a bottle of bourbon. She is always on the hunt for something new, and being an avid…

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word crapshoot as something that has an unpredictable outcome. There’s probably a picture of American…