Liar’s Bench is rye whiskey from the Bear Wallow Distillery in Brown County, Indiana. I picked up this bottle when Matt and I visited Hard Truth Distillery and decided to stop at Bear Wallow Distillery on our way home. We… Continue Reading →
Last week was my birthday and Rosemary and I went down to The Bar at Fort Nelson to celebrate with a cocktail before heading out to dinner. We were happy to see that their fall cocktail menu was out and… Continue Reading →
Widow Jane Black Opal is a twenty year old Bourbon finished for 13 months in Mizunara Oak casks. Head Distiller and Blender Sienna Jevremov tasted through over 50 barrels to put together this Bourbon. They recently sent me a sample… Continue Reading …
Ingram Distillery is a company that ages whiskey barrels on a barge in the Ohio River. The reason for doing this is that the rocking motion of the barge creates motion of the whiskey in the barrel, increasing the contact… Continue Reading →
The other day, Matt and I tasted the Artisan Series Wheat Recipe Bourbon from Kentucky Artisan Distillery. It has a two year old age statement. This prompted a discussion on Two Year Old whiskey. Rosemary pointed out that the Peerless… Continue Readi…
This is the latest expression from Dad’s Hat. It was made using Rosen Rye and distilled at a lower proof and barreled at a lower proof. It is an excellent rye. It reminded Matt and me of two of our… Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Recollection is an excellent Bourbon bottled at 110 proof and is eight years old. Even better, it has a reasonable price of about $65.00. Matt and I first tasted this whiskey at a Yellowstone Bourbon Dinner at Fork &… Continue Reading…
There was a long relationship between Edmond Haynes Taylor and Edward Pepper. Taylor started in the whiskey industry after the American Civil War with a partnership in Gaines, Berry and Company, the company that owned the Old Crow brand. About… Conti…
I am a cigar and pipe smoker. I enjoy a good cigar with a drink of whiskey. I decided to look at a couple of questions about cigar blend whiskeys. The first is what makes a cigar blend whiskey? Cigar… Continue Reading →
I have already reviewed the Trackside Bourbon, but that was the first version of the whiskey. What we are reviewing here is a second expression with a railroad trackside image on the label. This image is the only difference in… Continue Reading →
