I have known Susan Reigler for over thirty years. I first met Susan when she was the restaurant critic and whiskey writer for the Courier-Journal. I was working for United Distillers as their North American Archivist at that time. Susan… Continue Rea…
Thomas H. Sherley was born on January 1, 1843 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a steamboat Captain and his boat was one of the boats that delivered Union troops to the battle of Shiloh. There is no evidence that… Continue Reading →
The other day I received a sample bottle of Angel’s Envy Cask Strength whiskey. Matt and I sat down and tasted it and here are our tasting notes. Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2024 Proof: 118.8 Age: No Age Statement Nose:… Continue Reading →
Julius Kessler was an important person in distilling history. He was born in 1855 in Budapest, Hungary. He came to America in the 1870s. He worked as a journalist, first in Omaha, Nebraska and then in Denver Colorado, before he… Continue Reading →
For the third year running, Matt and I like to pick our favorite whiskey that we tasted during the year, picking from our whiskeys of the month for the year. This year we had twelve excellent candidates. Any one of… Continue Reading →
The Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, Kentucky, has been making pot still Bourbon for almost three decades. They were the first distillery since Prohibition to do so. The recipe for their Bourbon is based upon the Old Forester mash… Con…
When Prohibition went into effect on January 16, 1920, many distilleries had barrels of whiskey stored in their warehouses. Some of this whiskey was being taken out by illegal means and sold on the black market. In 1922, Congress passed… Continue Rea…
The whiskey of the month for December is the Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged for 2024. It is an excellent whiskey that we loved. Maker’s Mark has outdone itself this year. I have had the whiskey for some time, but we… Continue Reading →
A month ago, Preservation Distillery sent me a couple of sample bottles of their latest release Bourbons. I have a huge backlog of whiskey to review and I am just now getting to these fine Bourbons. Preservation Distillery is owned… Continue Reading …
The Kentucky Distillers and Warehouse Company was formed in 1899 and was incorporated in New Jersey because of its lenient trust laws. Its first president was Julius Kessler. The group was composed of about 60 distilleries and had the belief… Continu…
