For a brief time after the Second World War, Bourbon distilleries had a “golden age”. The war had ended and the restrictions on distilling had ended. The distilleries had all the grain they needed to distill (after a legal battle… Continue Reading &#…
We like Hard Truth whiskeys. They make excellent whiskey, both Bourbon and Rye whiskeys. They like to experiment with finishing barrels and this is their latest experiment. It is a very good Rye whiskey. They sent me a bottle of… Continue Reading …
Chicken Cock is a very old brand dating to 1860. The trademark was registered in the 1899 Mida’s Criteria Register of Trademarks as being owned by G.G. White Co. of Paris, Kentucky, but the trademark states that the Bourbon was… Continue Reading U…
There are many theories as to where Bourbon Whiskey got the name “Bourbon”. Bourbon comes about because Kentucky whiskey was not selling for a profit in New Orleans, the main market for Kentucky goods in the 18th and early 19th… Continue Reading U…
This rye whiskey was made with the influence of Becca Neeley. It is a sweet mash rye whiskey with a 65% rye content in the mash bill. It is just short of five years old at 59 months old. It… Continue Reading →
We like the Penelope whiskeys. They are bottling some very good whiskeys sourced from the Ross & Squibb Distillery (formerly “MGP”). They have bottled this rye whiskey after finishing it in toasted barrels. It impressed us quite a bit and… Contin…
This is the latest expression of the Trackside Bourbons created by the Kentucky Artisan Distillers Master Distiller, Jade Peterson, and his partner, Jeremy Dever. It is a barrel proof Bourbon that uses four grains in the mash bill – corn,… Continue R…
The other day I attended a bottle release for the Jackson Purchase Distillery in Fulton, Kentucky. Details of the Jackson Purchase Bourbon can be found in my blog about the event. They gifted me with a bottle of their Full… Continue Reading →
The other day I was invited to the Jackson Purchase Distillery’s bottle release event at their downtown Louisville office. The Jackson Purchase Distillery is in Fulton, Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is named for the Jackson… Cont…
Once again, a Michter’s product has made our “Whiskey of the Month”. We choose our whiskey of the month based upon the best whiskey we have tasted during that month and Michter’s always produces a high quality whiskey. I recall… Continue Reading U…
