Matt was unable to be with me for this tasting, so Rosemary stepped in to taste with me. It is always a pleasure when she tastes whiskey with me! Today we are tasting the Old Dominick Tennessee Whiskey. It is… Continue Reading →
It has been over a year since I have tasted the whiskey that Bill Thomas and I had made at Kentucky Artisan Distillery. I was hoping to have it bottled by now, but things have kept it from moving forward…. Continue Reading →
I recently received a copy of this book from Maggie Kimberl. It is an interesting book filled with information on searching for old spirits of all types. He does tell people to contact me if they are looking for information… Continue Reading →
The Hillsboro Society is a fan group created by the Lieper’s Fork Distillery. The society allows paid members to get special bottles of their whiskey and experience members-only events. Membership comes with a nice box with two Glencairn glasses, a… …
I first started singing the praises of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 when I gave my first Bourbon history talk in 1993. Back then, people were barely interested in Bourbon, let alone bonded Bourbon. It was considered a dying category… Continue Read…
Broken Barrel Whiskey Company is located in California. Their founder, Seth Benhaim, started the company in 2016. He contracts his distilling at Owensboro Distilling and takes various barrels and breaks them up and adds the staves to the barrels of… …
The OOLA Distillery is in Seattle, Washington. They produce vodka, gin and Bourbon. Unfortunately, I did not visit the distillery on our recent trip to Seattle last November. Our schedule did not allow us to do so. It looks to… Continue Reading →
The other day I received a very cryptic invitation from Bardstown Bourbon Company. I was invited to come downtown to their tasting room and get on a bus and go to an unknown location. I could bring a guest and… Continue Reading →
I received the latest bottles of Hard Truth Rye Whiskeys the other day, and Matt and I tasted them. Hard Truth makes sweet mash whiskeys in Indiana. They started the distillery several years ago and went to Wilderness Trail to… Continue Reading →
I have a fondness for the Ezra Brooks labels. I worked on the history of the brand when I was archivist for United Distillers. The brand was created in the 1960s to ride on the coattails of Jack Daniel Old… Continue Reading →
