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 →
Rosemary and I finally got to go to the Bar at Fort Nelson on her birthday. We had planned on going for the fall\winter cocktails back in November, but circumstances prevented this from happening. So the other day, we made… Continue Reading →
I have been a friend of Todd Leopold for several years. He and his brother are from Michigan, where they learned distilling after several years of brewing beer. They later moved to Colorado where they built a distillery and started… Continue Reading …
I have been looking forward to this Bourbon for a year. Last February, the previous batch of this Bourbon won our “Whiskey of the Month” in a blind tasting on our Youtube channel, and I wanted to see if it… Continue Reading →
The other day I had a comment on Facebook about wanting to hear my thoughts on barrels and warehouses. I have written several blogs on both subjects before, but I thought I would add a few thoughts here. On barrels,… Continue Reading →
I have to admit that I have not been a big fan of Barrell Craft Spirits products. The ones I have tasted in the past have all been decent products but way over-priced. They were good fifty dollar whiskeys in… Continue Reading →
This is the latest expression released by Brown-Forman in their “Whiskey Row” series. Is is a ten year old, bottled-in-bond Bourbon made from two different mash bills. These two mash bills are the traditional Old Forester mash bill of 72%… Continue R…
Sometimes I let my mind wander on a subject and this time it is distillation. There are two main types of distillation – the column still and the pot still. In the 21st century the hybrid still has also become… Continue Reading →
