Once again, Michter’s has won our whiskey of the month with one of their whiskeys. They are consistently producing excellent whiskey and this Bourbon is no exception. This limited release of toasted barrel Bourbon comes out every few years and… Conti…
I received a couple of bottles of 15 Stars whiskeys a couple of weeks ago and Matt and I sat down to taste them. The first is 15 Stars Triple Cask Batch 2. It is finished in cognac, rum and… Continue Reading →
This Bourbon is distilled and bottled by the Glenns Creek Distillery, located near Millville, Kentucky at the site of the former Old Crow Distillery. The distiller uses a pot still to make this very small batch Bourbon. I recently visited… Continue R…
Burks Spring Bourbon was founded by Dick Burks, a descendent of Charles Burks who founded a grist mill and distillery near Loretto, Kentucky. That distillery is now Maker’s Mark. Dick Burks had this Bourbon contract distilled at Kentucky Artisan Distil…
Brother’s Bond is a whiskey company founded by Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. They are the latest actors that have wanted to get into the whiskey industry. Their whiskeys are good whiskeys, so it is more than a prestige whiskey… Continue Read…
I love the cocktails at The Bar at Fort Nelson. Rosemary and I love to go there twice a year to sample the new cocktails when the menu changes in the summer and the winter. We made our annual pilgrimage… Continue Reading →
I found this book very interesting. The book covers the history of Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon and its expressions through its history. There is an excellent Foreword by David Jennings, the author of American Spirit: Wild Turkey Bourbon From Ripy…..
Michter’s Distillery releases the Bomberger’s Bourbon about once every year. This is the 2024 release. It is aged in barrels that have had their staves air dried and seasoned for 36 months and some of the barrels were made using… Continue Readi…
Sweet mash whiskey is not a new thing. Catherine Carpenter gives a recipe for making sweet mash whiskey back in the early 1800s. It was not as popular in the 19th century as sour mash whiskey because it is much… Continue Reading →
Back in the 1970s and 80s, decanters were a way to sell whiskey when whiskey sales were on a decline. Michter’s Distillery in Pennsylvania took advantage of the Egyptian craze sweeping the nation in the late 1970s to early 1980s…. Continue Reading &#…
