The Ben Holladay Distillery is the old McCormick Distillery in Weston, Missouri. About seven years ago, they decided to get back into making Bourbon whiskey. They had a tough row to hoe because of the bad Bourbon whiskey that was… Continue Reading &#…
Distillery 291 is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They distill their whiskey three times in pot stills and are making some interesting whiskeys. This bottle is made with rye malt and finished with Aspen wood staves in what they are calling… Continue R…
Rosemary and I recently completed a Bourbon cruise on the American Countess. It started in Cincinnati, Ohio and ended in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was a very good cruise. It was our first trip on the American Countess. The boat has… Continue Reading…
The New Riff Distillery is located in Covington, Kentucky. When the New Riff Distillery was founded, they were heavily influenced by their neighbor distillery north of the Ohio River – MGP, and they sought advice from the people at MGP… Continue Read…
Distillery 291 is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are making some interesting whiskeys. They distill the whiskey three times in pot stills and this particular rye whiskey was finished with toasted Aspen wood staves in what they are calling “the… …
Schoonover Single Barrel Bourbon is bottled by Hard Truth Distillery in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. It is named for Johan Schoonover, the first settler in Brown County. It is a sourced whiskey from Tennessee. Back in 2020, when the distillery… …
The Driftless Glen Distillery is in Baraboo, Wisconsin. They have a 44 foot tall column still and a pot still doubler. They are making some very good Bourbon in Wisconsin. This is a single barrel pick from Westport Whiskey &… Continue Reading …
This expression of Maker’s Mark is their latest and final expression in the Wood Finishing Series. After this release, they are starting a new series of special releases. This expression is called “BEP” as it stands for “Barrel Entry Proof”… Continue…
The sweet mash process is a very old process. It differs from the sour mash process in that they don’t use any set-back in making the mash. There is a recipe for making sweet mash whiskey in the Kentucky Historical… Continue Reading →
I have known Albert Schmid for many years. He once taught at Sullivan University in their culinary school and taught many students how to cook with Bourbon. He has since taken a job teaching in North Carolina but I hear… Continue Reading →
