I have been asked about Bourbon Tastings and how to hold one, I have written on the subject before, but I thought I would write a more complete blog on the subject here. There are two parts of tasting Bourbon… Continue Reading →
George Dickel has never made a rye whiskey before now. They had their distiller Nicole Austin make some rye whiskey on their column still and then partnered with Todd Leopold of Leopold Brothers Distillery in Colorado, who made some rye… Continue Rea…
Jim Beam has released a new collection of Bourbons under the name of Hardin’s Creek. Hardin’s Creek is where Jacob Beam settled in the 1790s. He started to distill whiskey in 1795. The first Bourbon pays homage to Jacob’s descendent… Continue Reading…
I recently received an email from Herman Mihalich of Dad’s Hat Rye. I have always liked Dad’s Hat Rye since John Lipman brought back a bottle from Pennsylvania soon after they started distilling. Their Bonded Rye is a very good… Continue Reading U…
Hayner is an old brand of whiskey. The 1899 Mida’s Criteria registry of trademarks has the Hayner trademark registered first in 1894 by William A. Hayner. However, the trademark itself has an 1866 date on the illustration of the registered… Continue …
I first met the people who revived this brand when Mint Julep Tours hired me to speak at a dinner at 610 Magnolia, the Edward Lee restaurant. The Old Elk Distillery investors were in attendance and ended up asking me… Continue Reading →
The Park and Tilford Company was established in 1840 when Joseph Park and John Mason Tilford opened a retail store in New York City. The specialized in imported goods, perfumes and liquors. Park was a clergyman from Washington County, New… Continue R…
The Bridge Series are whiskeys from the J.K. Williams Distillery in Peoria, Illinois. Matt and I tasted the Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys from this distillery and liked them. They sent me a sample bottle of their wheat whiskey and we… Continue Reading …
Sam Houston Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled by Three Springs Bottling Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Three Springs is very open as to what is in the bottle. The label is a wealth of information. This is bottle 16 of… Continue Reading →
Kentucky distillers are introducing some excellent bonded Bourbons. Bonded whiskey is growing as a category. People are looking for the bonded labels because it is a sign of quality whiskey. Many of the smaller, artisan distilleries are creating bonded…
