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 →
The Community Batch from Maker’s Mark is a private barrel selection produced to benefit the Lee Initiative program that helps people in the service industry in need. Maker’s Mark has been doing this bottling since 2020 when Covid-19 placed so… Contin…
The Green River Distillery dates back to the 19th century. It was known then as producing the “Whiskey without a headache”. They only made one whiskey and it was the most advertised brand at that time. They never made a… Continue Reading →
