The distillers in the 19th century treated their promotion of their brands in a different way than the distillers of today. They did not have television, radio and social media to promote their brands. In fact, for most of the… Continue Reading →
Distillery 291 is located on Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado. Several months ago, they sent me three sample bottles of their whiskeys. Unfortunately, the bottles were misplaced and I just recently found them. My apologies to the distillery for …
Burnt Church Distillery is located on Bluffton Road in Bluffton, South Carolina. South Carolina has always been a state that grew rice. Thus it is natural that Burnt Church Distillery would use South Carolina rice in somel of their whiskeys…. Continu…
Golden Wedding Rye is a brand with a long history. It was created by Joseph S. Finch, who buit a distillery near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1856. He registered the trademark, Golden Wedding Rye with Mida’s Criteria, stating it had been… Continue Rea…
This Bourbon is made at the Ragged Mountain Farm, LLC., in Charlottesville, Virginia operating as the Ragged Branch Distillery. The late Dave Pickerell helped them start this distillery and develop their mash bill. It is a traditional Bourbon made with…
This Bourbon is made at the MB Roland Distillery in Pembroke, Christian County, Kentucky. I have always liked the whiskeys that come from this distillery and when I saw this bottle at Westport Whiskey & Wine the other day, I… Continue Reading …
In my opinion, the sweet spot for aging whiskey is between six and twelve years of age. Older is not necessarily better, and whiskey can get too tannic and bitter if aged too long and, in the wrong manner. I… Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, I was visited by my friend, Alan Carr. His father, Larry, was a volunteer at The Filson Historical Society when I worked there, and we became friends. Every other year, Alan and his family would come to… Continue Reading →
Charlie and Andy Nelson have been making and sourcing some good whiskey in Nashville, Tennessee at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery. This latest product is a sourced whiskey. I suspect the latter as they state that this is a blend of… Continue Reading…
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 →
