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 →
This whiskey is made at Distillery 291 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a barrel proof unfiltered rye whiskey finished with toasted Aspen staves added to the new charred oak barrel. The whiskey is made in a copper pot still… Continue Reading →
I recently was invited to do my Bourbon Country Institute at the Ben Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri. They wanted to do a two day event with the first day, Friday, being a class for the staff of the Distillery… Continue Reading →
The Green River Distillery is located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The distillery and brand date back to the late 19th century. The brand was the most heavily advertised brand in its early days. They had the slogan “The whiskey without a… Continue R…
This is my one thousandth blog post. It was six and a half years ago that I started my blog. My purpose in writing the blog has always been to share the historical knowledge I have picked up over the… Continue Reading →
