The other day, Rosemary, Matt and I went to Fork & Barrel for a Yellowstone dinner featuring Stephen Fante. Fork & Barrel is an unusual restaurant because they only open for special events and during the day they call themselves… Continue Rea…
On our trip to Hard Truth Distillery we picked up six bottles of excellent whiskey. This rye whiskey is an excellent whiskey, but it was also our least favorite of the six we brought home. That is saying a lot… Continue Reading →
The other day, Matt and I attended a Potter Jane tasting of their Big Vat Liar Bourbon at Bourbons Bistro. Potter Jane Distillery is the distillery founded by Denny Potter and Jane Bowie and they stated at the beginning of… Continue Reading →
I have always said that Old Grand Dad Bourbon is the best whiskey that Jim Beam Distillery makes. I love this recipe and the Bottled-in-Bond is one of my go-to Bourbons. I love the 114 expression of Old Grand Dad… Continue Reading →
I love the Hard Truth whiskeys. This bottle is a new version of their Four Grain Bourbon and the bottle was given to me by Bryan Smith, the distiller, while I was on a tour of the distillery with Matt…. Continue Reading →
The other day, I hosted a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting at Bourbons Bistro. My theme was “Sleeper Whiskeys”. These are whiskeys that are not thought about much, but are excellent whiskeys. It was well received and I… Continue Readi…
Back a few months ago, Rosemary and I joined Kelly Ramsey at Big Bat Bourbon to blend a whiskey for Art Eatables. Kelly was kind enough to also buy a bottle of the whiskey that we blended. Matt and I… Continue Reading →
Truce Bourbon was founded by Thomas C. Smith, a direct descendant of “Devil Anse” Hatfield of the famous Hatfield and McCoy feud. The brand celebrates not the feud, but the truce that ended the feud, and the families are living… Continue Reading U…
A few weeks ago, while Matt and I were filming a video reviewing a whiskey from the Hard Truth Distillery, Matt mentioned he had never been to the Hard Truth Distillery in Nashville, Indiana. We set a date to visit… Continue Reading →
The other day, I had the pleasure of hosting Tom Cole, Marcia Likarish and Nellie Hill from Ironroot Republic Distillery on my front porch. Tom is the local brand ambassador for the distillery and a friend of mine. He contacted… Continue Reading →
