Cooking Mash
Lisa Wicker is fond of telling a story of how, while working at Starlight Distillery she got distracted one day and let a mash cook for a longer time at a lower temperature than was their normal process. To her… Continue Reading →
Old Pogue Distillery
I first met Peter Pogue at the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History about twenty years ago. We were both part of the Whisky Magazine tasting for the “Best of the Best Whiskey”. Peter introduced himself as we were sitting… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Barker’s Mill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
Barker’s Mill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon is from the M.B. Roland Distillery, located in Pembroke, Kentucky. It was founded by Paul and Merry Beth (the M B of M B Roland) Tomaszewski as a grain to glass distillery. I have met the… Continue Reading →
Humidity In Aging Warehouses
A friend of mine recently told me of a tour he did at the Hayner Distillery in Ohio. He stated that before Prohibition, at the original Hayner Distillery, they heated the warehouse in the winter and during the summer, they… Continue Reading →
Whiskey Of The Month May 2022 – W.H. McBrayer Bourbon Batch Two
The other day I had a visit from the McBrayers, both father and son. They were in Louisville and wanted to bring me a bottle of their second batch of W.H. McBrayer Bourbon. We sat on the porch and had… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Calumet Farm Single Rack Black Bourbon
Calumet Farm has a rich history in the equine industry in Kentucky. They have produced two Triple Crown winners, eight Kentucky Derby winners, eight Preakness winners and eleven horses in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. All of… Continue R…
Rectifiers In The 19th Century
I was recently asked if rectifiers deserved the bad reputation they had in the 19th century. The answer is “yes and no”. There were rectifiers that simply purchased whiskey from distilleries and married the barrels to make their own flavor… Continue …
Book Review: Bourbon Is My Comfort Food: The Bourbon Women Guide To Fantastic Cocktails At Home
I have known the author, Heather Wibbels, for some time. She has been part of Bourbon Women for many years and has competed in their “Not Your Pink Drink” cocktail competition since its inception. She won this competition several times… Continue Read…
Mike And Matt Taste Great Jones Bourbons
Rosemary and I were in New York last March and we visited the Great Jones Distillery in Manhattan. I took the tour and Rosemary went to the bar to try some cocktails. We enjoyed our experience and picked up a… Continue Reading →
Distilling In Colonial America
Alcohol has always played an important role in American culture. In 1620, when the pilgrims settled in America, their ranks included a brewer and they brought beer with them. In 1640, Cornelius Toun distilled the first recorded brandy in New… Continu…