The growing interest in distilling has created a market for the reprints of old books on distilling. This is one such book. The book dates to 1906 and was originally published by Spon & Chamberlain of New York and E.&… Continue Reading →
Late last summer, I had some friends from Connecticut visit me and we shared several whiskeys on a nice warm day in my backyard. They brought me this Litchfield Batcher’s Cask Strength Bourbon as a gift. They said they liked… Continue Reading →
About ten years ago, I was able to purchase a rare book titled Kentucky’s Distilling Interests, published in 1893 by The Kentucky Distillers’ Bureau Co. I had only seen one other copy of the book and that is in the… Continue Reading →
In the 21st century, people don’t remember that in the 1930s, Hiram Walker was a major player in the whiskey industry. The company was founded in Canada, just across the border from Detroit, in the 1850s. Hiram Walker created the… Continue Reading &#…
This whiskey is made at the Southern Grace Distillery, located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The distillery is located in an old state prison, thus the name “Conviction”. The distiller, Thomas Thacker, has a real talent for making whiskey. I… C…
Long before Guinness created United Distillers, in the 1990s, there was a company formed in the 1930s named United Distillers Limited (U.D.L.). They date to just after the repeal of Prohibition and they were originally based in Canada and the… Contin…
Steve and Paul Beam decided to get into the distilling business in 2010. They have a family heritage from not only the Beam side of the family, but also the Dants. They are descended from the Minor Case Beam branch… Continue Reading →
Western Reserve Bourbon is produced by Western Reserve Distillers of Lakewood, Ohio. According to their website, they are family owned and source their organic grains from farms within 150 miles of the distillery. This blend of straight Bourbons is a….
I have often been asked the question, “What did Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys taste like in the 19th century?” Tasting notes and tasting descriptors for whiskey in the way that they are written today were not written and used in… Continue Reading →
Matt and I taste a lot of whiskey, and some of them we find to be exceptionally good. We have decided that they need to be more in the spotlight for our readers, so when we find one we really… Continue Reading →
