Author name: Mr Pie

The Few Rye review

Company: Few SpiritsVol: 46.5%Age: NAS but less than 4 yearsClassification: American Rye WhiskeyBreakdown: 70% rye, 20% corn, 10% malted barleyPrice: c. £62.50HistoryFEW Spirits are from Evanston Illinois just outside of Chicago, which also happened to…

The Booker’s review

Company: Jim BeamVol: 63.7%Age: 7 years 2 months 5 daysExtra Note: Batch 2015-02Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barleyPrice: c. £60PreambleWow, doesn’t time fly when you’re drinking whiskey? We first r…

The Eagle Rare review

Company: Buffalo TraceVol: 45%Age: 10 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Unknown (rumoured to be Buffalo Trace #1 <10% rye)Price: c. £35 – £40PreambleWe first reviewed this steadfast bourbon in November 2016 and both sc…

Top Ten: Wish List 2018

How can it possibly be time for another Top 10 Bourbon Gents Wish List? We guess time flies when you’re having fun, so here we are again another year later with our latest “we want” list. Some of our State side readers may have a little chortle and wry…

The Jim Beam Choice review

Company: Jim BeamVol: 40%Age: 5 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barleyPrice: c. £25 (When bought in 2016)HistoryAs you’ve come to love and expect from the Gents, we are always down with the…

The Stagg Junior review

Company: Buffalo TraceVol: 67.2%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Unknown (rumoured to be Buffalo Trace #1 <10% rye)Price: c. £75HistoryWe were somewhat surprised to find that Stagg Jnr has only been around since 20…

Bourbon Tales – part 3

You don’t always have to delve too deep into the history books to find extraordinary Bourbon tales. Our latest collection of tales are about just a small sample size of those which have been released within the last decade.Buffalo Trace CYPB“Give us th…

The Woodford Reserve review

Company: Brown FormanVol: 43.2%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barleyPrice: c. £30PreambleThe Gents remain vocal to anyone who will listen to us that this is perfect starter for anyone j…

Bourbon hunting in UK supermarkets – Update

2 years ago this month the Gents launched this very website. One of the first articles published on it was Bourbon hunting in UK Supermarkets, where we delved deep into which bourbons were available to the general public in five of the UK’s leading sup…

The Blanton’s Single Barrel review

Company: Buffalo Trace, Blanton’s Distilling CompanyVol: 46.5%Age: No Age StatementExtra Note:The whiskey in this bottle was dumped on 11th July 2017 from barrel No. 844. Stored in warehouse H on rick No. 14.  The bottle number is 277Classificatio…

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