Last night, John Wadell joined us from Peerless for a virtual tasting, and if you’ve never met John, the guy could talk bourbon for six hours straight, and you’d want a seventh. Been with Peerless since before there was a product to taste, and that kind
We’re locked in for at least 4 years, and the renovation is officially underway. Come take a look at what we’re building — before the walls go up and the bottles find their home.
It’s not a pairing that many folks are probably sitting around hoping someone would put some effort behind. But once it’s in the glass, it’s pretty clear that BBC and Mars figured it out.
Everything I’ve heard says it delivers. I’d love to get my hands on a bottle and tell you exactly where it lands. But $500 is where my enthusiasm and my wallet part ways. A lot of people who fell in love with Four Roses Yellow Label or Small Batch know exactly what I mean.
So no, we’re not keeping this one quiet. When someone drags one of our people through the mud in front of an audience, we’re going to respond. Not out of spite. Not to manufacture drama. But because staying silent has a cost too, and we’ve already paid it once.
Here’s the thing about Wild Turkey. The brand has always meant something. Not just good whiskey — accessible good whiskey. Wild Turkey 101 is one of the best values in bourbon, full stop.
Last night, we had Wally Dant from Log Still Distillery out of Gethsemane, Kentucky, join us for a virtual tasting, and I’ll say this upfront — he was more than worth the invite. Big thanks to Steven Edds for making it happen on their end, and shoutout to
Twenty people walked into B&B HQ on Saturday morning. All twenty are now Certified Bourbon Stewards. That’s a 100% pass rate, which I’ll take — though I’ll also admit I was rooting hard for everyone in that room.
