10th Annual BourbonGuy.com Brackets: The Bottled-in-Bond Edition
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Review / Laphroaig 10 years old Sherry Oak Finish
The Sherry Oak Finish is a recent addition to the core range of the famous Islay single malt of Laphroaig. It was introduced in mid-2021. The whisky follows the same maturation path as the classic Laphroaig 10 years old, the best seller within the rang…
Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish
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Knob Creek 18 year Bourbon
What’s your favorite Knob Creek expression? There is a lot of debate on this subject and the recently release of the Knob Creek 18year has only added more to the discussion. James B. Beam Distilling Co.released the first Knob Creek in 1992 and named it after Knob Creek Farm which was the boyhood home of
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Little Book Chapter 6, “To the Finish”
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Truffle Hunting for Whisky History (Episode 965: August 14, 2022)
Andrew Welford is described as a “truffle hunter” for whisky history, but his best find to date didn’t sell for a penny. In fact, he donated an original John Walker & Sons shares ledger from 1944 that he found on eBay to Diageo’s corporate archive in Scotland. We’ll talk with him and Isabel Graham-Youll of Whisky.Auction, who helped bring together the book with its new home. In the news, the Kentucky Bourbon Benefit auction to help the state’s flooding victims is underway with bidding already exceeding $250,000. We’ll have that story and much more, including a Major League Baseball team Read More »
35 Years on Forty Creek (Episode 963: July 31, 2022)
Forty Creek master blender Bill Ashburn celebrated his 35th anniversary in the whisky business this week, and he’s one of those blenders content to stay out of the spotlight most of the time. Ashburn and John Hall put Canadian Whisky on a new course in 2000 when they released the Forty Creek Barrel Select and Three Grain whiskies, and Ashburn’s whiskies have won countless awards since then. He’ll join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, we have details on the U.S. government’s proposal to create an official definition for American Single Malt whiskies, along with Beam Suntory’s Read More »
Got an Extra $75,000… Beam Suntory brand Bowmore has the Whiskey for You!
Beam Suntory brand Bowmore has announced the release of 100 decanters of a 52 year single malt called Bowmore ARC-52 that will be available in select global markets and Global Travel Retail for a price of $75,000. Of note, the decanter is designed by&n…