Michter’s 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Review
The nose leads with sorghum molasses, raspberry tart, dark fired tobacco, glove leather, creamed corn, soda bread, macadamia nuts, chocolate graham cracker. Yeah, all that and more.
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Michter’s 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye Review
A single sip shows off its super-soft mouthfeel, and as always, this whiskey is precision balanced with no single flavor rushing to the fore. Soon enough, though, toasted oak emerges arm and arm with candied cherry, sugar maple candy and graham cracker.
Wild Turkey Generations Review
This bottle is so unique among the Wild Turkey pantheon that it really has to be experienced and shared, and until another release comes along that tastes this good and carries this kind of backstory, I’m going to say, albeit reluctantly, that it’s worth the MSRP.
Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye Review
Michter’s actually started the whole toasted finish craze back in 2014, but it wasn’t until 2017 that the first toasted rye came along. With this latest release, Michter’s has kept to three-year intervals (the second release hit shelves in 2020).
An Exercise in Whisky Blending
Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we’ll share an informal… Read More
Spend a Fall Day at Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Fall in Kentucky is one of the most beautiful seasons, and you’d be remiss if you didn’t add a visit to the Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest to your itinerary! There are more than 16,000 acres of land under protection where visitors can completely indulge and relax in nature. This vast terrain is divided into …
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Eight Special Single Malts…and a Cowboy Bourbon
We’ll have a double feature on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, as Diageo’s Dr. Stuart Morrison joins us to detail this year’s Special Releases series –… Read More
New Kentucky Travel Campaign “Joy Ride” Showcases BOURBON COUNTRY and American Pickers Mike Wolfe
Winding roads with heart-stopping views, wineries, historic homes, nature preserves and yes, horses and bourbon, are all highlighted in Kentucky’s latest tourism campaign inviting visitors to take a Joy Ride through Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. With a nostalgic flair, and the most beautiful scenic byways in America, Kentucky’s Joy Ride campaign encourages travelers to take the […]
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Barrell Craft Spirits Rolls Out The Blended Barrell Bourbon
Kentucky blending house Barrell Craft Spirits has rolled out the Barrell Bourbon blends – a pair of blended bourbons with different cask finishes – for their new Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish series which will feature two blends each year. Barrell Craft Spirits Amburana Bourbon is a blend of select Indiana and Kentucky-made bourbons with a […]
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Michter’s Gets Toasty With Toasted Rye
Kentucky-based Michter’s has released US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye – showcasing the art of toasting, which heats the inside of the barrel at a lower temperature for a longer period of time. Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye was initially fully matured in barrels then and transferred to secondary barrels made of wood that were […]
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