Locke & Co. is a Colorado based distillery founded by Owen Locke and Rick Talley in 2010 with a 23 gallon still. They age their whiskey in new 30 gallon barrels for two years and finish the whiskey by dropping… Continue Reading →
I am always happy to see the revival of an old label. Bourbon de Luxe is the latest old label that has been revived by Rolling Fork Spirits, an independent bottler of whiskey. The brand dates back to 1911 and… Continue Reading →
The other day I received a sample bottle of Angel’s Envy Cask Strength whiskey. Matt and I sat down and tasted it and here are our tasting notes. Angel’s Envy Cask Strength 2024 Proof: 118.8 Age: No Age Statement Nose:… Continue Reading →
The Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, Kentucky, has been making pot still Bourbon for almost three decades. They were the first distillery since Prohibition to do so. The recipe for their Bourbon is based upon the Old Forester mash… Con…
The whiskey of the month for December is the Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged for 2024. It is an excellent whiskey that we loved. Maker’s Mark has outdone itself this year. I have had the whiskey for some time, but we… Continue Reading →
A month ago, Preservation Distillery sent me a couple of sample bottles of their latest release Bourbons. I have a huge backlog of whiskey to review and I am just now getting to these fine Bourbons. Preservation Distillery is owned… Continue Reading …
The American Civil War brought on the need to raise money to pay for the war. In 1862, Congress passed the Internal Revenue Act of 1862 and it took effect on September 1, 1862. This act of Congress placed a… Continue Reading →
Left Bank Bourbon is bottled by Left Bank Distilled Spirits LLC. What they do is purchase barrels of at least two year old Bourbon in Kentucky. They dump the whiskey and add some additional oak staves to the barrel and… Continue Reading →
RD One Spirits started business as the William Tarr Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky. They have changed their name to RD One, paying homage to the Ashland Distillery founded in 1865 and claims to be Lexington’s first registered distillery as the… Co…
The Hillsboro Society is an organization for the fans of Leiper’s Fork Distillery in Tennessee. Being part of this organization allows you to get bottles such as the McCoy Cask. The McCoy Cask is the Leiper’s Fork Bourbon finished in… Continue Readin…
