Michter’s Distillery keeps putting out excellent whiskeys. The 2025 Shenk’s Homestead Sour Mash is no exception. The Sour Mash is called Sour Mash because it does not have enough corn to be a Bourbon or enough rye in the mash… Continue Reading →…
A while back, Rosemary and I had lunch at the Willett Distillery. Drew Kulsveen joined us for drinks after we had eaten and gifted us this bottle of his wheat recipe Bourbon. It has an eight year age statement on… Continue Reading →
Matt and I tasted this whiskey at the Heaven Hill cigar event a few weeks ago. We knew then that this was an extraordinary whiskey and we both purchased a bottle when the distillery made them available to the participants… Continue Reading →
I have always liked Kentucky Peerless Rye Whiskey. Corky Taylor listened to my discussion of barrel entry proof and lowered their barrel entry proof to 107, and it improved the flavor of their new make. They liked the flavor so… Continue Reading →
Penelope Bourbon is the creation of Mike Paladini and his wife Kerry. It is named for their daughter, Penelope. They teamed up with Danny Polise to create the company in 2018. MGP bought Penelope through its Luxco subsidiary in 2023… Continue Reading…
Once again, Michter’s Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, has won our “Whiskey of the Month” designation. It proves that Michter’s is making excellent whiskey and are using innovative ways to make their whiskey. This version of Bomberger’s Declaration …
For the third year running, Matt and I like to pick our favorite whiskey that we tasted during the year, picking from our whiskeys of the month for the year. This year we had twelve excellent candidates. Any one of… Continue Reading →
The whiskey of the month for October is the 2024 release of Shenk’s Sour Mash. We selected Shenk’s in a blind tasting of several whiskeys that were stand outs this year. Shenk’s is a Sour Mash Whiskey, which means it… Continue Reading →
The other day, Rosemary and I stopped in at the Peerless Distillery. I love their whiskeys with their low barrel entry proof of 107 and the fact that they bottle all of their whiskeys at cask strength. We picked up… Continue Reading →
Matt and I pick our Whiskey of the Month from the whiskeys that we taste each month. Once again, Michter’s has won this honor. The Ten Year Old Rye is an excellent whiskey and beat out Maker’s Mark The Heart… Continue Reading →
