Finally Kentucky is one of the first states trying to get a law passed in order to permit the purchase and resale of vintage spirits. If passed it will essentially permit a person to sell their vintage bottle that is sealed and no longer available to a…
What is the best way to store bottles that you’ve collected? Is there a book that covers storing bottles, including long term storage? Thank you.
I store them standing. High Alcohol % will mess with corks as well.
A well trained drunk Monkey can pick a great super limited release for Whiskey of the year. If price or availability isn’t an issue, you have loads to pick from. My rule is that I must try hard to pick from a bottle one is likely to find in a store and…
Its was a typical Monday but a cold wintery morning along the banks of the Kentucky River when Elmer T Lee came to visit Buffalo Trace. As he had done many times before, Monday was his regular Barrel picking day. Ever since he agreed to having a brand …
Well, bourbon and whiskey in general are the bee’s knees today. Everyone wants to try their hand at it. Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, and Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner is no exception. After buying the Hilhaven Lodge, an exclusive home in Beverly Hills which has been owned by many a star of the…
Want to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Among my enthusiast friends, this time of year always generates the question “what are you drinking this Thanksgiving?”. I don’t know about the rest of you but I really don’t map out what…
It’s a great feeling to like something, then liking it even more as time goes by, till, eventually, it’s love. Over the last two to three years, but especially 2015 and 2016, my interest in, and appreciation for, Booker’s has done just that: turned into love. Named for the previous Master Distiller at Jim Beam,…
I’ve been a big fan of High West for quite a few years. Their 21 year rye is probably my favorite rye whiskey. So I had mixed feelings when it was announced last week that Constellation Brands purchased High West for $160 million.David Perk…
One of the best parts of producing a bourbon podcast and blog is meeting other great people with the same interest and goals: good bourbon and getting the word out. We first met Bill and Matt of Modern Thirst a few years back through a mutual friend, and it’s always a fun time when we’re together at…
Hello, fellow Bourbon Crusaders! We’re back! After what has been a harrowing year in our private lives worthy of a soap opera, we are finally back in the saddle of bourbon writing and pod casting for your pleasure and edification. Once again, I was able to attend the Great American Whiskey Fair here in Columbia,…
