The first BBS barrel pick was chosen in tumult. A yammering, hammering, market-stall maelstrom of bellowed insistences and table-thumping certainty. Four bourbons, each one chalk and cheese to the next; two standouts and one obvious pick. A thundering …
By @LondonLiquorAs secondary market prices have soared in the past few years, all manner of whisky auction sites have sprung up to cater for demand. Major UK players with an international reach include Whisky.Auction, Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auc…
Words by WhiskyPilgrimBetween us we’ve a pretty formidable “US whiskies tasted” rap sheet in the BBS. So it really isn’t often that almost none of us have tried any of the pours at a tasting. But on Saturday 29th July we trooped over to the inimitable …
Words by The BourbonatorThere is a romance attached to anything old and whiskey is no exception. That point in which a bottle moves into a decade granting it the title of ‘vintage’ or to coin the colloquialism, ‘dusty’ is something that has created a s…
BBS co-founding father @london_liquor has been enthusing about Sonoma County whiskey for literally as long as I’ve known him. In fact, the evening I joined BBS – before I was even in the Facebook group – he was talking about the distillery, and the tri…
A lot has changed since my last Bourbon Trail post so it’s time. http://kybourbontrail.com
What I’ve noticed is people tour under very different time constraints and whom your accompanied by. Solo vs a family trip with the kids and grandparents has muc…
A lot has changed since my last Bourbon Trail post so it’s time. http://kybourbontrail.com
What I’ve noticed is people tour under very different time constraints and whom your accompanied by. Solo vs a family trip with the kids and grandparents has muc…
Our reviews section is looking a little sparse at the moment.“A little sparse” might even be being kind. It currently sits at a grand total of four; a batting average of one every two months, with the first having been written on 5th December. Which fe…
Words by WhiskyPilgrimThe good ship bourbon just keeps gaining pace in the UK. So it’s no surprise that new brands keep heading across the Atlantic for their share of sterling. The Luxco raft isn’t entirely new, per se, but their whiskies are certainly…
I don’t care if your grandfather was a bootlegger or made shit.
I don’t care if you bought a overgrown eye sore to fix up.
I don’t care if your whiskey is “going to be” great.
I don’t care if your Sourced booze you pretend is yo…
