I don’t care
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…
NAB: Tasting Canada’s Pike Creek 10 year old Rum finish, J.P. Wiser’s 18 year old, and Lot 40 Rye.
Words by @WhiskyPilgrimSomething genuinely massive happened in the whisky world on 13th June, and hardly anyone seemed to notice.In fairness, there wasn’t much fanfare. Three new whiskies popped up on The Whisky Exchange’s website. Pike Creek 10 years …
Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Washington D.C.
Words by @JordanHarperThere are 2,700 whiskies on Jack Rose Dining Saloon’s menu, which means that the first big challenge for any patron is choosing what to drink first. A mixture of FOMO and choice paralysis meant I spent about 20 minutes flippi…
First Look at Kaleidoscope, SMWS’ New London Outpost
Words by @LondonLiquorCentral London is well served for great whisky bars as a glance at the BBS Bar Map demonstrates. Head out East, however, and there aren’t too many inspiring options (with a handful of notable exceptions such as Black Rock and Bull…
Celebrating LMDW’s Sixtieth Anniversary with Blanton’s Single Barrels and Pappy Van Winkle
By @LondonLiquorOn 20 March 2017, BBS hosted a unique tasting event at Milroy’s of Soho: four Blanton’s Single Barrel releases bottled exclusively by La Maison Du Whisky to celebrate their Sixtieth Anniversary. This was to be followed by a much anticip…
State ABC’s grow up….sort of
I’ve lived in Virginia for nearly 32 years and for that duration, the Commonwealth has been an ABC state. Back when I moved here in 1985 my bourbon of choice was Wild Turkey 8 year 101 or Kentucky Spirit. It took nearly 20 years to come aro…
Where are all the new good releases?
Really, where are they? On one hand I can count the ones I want more of in the last year. Many Craft places have had the time to put something good out but I’m not impressed by the vast majority. The big boys put things out occasionally but they are bo…
Where are all the new good releases?
Really, where are they? On one hand I can count the ones I want more of in the last year. Many Craft places have had the time to put something good out but I’m not impressed by the vast majority. The big boys put things out occasionally but they are bo…
BBS Awards 2017
The British Bourbon Society was proud to announce the winners of our inaugural Awards at BBS’ First Anniversary Celebrations on 22 April 2017. We received a huge number of votes from BBS members and the results really speak for themselves. Congrat…
BBS 1st Anniversary
Words by: The BourbonatorThe BBS train has offered up a wild ride over the past twelve months with more highlights than the Orient Express and a promise of even more beautiful vistas to come. We could think of no better way to celebrate our one year an…