Released every September, all the barrels used to create this bourbon are from a single day’s production. This year only 13,200 were released, making it very hard to find. Kris traded an Elijah Craig 18 year for this (and delicious samples) for my birthday, what a great guy! “This particular lot of barrels is unusual […]
Read more "Review: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2015"Found this guy at a liquor store when we were in Colorado on vacation and I couldn’t pass it up. Definitely, had to buy it and see if/how it is different that the 2006 Vintage. This bottle was barreled on 2-17-05, barrel no. 460, and bottled on 2-23-15. For more info on the distillery or […]
Read more "Review: Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2005"Troy & Sons is named for Troy Ball and her three sons. She and Charlie, her husband, started by making moonshine. “She’s the fourth female distillery owner in the country, and the first to make moonshine” according to Garden and Gun, you can read the whole article here. “Blonde starts with heirloom Turkey Red Wheat […]
Read more "Review: Blonde Whiskey"Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond is the second expression in the Old Forester Whiskey Row Series. The barrels for this bourbon are selected from a single distilling season. For more information check out Kris’ review of the first one, here. Company: Brown-Foreman Corporation Distillery: Old Forester Location: Lousiville, KY Mash Bill: 72% corn/18% rye/10% […]
Read more "Review: Old Forester 1897"The Parker’s Heritage collection of small batch bourbons is a series of rare, limited-edition bourbons that are crafted in tribute to Master Distiller Parker Beam and his five decades of experience distilling whiskey. Each year, Parker Beam and Heaven Hill select a special expression of whiskey to release under the Parker’s Heritage Collection label. This […]
Read more "Review: Parker’s Heritage 2015 Malt Whiskey"You can check out info on E. H. Taylor from my review of the Small Batch or Kris’ review of the Cured Oak. “During his time, Taylor implemented several innovative methods still used today, including climate controlled aging warehouses. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel is aged exclusively in Warehouse C, which was built by Taylor […]
Read more "Review: Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel"Heaven Hill is a giant producer of Bourbon. When we visited last year they had just finished “The Evans Williams Experience”, which was the newest addition to The Kentucky Bourbon Trail at the time. It was like a fun house for Bourbon. We ended up going there and Heaven Hill later that week. It’s kinda […]
Read more "Review: Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2006"“To live will be an awfully big adventure.”-Peter Pan Now, to the cherries! So. For the past few months I have been experimenting with different bourbon cherry recipes to figure out which one was the best. Or really, to try to make cherries that have the same texture as Luxardo cherries, but with bourbon, and cheaper. […]
Read more "Recipe Adventures: Bourbon Cherries"Four Roses Yellow Label Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is made from a blend of ten different Kentucky straight Bourbons, each of which is distilled and aged at the Four Roses Distillery. While five of the Bourbons are made from a mashbill of 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley (the ‘E’ mash bill), the […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Yellow Label"This is one of the few Bourbons/whiskeys being distilled in Oklahoma at the moment. For all the glorious information, you can check out the interview Kris did with the Garrett, owner and distiller, here. Company: Scissortail Distillery Distillery: Scissortail Distillery Location: Moore, OK Mash Bill: Corn, Rye, and Barley. He wouldn’t tell us the exact mash […]
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