Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company is a very young distillery. The Lexington Brewing Company was acquired in 1999 by Pearse Lyons. They didn’t start distilling until 2008 when they purchased pot stills from Scotland. After four years of aging, the company started bottling and selling Town Branch. The distillery houses production for Alltech’s four spirits: […]
Read more "Review: Town Branch"Alberta Rye Whisky Dark Batch is made from a mingling of 12 year old rye and 6 year old small pot rye, which together comprise 91% of the whisky. The remaining 9% is split between 8% Bourbon and 1% Sherry. The Bourbon used for the blend is Jim Beam’s high-rye Old Grand-Dad. Alberta Distillers Ltd. […]
Read more "Review: Alberta Rye Whisky Dark Batch"“Each year on September 2nd – in honor of our founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday – Old Forester releases a limited-edition, 12-year old vintage-dated expression. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon has become a must-have for bourbon enthusiasts who want to experience the ultimate in rare handcrafted bourbon. Since its introduction in 2002, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon […]
Read more "Review: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2014"“As founding father of the bourbon industry, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. left an indelible legacy. His dedication to distilling began at the close of the Civil War when he purchased O.F C. Distillery. There, he developed innovative techniques that are still in use today. Made by hand, this Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey has been […]
Read more "Review: Colonel E. H. Taylor Small Batch"“A late night spent tasting some of chef Edward Lee’s culinary creations led Trey to the idea that someone should blend a bourbon that would pair well with the bold flavors in chef Lee’s cookbook and other modern cuisine. Without hesitation, Trey and Ed set forth. The result is a blend with a spicy upfront […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Chef’s Collaboration "Jefferson’s is a non-distiller producer (NDP) of bourbon. The company does not own a distillery, but buys aged bourbon from other producers and then blends the various barrels to produce a consistent product. “The Reserve is the perfect marriage of four different recipes of bourbon, one of which is an elder statesman. The result is […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Oklahoma Barrel"Yeah, so all the same stuff I already said about Four Roses in my other review…here. Except that Small Batch is a blend of four different select bourbons. Two of the bourbons are comprised of a mash of 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley (the ‘B’ mash bill), while the other two bourbons […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Small Batch"We were lucky enough to actually go to the Willett Distillery last summer, which was June 2014. We grabbed this bottle, Johnny Drum Private Stock, and Pure Kentucky, and out of trio, the Pot Still is the only one left. Sad face. Oh, and my pot still t-shirt! Hooray for that! I definitely recommend vacations […]
Read more "Review: Willett Pot Still Reserve"Four Roses has ten different recipes, yielding three finished products; yellow label, Small Batch, and Single Barrel, with the occasional limited edition. While most distilleries age bourbon in warehouses that are many stories high, Four Roses ages its bourbon in a one-story warehouse to ensure that each barrel is aged in a similar environment. Interesting […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Single Barrel"Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit is a single barrel bourbon, and according to some very serious researching, Jimmy Russell personally selects barrels that have been aging for about nine years to be bottled as this expression. Since this is bottled from a single barrel as opposed to a batch of barrels, each bottle has the ability […]
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