When Kate found a bottle of Charbay S Whiskey for only $60, she just couldn’t pass it up, and my decision to marry her all those years ago was yet again justified. We’ve got a bottle of the Charbay R5 (distilled from Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA) which is one of my favorite bottles to […]
Read more "Barrels and Mash Cocktail: The Imperial Stout"Peter (the owner of The Well of OKC ) and Zed (the Store Manager) visited Jim Beam recently and took part in a Knob Creek private barrel selection. To hear Zed talk about tasting this bottle after it arrived is amazing, here is what he had to say… “I closed my eyes as I drank it because it reminded […]
Read more "Review: Knob Creek Single Barrel The Well Selection"The new batch of Brandy Barrel Uroboros just hit the shelves this week, so we anxiously busted a bottle of last year’s release out of the cellar and got to drinking! Last year this release out shined the Bourbon barrel variation (which is crazy for me to say, but it’s true) so we were pumped […]
Read more "Anthem Brandy Barrel Uroburos Batch 1 and Batch 2 Vertical"I woke up this morning thinking I wanted to write a bit ‘ol thing about all the Oklahoma alcohol law reform and the recent Budweiser ad campaigns, but then I looked over at The Thirsty Beagle and he is doing a perfectly fine job at it. Its getting decent shares on Facebook, and honestly I’ve been kind […]
Read more "The Anheuser-Busch Shit Show"Hooker’s House Sonoma-Style Bourbon is named for General Joseph Hooker. Besides being a ladies man, he was also a Civil War Veteran and Bourbon aficionado. “The bold and spicy character of our Whiskeys is matched by the General’s sometimes outrageous and overindulging lifestyle. General Hooker Lives on in Hooker’s House Bourbon, Rye, Reserve & Privates […]
Read more "Review: Hooker’s House "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. […]
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