I had spotted this bottle in the last week or so in a few stores, and the stuff seemed to be going quick so I snagged one for two reasons: 1) I recently had a glass of Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel at a local bar and thought it was fantastic. 2) I’ve been on a […]
Read more "Review: Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Oklahoma Selection"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a special one. Before we get started, let’s let Buffalo Trace tell us a bit about whats different about this bourbon. The barrel staves used for this special release were allowed to dry outside in the open air for 13 months, more than twice as long as standard barrel staves. Most white […]
Read more "Review: Colonel E. H. Taylor Cured Oak"Update 12-09-2015 We just posted our review of this here. Enjoy! Update 10-27-2015 The official Master’s Collection page doesn’t tell us much detail about this release, but only acknowledges that the mash bill contains white corn instead of yellow corn, which should result in “a sharper whiskey that’s lighter in body with a softer, sweeter, fruit-forward […]
Read more "2015 Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection: 1838 Style White Corn"This has been one of my go to bourbons for a long time. It so happens that this was one of the first whiskeys I tasted as I was starting to enjoy bourbons. A buddy of mine and I both purchased different bottles to take to a party. He purchased this and I ended up […]
Read more "Review: Eagle Rare 10 year Single Barrel"This is one I’ve been meaning to try for a while, but due to its low price and wide availability I just never got around to picking one up since I knew I could at any given time. Honestly, the only reason I decided to add a bottle to my collection now was due to […]
Read more "Review: 1792 Ridgemont Reserve"I stumbled across this bottle at North Oaks Wine & Spirits last week and was excited the moment I saw it. I knew that the most recent release, Batch #7, had come out earlier in the year and that it was at a “low” proof of only 128. Most of the reviews I had seen […]
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