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New: E.H. Taylor Seasoned Wood Bourbon
Buffalo Trace Distillery will be releasing another version of their acclaimed E. H. Taylor, Jr. collection of whiskies this March, […]
Tasted: Mississippi River Distilling Cody Road Bourbon
I learned to drink in Iowa. I lived in Iowa City for a mere two years and wasn’t much of […]
Three Canonical Bourbon Brands, Deconstructed
Have you ever wondered what makes up the mash bill of your favorite bourbon brands? Or why you might prefer […]
Bourbon Truffles from Art Eatables
When you think of chocolate candies with bourbon in them, you almost always think of bourbon balls. That’s exactly why […]
Whiskey Labels Watch: Wild Turkey Brings Back Old Timers
I realized the other day it has been quite awhile since we did an edition of our new whiskey labels […]
New 1792 Single Barrel Bourbon the Latest From Barton
Kentucky’s Barton 1792 Distillery, owned by spirits giant Sazerac, has been busy over the last year building out a series of […]
LEGALITY VS. LAWLESSNESS // DEFINING SHINE
Call it what you may, Moonshine has experienced its own resurgence in the last 5-10 years. From its historical ties […]
Tasted: Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon
Balcones, as I discussed in my review of their Staff Selection Single Barrel, is a small but rapidly growing craft […]
Tasted: Trail’s End Bourbon
When they left Missouri in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark didn’t exactly pack light. In addition to 35 oars, […]
Meet Maker’s Mark 46 Unique Private Barrel Program: Part 2
Making your own Maker’s Mark private barrel selection for Maker’s Mark 46 is daunting. There are ten staves to be placed in […]
Jim Beam’s Hunter Davis
Jim Beam ambassador Hunter Davis. Photograph courtesy of Beam-Suntory. Bourbon ambassadors are on the front lines of whiskey education, teaching […]
Gain a New Level of Whiskey Street Cred at the Filson Bourbon Academy
So you say you’re a bourbon geek, but you haven’t yet graduated from the Filson Bourbon Academy? There’s really no […]
Tasted: Low Gap Bourbon/Four-Year-Old Wheat
It feels like craft whiskey might be entering a new phase. It’s not quite Version 2.0 – more like 1.5 […]
Dating Old Whiskey Bottles from the 19th Century
There is a lot of interest in collecting old ‘dusty’ bottles of whiskey. The prices of these bottles have […]
New Pappy Auction March 10
Looking for a more reliable way to track down some Pappy Van Winkle whiskies besides camping out at stores and […]
High Rye vs High Wheat Bourbon, Explained
How do you like your bourbon? Spicy or soft? With aromas of fruit or cereal grains? To be bold in […]
Legendary Whiskey Bars: Ohio’s Lizardville
For the unfamiliar, Ohio has some fairly strict liquor laws. Those regulations make finding certain whiskeys rather difficult, and finding a […]
Jack Daniel’s Puts $140 Million Into Growing Its Whiskey Operations
Noted Tennessee whiskey distillery Jack Daniel’s is having a big year in 2016 so far. It is celebrating 150 years […]
Exploring The Various American Whiskey Waves Of Grain
Bourbon (and its kissing cousin, Tennessee whiskey) is still at the center of the American whiskey world, but other whiskies […]