Jefferson’s Reserve
JEFFERSON’S RESERVE Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey MASH BILL – Unknown (rumored 60% corn, 30% rye, 10% malted barley) … Continue reading Jefferson’s Reserve
Flight: Three Whiskeys From Home Base Spirits
HOME BASE BOURBON Batch 11 (2019) blended from three New American Oak 30-gallon barrels, all Medium Char #3 MASH BILL … Continue reading Flight: Three Whiskeys From Home Base Spirits
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year, plus an Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bottle kill!
OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 10 YEAR 2016 Bottling MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Wheated Mash Bill PROOF – 107 AGE … Continue reading Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year, plus an Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bottle kill!
Interview: Ali and Sam Blatteis / Home Base Spirits
My first encounter with Home Base Spirits was a batch of their namesake bourbon, which I picked up in 2016 … Continue reading Interview: Ali and Sam Blatteis / Home Base Spirits
Comparison: Blanton’s Single Barrel / Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel
BLANTON’S SINGLE BARREL Barrel #1587 bottled 9/12/18 MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (high-rye) PROOF – 93 AGE … Continue reading Comparison: Blanton’s Single Barrel / Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel
Good story. But is it good whiskey?
Truthiness and the Ethics of Marketing plus new notes on Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon Whiskey is known for its stories, … Continue reading Good story. But is it good whiskey?
Old (and I mean old) Grand Dad 86
OLD GRAND DAD 86 Bottled in 1997 MASH BILL – 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% barley PROOF – 86 AGE … Continue reading Old (and I mean old) Grand Dad 86
Revisiting: Tom’s Foolery Cask Strength Bourbon
TOM’S FOOLERY CASK STRENGTH BOURBON K&L Single Barrel #121 (2019) MASH BILL – 56% corn, 25% rye, 19% barley PROOF … Continue reading Revisiting: Tom’s Foolery Cask Strength Bourbon
Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel OBSK
FOUR ROSES BARREL STRENGTH SiB OBSK Selected by Bounty Hunter, Napa Valley, CA, 2016 MASH BILL – 60% corn, 35% … Continue reading Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel OBSK
Disputing Taste
I believe we should. I’ve come to appreciate how whiskey is a conversation starter, an enabler of new understandings. It’s other things … Continue reading Disputing Taste
Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel
OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT MALT WHISKEY 2017 K&L store pick, finished in a chardonnay cask MASH BILL – 100% Rye PROOF … Continue reading Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel
High West Distillery’s Bourye
BOURYE BATCH 18J30 (2018) MASH BILL – Blend of three MGP mash bills (75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley / … Continue reading High West Distillery’s Bourye
