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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

P.O.V., What's on the red table?

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?

What's on the red table?

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

What's on the red table?

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

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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

P.O.V.

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

What's on the red table?

High West Distillery’s Bourye Limited Sighting – 2018

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 Limited Sighting – 2018

What's on the red table?

Horse Soldier Barrel Strength Bourbon

HORSE SOLDIER BARREL STRENGTH BOURBON MASH BILL – 70% Yellow Dent 2 corn, 20% soft red winter wheat, 10% two … Continue reading Horse Soldier Barrel Strength Bourbon