Rare Character’s Black Maple Hill Revival

BLACK MAPLE HILL Small Batch (2026) MASH BILL – Unstated PROOF – 95 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – Rare Character … Continue reading Rare Character’s Black Maple Hill Revival

A Whiskey Journey Part 11 – Curiosity, Bunkering, and Bartering

Curiosity drives this blog for me. So as an explicit subject, it keeps coming back around. I’ve written here about … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 11 – Curiosity, Bunkering, and Bartering

HIRSCH DOUBLE OAKED BOURBON Single Barrel AHH0624 selected by Healthy Spirits (2024) MASH BILL – 72% corn, 13% rye, 15% … Continue reading The best Willett i$n’t always “Willett”

On June 6, 2023, I committed to a year of not buying whiskey. As of this post, that year is … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 9 – my Year of No Buying comes to its end…!

On June 6, 2023, I committed to a year of not buying whiskey. As of this post I’m now six … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying

KNOB CREEK SiB BOURBON a barrel from Warehouse F, Floor 4, Rick 2, selected by Ace Spirits (2020) MASH BILL … Continue reading Knob Creek Single Barrel – aged 15 years 3 months!

RUBICON BOURBON Summer 2023 MASH BILL – unstated PROOF – 96 AGE – NAS (8-11 years) DISTILLERY – Dry Diggings … Continue reading Rubicon Bourbon – The Inaugural Batch!

To call late autumn or even winter a “rainy season” in San Francisco, where I live, may once have been … Continue reading Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!

KNOB CREEK SiB BOURBON a barrel from Warehouse E, Floor 6, Rick 19, selected by MN Whiskey Fanatics (2020) MASH … Continue reading Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon – aged 14 years 8 months!

BARDSTOWN DISCOVERY #6 released 2021 MASH BILLS – 68% 75/13/12 Kentucky; 16% 84/8/8 Tennessee; 16% 75/21/4 Indiana (corn/rye/barley) PROOF – … Continue reading Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #6