Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys

Some whiskeys send you off down a long winding road. Others are a single end point unto themselves. What’s the … Continue reading Destination Whiskeys vs Journey Whiskeys

Happy Not Hunting

During the 2021 bourbon hunting season, I haven’t hunted. And I feel great! At the time of this posting, Black … Continue reading Happy Not Hunting

BLADE AND BOW I bought this particular bottle in late 2017 or early 2018 MASH BILL – Unknown PROOF – … Continue reading Blade and Bow – cheap marketing or great bourbon?

WILLIAM LARUE WELLER 2016 release MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace wheated mash bill (rumored 72% corn, 18% wheat, 10% barley) … Continue reading William Larue Weller (2016)

The start of a new year always seems a good time to check in on a whiskey journey, to take … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 3 – Why I Whiskey

WELLER FULL PROOF Barrel #225 picked by K&L (2019) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of corn, wheat, and barley PROOF … Continue reading Comparison: Bottle Kill Weller Full Proof Barrel #225 / Uncorking Weller Full Proof Barrel #269

JEFFERSON’S PRESIDENTIAL SELECT 20 YEAR Batch 1, Bottle 0390, UK release (2016) MASH BILL – Unknown PROOF – 94 AGE … Continue reading Jefferson’s Presidential Select 20 Year

ELIJAH CRAIG 18 YEAR SINGLE BARREL Barrel #4778, bottled on 11/15/19 MASH BILL – 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley … Continue reading Palate Comparison: Two Perspectives on Elijah Craig 18 Year Single Barrel

OLD MONROE SINGLE BARREL SELECT Pot Distilled Wheated Bourbon MASH BILL – Unstated mash bill of corn, winter wheat, and … Continue reading Old Monroe Single Barrel Select [Wheated!] Bourbon Whiskey

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 + an Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bottle kill!