The Straight Bourbon Truth and No BS
Posted on October 19, 2020 by Eric Middleton
Category: Videos Tags: barrel proof, bourbon, bourbon for the masses, hickory smoked, Jack Daniel's, livestream, Tennessee Whiskey
Posted on October 10, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “A blend of straight Bourbon Whiskeys distilled and aged in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. The whiskeys used in this blend are 9,10,13, and 15 years old, and all have been aged in American white oak barrels.” Barrell Bourbon Batch 24 is bottled…
Category: Reviews Tags: barrel proof, barrell bourbon, batch 24, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review
Posted on June 9, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Peerless is one of the many distilleries that have been resurrected of late. Bringing back a name that hasn’t been seen in the bourbon industry since prohibition. Cork and Carson Taylor (grandson and great grandson of the former distillery owner Henry Kraver)…
Category: Reviews Tags: barrel proof, bourbon for the masses, kentucky straight rye, non-chill filtered, Peerless, rye review, rye whiskey
Posted on June 8, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Peerless is one of the many distilleries that have been resurrected of late. Bringing back a name that hasn’t been seen in the bourbon industry since prohibition. Cork and Carson Taylor (grandson and great grandson of the former distillery owner Henry Kraver)…
Category: Reviews Tags: barrel proof, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Peerless, Small Batch, whiskey review
Posted on May 18, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “Each batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is an uncut Small Batch of 12-year-old Bourbon bottled straight from the barrel. The variance in proof from batch to batch presents a unique opportunity to explore the impact of the angel’s share and the…
Posted on May 12, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “At 17 years-old and hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell for its perfectly balanced flavor, Master’s Keep is the longest-aged whiskey released by Wild Turkey in the United States. Aged in both brick and wood rickhouses and at 86.8 proof, it starts…
Category: Reviews Tags: allocated, barrel proof, bourbon, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, limited release, straight bourbon whiskey, Wild Turkey
Posted on April 23, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – As with most Willett offerings there isn’t a ton of backstory to be found with this one. It was first released a few years ago as a 3 year and has now been bumped up to 4 years. Every batch is released…
Category: Reviews Tags: barrel proof, bourbon for the masses, rye whiskey review, straight rye, whiskey review, willett family estate
Posted on April 16, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – The unifying concept in Discovery Series #2 is a 12-year-old Kentucky bourbon combined with light accents of older and younger Kentucky bourbons. The blend for Discovery Series #2 is made up of three different Kentucky straight bourbons 10, 12, and 14 years…
Posted on March 4, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “It’s whiskey as nature intended it—bottled straight from the barrel at its full proof. Intense, smooth, and remarkably varied, Barrel Proof is bottled at anywhere from 125 to 140-proof, taking Jack’s trademark vanilla and toasted oak flavors to bold new levels.” This…
Posted on January 30, 2020 by Eric Middleton
2019 is in the books and the bourbon boom is showing no signs of stopping. Some of the most surprising releases last year were George Dickel BIB and Old Forester Rye. Not only were these great bourbons, but they were released at very affordable…
Category: Articles Tags: 2020, barrel proof, bourbon for the masses, Elijah Craig, heaven hill, MGP, most anticipated, Rare Breed, remus, store pick, Wild Turkey