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Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #2 Review
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…
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Review
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…
Most Anticipated Bourbon Releases of 2020
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
Best Bourbons for Thanksgiving
Posted on November 24, 2019 by Eric Middleton
Need some bottle advice for Thanksgiving? Whether you are trying to figure out what bourbon you will share with your closest friends and family or which bourbon will best help drown them out we have your covered. For each category I will give you…
Category: Articles Tags: barrel proof, best bourbon for thanksgiving, blanton, bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Elijah Craig, Rare Breed, thanksgiving, turkey, Wild Turkey
Booker’s Off Your Rocker Review
Posted on March 14, 2018 by Eric Middleton
About – Booker’s is considered by many the bourbon responsible for creating the market for barrel proof bourbon’s. Named Booker’s because each barrel was hand chosen by Master Distiller Booker Noe, the task now done by his son Fred. Booker’s generally represents the best…
Old Weller Antique 107 Review
Posted on December 14, 2016 by Eric Middleton
About – Old Weller Antique is a 107 proof wheated bourbon in the Weller line that is now produced by Buffalo Trace. As of the last few years Weller bourbons have taken off in popularity as part of the “Pappy” craze. The reason for this…
Category: Reviews Tags: barrel proof, bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, OWA, review, w.l. weller, Weller, weller 107, weller antique, wheated bourbon, wheater, whiskey, William Larue Weller
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon Review
Posted on October 14, 2016 by Eric Middleton
About – Old Forester is credited as being one of the oldest bourbon brands out there being introduce in 1870s. This particular release is the third and final release in the so called whiskey row series commemorating significant dates in the company’s history. This particular…
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