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Posted on March 27, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Larceny Barrel Proof offers a new opportunity to experience our acclaimed wheated Bourbon mashbill in its purest form: non-chill filtered and bottled at full barrel proof. Released three times per year in January, May, and September, each offering is a bold yet…
Posted on March 13, 2020 by Eric Middleton
If you have been around bourbon very long you understand how big the secondary market for bourbon is. Large groups are continually shut down and spring back up as many smaller groups with different names. Frustration over this topic frequently brings up the same…
Category: Articles Tags: bourbon for the masses, btac, Buffalo Trace, George T. Stagg, pappy, Pinnacle Vodka, popov, Sazerac, secondary market, Weller, weller antique, Wheatley, William Larue Weller
Posted on March 10, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Each year our Master Distillers hand select barrels for this special edition with characteristics unique to that year. Every bottle is marked with the vintage date it was put into oak, along with the year it was bottled and the serial number…
Posted on March 6, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels – the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring – extracts additional soft, sweet oak character. Woodford…
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 February 28, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Master Distiller Brent Elliott selected and mingled six of Four Roses’ 10 Bourbon recipes, each aged a minimum of 6 years, to handcraft Small Batch Select. Non-chill filtered and 104 proof, our newest permanent product-line extension offers truly unique flavor characteristics. 104…
Category: Reviews Tags: 104 proof, 6 years, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, four roses, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, new release, small batch select
Posted on February 25, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Baker’s is a product that has been in the Jim Beam craft portfolio for some time, but never seemed to receive much attention. Last year that changed when the brand went through a complete overhaul. Baker’s received new modern branding and moved…
Category: Reviews Tags: 107 proof, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, Jim Beam, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, rebrand, Single Barrel
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
Posted on January 21, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – Old Ezra is and extension of the Ezra Brooks line from Luxco distilleries. While Luxco is now laying down their own rate distillate this is a sourced product from a undisclosed source (many people believe it to be Heaven Hill). As the…
Category: Reviews Tags: 7 year, barrel strength, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, luxco, old ezra, whiskey review
Posted on January 17, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – From the label, “Johnny Drum served as a drummer boy in the year 1861 during the Confederate (Civil) War. At the end of the war, legend has it Johnny returned home to his native Kentucky, where he staked claim among a beautiful…
Category: Reviews Tags: bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, Johnny Drum, Kentucky bourbon, Private Stock, whiskey review, willet