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2020 Bourbon Awards
2020 Bourbon of the Year – Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch 120Every batch of Elijah Craig offers something slightly different up, and for me A120 offered up the best bourbon of 2020. It satisfies the traditional bourbon profile with caramel and brown sugar sweetness…
Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2020 Limited Release (SE4 x PR5) Review
About – “Like existing Wood Finishing Series offerings Maker’s Mark 46 and Maker’s Mark Private Selection®, the 2020 Limited Release was purposefully crafted by finishing fully-matured, cask strength Maker’s Mark in secondary barrels containing the proprietary wood staves. The barrels were then rested in…
Still Austin Straight Bourbon Review
About – “After years of hard work and dreaming and more hard work and more dreaming, we’re almost ready to send out our baby—our flagship spirit, which we’ve been perfecting for years. Our new Straight Bourbon, made from 100% Texas-grown corn, rye and malted…
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Year Bottled in Bond Review
About – Master’s Keep 17 Year Old Bottled in Bond is the 5th release in the annual Master’s Keep Series. It matches the age of the original 17 year old release, but is much different. The original 17 year spent time aging in brick…
George Dickel Bottled in Bond (2020) Review
About – Geroge Dickel Bottled in Bond is back with a new release for 2020 and it has seen a couple of changes from last year’s release that took home my bourbon of the year award. This release is aged 11 years, down 2…
2019 Whiskey Awards
2019 is nearly gone and that can mean only one thing. It is time to crown the 2019 Bourbon and Rye of the year. Bourbon of the Year – George Dickel Bottled in Bond Yes George Dickel is a Tennessee whiskey, but it does…
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye Review
About – Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye is the fourth release in the Master’s Keep series, and the oldest rye whiskey ever released by Wild Turkey. For this one-of-a-kind Limited Edition, Eddie Russell hand-picked and set aside a secret lot of his oldest and boldest…
George Dickel Bottled in Bond Review
About – It seems bottled in bond is having a moment right now, and Cascade Hollow Distillery has decided to get it on the trend. If you need a refresher on what bottle in bond is click here. The thing that sets this release…