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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 12, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “This year’s edition features a seven-year-old straight bourbon finished in French Armagnac barrels. The new release brings a soft leather aroma with hints of honeydew melon, vanilla notes on the palate with hints of burnt orange and dried plum. The finish is…
Posted on September 23, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – ““This limited release, previously only available in small quantities at our National Historic Landmark distillery, represents the purest expression of the bold taste that has made our original Wood Finishing Series Bourbon so beloved,” said Rob Samuels, Managing Director of Maker’s Mark…
Category: Reviews Tags: allocated, bourbon, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, cask strength, limited release, Maker's Mark, maker's 46, toasted oak
Posted on June 15, 2020 by Eric Middleton
Early Times is a brand that can be dated all the way back to 1860. Just stop and think about that. In 1860 Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and South Carolina seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States of America. So…
Category: Articles Tags: 1792, Barton, bottled in bond, bourbon, bourbon for the masses, Brown-Forman, early times, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Sazerac
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 December 21, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – Earlier this year Heaven Hill discontinued their “famous” white label 6 year bottled-in-bond and relaunched it as a 7 year product nationwide at an inflated price. There was a lot of talk about this, but Heaven Hill green label seems to have…
Category: Reviews Tags: 6 year, bottled in bond, bourbon, bourbon review, green label, heaven hill, Kentucky, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, white label, william heavenhill
Posted on December 9, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – Parker’s Heritage is a yearly limited release by Heaven Hill featuring a different type of whiskey each year. It is named in honor of Parker Beam, the long time master distiller for Heaven Hill. Parker passed away after a battle with ALS…
Posted on November 30, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – High West Bourye is a limited yearly release that is as the name suggests a combination of bourbon and rye whiskeys. This is a sourced blended whiskey, but one of the great things about High West is their transparency when it comes…
Category: Reviews Tags: Blended, bourbon, bourbon review, Bourye, limited release, rye, rye whiskey, rye whiskey review, sourced, Straight whiskey
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
Posted on November 22, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – From the Jim Beam website “As a tribute to Jim B. Beam’s first batch of bourbon at his new distillery, Jim Beam Repeal Batch is non-chill filtered for a taste that harkens back to the big, robust flavor of post-Prohibition whiskey. ”…
Category: Reviews Tags: bourbon, bourbon review, Jim Beam, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, limited release, ncf, Repeal Batch, review, straight bourbon whiskey, whiskey review