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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 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 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 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 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 5, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – Release No. 2 of Sam Houston 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was curated under the watchful eyes of Steve Nally, John Hargrove and the team at Bardstown Bourbon Company. The bourbon was aged for a minimum of 12 years and…
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
Posted on August 16, 2019 by Eric Middleton
About – Blanton’s carries the distinction of being known as the original single barrel bourbon. From their website ” Single Barrel Bourbon started with Blanton’s in 1984. Nearing retirement, Master Distiller Elmer T. Lee was tasked with creating a bourbon of exceptionally high quality….
Category: Reviews Tags: bourbon, bourbon review, Buffalo Trace, Elmer T. Lee, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Single Barrel