The Straight Bourbon Truth and No BS
Posted on February 23, 2021 by Eric Middleton
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Posted on January 12, 2021 by Eric Middleton
About – “Renowned for rye – America’s oldest whiskey variety – since the earliest days of our history, we take the production of Michter’s US1 Kentucky Straight Rye extremely seriously. Our Michter’s US1 Kentucky Straight Rye is made from select American rye grain that is sheared…
Category: Reviews Tags: bourbon for the masses, kentucky straight rye, rye whiskey review, Single Barrel
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “Aged in charred oak barrels for 10 years, this bourbon boasts a unique flavor profile specific to each batch. It’s one-of-a-kind, just like the rebels who drink it.” Rebel Yell is a product of Luxco. The current bottling have been distilled by…
Category: Reviews Tags: 100 proof, allocated, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, heaven hill, luxco, rebel yell, Single Barrel, wheated bourbon, wheater
Posted on April 9, 2020 by Eric Middleton
About – “Jim Beam Single Barrel 108 Proof is the first single barrel bottling from the world’s most loved bourbon brand. Single Barrel is hand-selected for outstanding taste and color by our expert distillers, ensuring the highest quality. No two barrels are the same…
Category: Reviews Tags: 108 proof, bourbon for the masses, bourbon review, Jim Beam, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Single Barrel, unfiltered, whiskey review
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 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 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 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
Posted on March 31, 2018 by Eric Middleton
If you have the money to spend, the bourbon secondary market can be a fantastic and magical place. All the bottles you have been unsuccessfully searching for are now at your fingertips. After first joining the market I was having a blast grabbing bottles…
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Posted on October 27, 2017 by Eric Middleton
About – This high proof, Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon was named for Henry McKenna, the Irish immigrant who adapted his family’s whiskey recipe to work the grains he found in Kentucky. Henry McKenna is the longest aged Bottled-in-Bond available today, resting in the barrel through 40 Kentucky…
Category: Reviews Tags: bourbon, heaven hill, henry mckenna, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, review, Single Barrel, whiskey