Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Preservation Estate Wheated Bourbon Review: Bold Notes Beyond Its Age If Preservation is already achieving that combination of rich fruit and ponderous dark notes at 6.5 years, that's exciting. To enter the Preservation Wheated Bourbon's flavor journey at the trailhead is a fun place to be, and now I look forward to every forthcoming release.
New Brand Releases WhistlePig Snout-to-Tail Bourbon: Bold Innovation in Bourbon Craft The only Bourbon aged Snout-to-Tail, WhistlePig flips its barrels 180 degrees in the warehouse to capture each barrel head’s unique toasted flavors and bring out the big, bold character in this palate-pleasing Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Paid-members only The Bourbon Drinker's Guide to Coping with February I’m here for the party so I’m not leaving. Unlike Steve, I don’t have a curfew or a standing bedtime. Halftime is for bathroom breaks, bourbon refills, and another trip to the food spread to see if anything new hit the table while I was watching the game.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Sagamore Double Oak Rye Whiskey Review: A Bold Oak-Heavy Experience The palate leads with cedar, bitter chocolate, new oak, clove and black pepper. It leaves the tongue tingling more than burning, but either way, it's spicy beyond what you normally encounter with 96 proof.
Industry News Whiskey in the Winter 2024: Exploring the Future of Bourbon Last December, Pops (@chief.drinking.officer) and Patrick Pho (@districtofbourbon)hit the Whiskey in the Winter Festival in St. Louis to dive deep into the hottest topic in bourbon: Is the bubble about to burst? Armed with cameras and questions, we connected with industry insiders to get their take on
Tequila Reviews Alma del Jaguar Nocturna Tequila Review: A High-Proof Blanco Experience Despite its 101 proof–a feistier number in tequila than in bourbon–it drinks nicely, and is quite supple, allowing more extended sipping. Have some dried spicy mango around to enjoy with this. Mexican desserts would be a plus.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Old Forester 117 Series 'Warehouse I' Review: A Limited 11-Year Bourbon This is flat-out delicious. Kudos to whoever chose 95 as this spirit's proof. It's bold and beautiful, complex and loaded with character, velvety, weighty and luxuriant but without the bite of cask strength whiskey. Sometimes you gotta love medium proof bourbon.
Paid-members only Get To Know Like a train, Chattanooga Whiskey Co.’s growth comes from strong momentum Part of why he believes Chattanooga has enjoyed double-digit growth over so many years is its affordable price. The SRP of its flagship 91 proof, priced at $35, is well within the reach of everyday drinker preferences. Depending on age and quantity, its Experimental releases range from $50 to $80.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Middle West Spirits Dark Pumpernickel Rye Review: A Unique Cask Strength Experience According to Middle West, this is the first dark pumpernickel rye whiskey made in North America, and its mash bill contains 80 percent of that grain. Want a rye that's not a dill Katz's Deli pickle? Try this.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Bulleit 10 Year Rye Whiskey Review: A Decade of Bold Rye Flavor This also is a delight on the palate: tingly, tropical-fruity (ripe pineapple/cooked pineapple and under-ripe banana), cherry and orange hard candy, light caramel, white chocolate with a subtle hints of dill and toasted oak.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C924 Review: 129 Proof Bourbon Excellence The finish ties it all together expertly with torched sugar, chocolate mint, and lingering notes of marmalade and chai tea. It's perhaps not the stunner we were given at the end of 2023, but there's certainly nothing to complain about here.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon Review: Aged Perfection at 91.2 Proof I'd have an incredibly hard time understanding any bourbon fan wouldn't like this amazingly reliable, well-made and well-aged bourbon. It embodies everything that's right and unique about America's native spirit...
Paid-members only Industry News Bourbon slowdown is officially and undeniably real Whether viewed from the 10,000 foot perspective of a publicly traded global company or the grass roots of 'Merica, the story is the same. The whiskey industry that we’ve fallen in madly in love with—and sometimes hatefully mad at—is no longer the juggernaut it was 10 years ago.
New Brand Releases Woodford Reserve’s Beloved Double Double Oaked Makes National Debut Double Double Oaked is handcrafted by finishing fully-mature Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon for an additional two years in a second, heavily toasted, lightly charred, new oak barrel (hence the name Double Double Oaked).
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Larceny Barrel Proof Batch C924 Review: A 125.1 Proof Wheated Bourbon Gem Pound for pound, there's no better value in barrel-proof wheated bourbon right now. I'm not sure why the price hasn't increased along with Heaven Hill's other annual barrel-proof trio, Elijah Craig, but I'm not complaining.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews First Taste: Four Roses New Single Barrel Collection The deep copper color of these bourbons all but screams, “I’m 7 to 9 years old and one heck of a bargain at $49.” It’s a good visual reminder of the high-quality product in the glass and the fact that Four Roses simply never disappoints.
Get To Know Bourbon de Luxe’s tiny relaunch is a hit, but market headwinds concern its owners Barrels don't sell like that; they sell in lots. You’re allowed to try a couple from each lot, and you pick the lot you want. Anyone that tells you that, “I tried 1,000 barrels,” can go kick rocks. That's not how it works.
Paid-members only BITB Club Replay: BITB Live Tasting #11 Our final Bourbon in the Blind (BITB) Live Tasting of 2024 was held on December 30th. We capped off a fantastic year of blind tastings with a monster sample kit featuring a total of nine (9) whiskies. It was a high-spirited tasting if you know what I mean.
Members only This Round's Mine Top Bourbon Resolutions for 2025 I am declaring 2025 the year of the Big Bottle Share. Bottle shares are a cornerstone of the whiskey community, but with so many folks stocked to the gills with bottles hoarded from the pandemic and subsequent bourbon boom...
Members only This Round's Mine 8 Bourbon Trends We Want Gone (or to Stay) in 2025 If you've never visited Punch.com, it's a great booze-centric website with great info, stories and cocktail recipes. The site's crew did a running commentary of which drink trends should disappear next year, and we thought it so good that we decided to do
Industry News MGPI CEO to resign as sales slide, inventories swell, stock sinks MGPI’s struggles with soft sales and high inventory appears to reflect similar battles being fought at American whiskey makers large and small. Since about the middle of 2023, all American whiskey sales have declined steadily.
Members only On The Road Behind the scenes of a Four Roses barrel pick Not everyone can snag a spot on a Four Roses barrel pick, but we’ve got you covered. We documented the whole experience to give our entire community a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be part of a Bourbon & Banter Four Roses barrel pick
Get To Know Fred Noe turned Jim Beam’s 90th anniversary party into a masterwork in storytelling In August, the James B. Beam Distillery threw itself a 90th post-Prohibition anniversary party. The event centered on stories told by co-master distillers Fred and Freddie Noe while sips of seven Beam whiskies were poured for guests over a few hours. As the audience was invited to ask questions, the
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews TX Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review This tastes like too many other 90-proof American whiskies on the market: ordinary and even cautious. This tastes as if it was made to risk offending no one. It's inoffensive in every way possible, but that also renders it quite plain.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Angel's Envy 2024 Cask Strength Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels This year's port note is more wine like that's driven by the addition of tawny port barrels to the finishing regime. Where earlier port notes were sweeter and pleasantly candied, this is more intriguing: fermented, tarter, angular and dark cherry-candied.
