Author name: Greg

Exam-o-Dram Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve Rye Single Barrel

It was announced recently that Wild Turkey was releasing a new Rye expression in single barrel format and higher proof as well. That expression showed up on the shelves of VA ABC stores last Tuesday.  I happened into a store the other day and noti…

KY Spring 2015 – Day 3

Yup, sorry for the lag in posting but recent life events have taken priority.  I wanted to finish up the spring pickings which ended on Friday with a visit to Four Roses and Jim Beam.We headed out from the hotel and arrived at Four Roses about 9:3…

Bourbon Documentary’s

It’s been a busy couple of months so I’m running behind on getting some posts up.  That being said, I wanted to drop a post on a coming documentary NEAT: The Story of Bourbon coming out sometime in 2016.  Also, for those with DIRECTV, you can…

KY Spring 2015 – Day 2

Thursday had us on the road early in order to get to Buffalo Trace by 9:00 a.m.  We arrived and I let the gift shop folks know that we were there to see the BT Barrel Program Manager, Beau.  About 10 minutes later Beau shows up and apologizes…

KY Spring 2015 – Day 1 Range Day

For the annual Kentucky trip we decided to head down a day early and do some range shooting on a friends property.  10 acres and a Kentucky hollow provided nice range shooting of 25 feet to 100 yards.  There were about 8-10 of us with one mem…

Kentucky – Spring 2015

I’ve just returned from Kentucky where this last week we conducted the annual barrel picking endeavor.  Visits to Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey yielded multiple barrel picks that I’m very excited about. The week started …

Tasting American Style

Last Thursday I conducted a tasting at Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington D.C.  A financial consulting firm I’ve done business with for a number of years asked that I host a tasting event for their male clients.  Throughout the year they d…

Spring Picking 2015

Two weeks from today I’ll be headed down to Kentucky for the annual barrel pick festivities.  I recognize that I neglected to write much about last years picks and hope to remedy that this year.We moved the arrival date a number of weeks to May in…

Cigar Journal – Macanudo Cru Royale

I’ve been smoking cigars  regularly for about 9 years.  Prior to that, a cigar would be enjoyed during a round of golf or maybe while mowing the lawn.  Since 2006, I’ve enjoyed some very fine domestic and cuban expressions and like whisk…

Elijah Craig 12 year Label Change

As part of the administrative tools available via the blog provider, I can see keyword searches you all put into the Google Machine or other browsers and clearly readers are questioning the possible demise of the age statement.  Within the last co…

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