I picked up a bottle of this Rye whiskey the other day at Kentucky Artisan Distillery in Crestwood, Kentucky. It is a Rye whiskey that was sent on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia through the Panama Canal, on to New… Continue Reading →
Thomas Batman was a leader in the distilling industry in Louisville in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was known as the “Brandy King” because he bought apple brandy he could get from all of the brandy distilleries… Continue Reading →…
The Widow Jane Distillery in Brooklyn, New York, is one of my favorite distilleries. They have been producing some amazingly good whiskeys in the last four years or so. It is mostly sourced and contract-distilled whiskey as they are a… Continue…
Kentucky Artisan Distillery in Crestwood, Kentucky, comes out with a different version of their Whiskey Row Bourbon every year. The 2023 version is a marriage of their own distilled Bourbon with some sourced barrels from Indiana. I have always enjoyed….
I recently received a surprise gift in the mail from one of my friends who works for the Ben Holladay Distillery in Weston Missouri. Her father had worked for Schenley in Texas and she found this booklet and sent it… Continue Reading →
Matt was unable to be with me for this tasting, so Rosemary stepped in to taste with me. It is always a pleasure when she tastes whiskey with me! Today we are tasting the Old Dominick Tennessee Whiskey. It is… Continue Reading →
It has been over a year since I have tasted the whiskey that Bill Thomas and I had made at Kentucky Artisan Distillery. I was hoping to have it bottled by now, but things have kept it from moving forward…. Continue Reading →
I recently received a copy of this book from Maggie Kimberl. It is an interesting book filled with information on searching for old spirits of all types. He does tell people to contact me if they are looking for information… Continue Reading →
The Hillsboro Society is a fan group created by the Lieper’s Fork Distillery. The society allows paid members to get special bottles of their whiskey and experience members-only events. Membership comes with a nice box with two Glencairn glasses, a… …
I first started singing the praises of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 when I gave my first Bourbon history talk in 1993. Back then, people were barely interested in Bourbon, let alone bonded Bourbon. It was considered a dying category… Continue Read…
